“Negative
reactions to others are more emotional than rational. It is unlikely to
be countered by analysis, statistics, or logical counterarguments” -- Mina
Cikara, Harvard University psychologist who studies diversity and
“otherness”.
Wednesday Early Release Professional Learning Day,
November 6, 2019
2:30 - 5:00
Individual Agendas will come from Strand
Leaders
Refreshments will be provided in individual
strand meeting locations
November 6: Strand Session B
December 11: Strand Session C
February 12: Strand Session D
March 11: Strand Session E
April 8: Strand Session F
2019-2020
Strands
AISC Culture: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose--for New Faculty
Responsive Classroom
Action Research
Cultures of Thinking / Making Thinking Visible
Phonics
Wellbeing
This year the following departments are engaged in the Curriculum
Development cNet process during strand time.
cNet: Performing Arts
cNet: PE/Health
cNet: Early Years
cNet: MS/HS Math
cNet: MS/HS Science
Wellbeing Steering Committee Update
During the
week of November 18th, 2019 MUN Impact students have organized a week of
awareness and activities around the topic of Wellbeing. Be sure to stop by the
courtyard on Monday morning as they kick things off!
And as we
continue to think about how wellbeing becomes/is becoming an embedded concept
in our community, it’s interesting to take a look at the data collected from
our own students (grades 4-12) on measures of wellbeing. Take a look at our Wellbeing Profiler website (password: wellbeing2019) to see the
results and read on for more information on how and why this survey was
conducted.
In November
2018 students from grades 4 to 12 were invited to complete an anonymous
wellbeing survey using the Wellbeing Profiler, which was developed by
the University of Melbourne.
Why did we give this survey?
- To broaden the understanding of wellbeing
- To
measure positive indicators of wellbeing and areas for growth that
correlate with our AISC Wellbeing Framework
- To
understand how the wellbeing of students in our school compares with that
of a normative group sample
- To get
a baseline measurement of student wellbeing before introducing the
Wellbeing Framework to the AISC community
The data of 225 students across those grades is displayed on our
Wellbeing Profiler website. The survey measured both positive
indicators and risk factors. These have been mapped to the 4 domains of the AISC Wellbeing framework: Positive Relationships,
Self-Awareness, Healthy Habits and Self-Management.
Take a look at the Wellbeing Profiler website to see a summary of the data,
including our top 5 positive indicators and bottom 5 risk factors. You can also
check out the tabs that present the data by section.
We would love to hear any thoughts that come up for you as you
look at the data! Feel free to chat with or send an email to anyone on the
Wellbeing Steering Committee (Nigel, Jen, Ryan F, Jack, Priya V., Walter, Jen
G., Dan, and Andrew H.) with any comments, questions or wonderings.
Future Pathways Update from Sherriden Masters
Here is the link to all of the faculty feedback
submitted to the Mentimeter platform during the Faculty Futures Summit.
The answers were related to the six futures pathways of the ten
in the Futures Plan, and were broadly in response to the
question "How might you
imagine this pathway will look in 3 years" It is an opportunity to look into the exciting space
described in our futures plan, and areas where it may grow in the future. Thank
you all for your contributions to thinking and new ideas at AISC.
Professional
Growth and Evaluation Deadlines
Professional
Growth Plan Paperwork and Meeting---completed by September 15
SAP-X Quad
Blogging Meeting---September 12
SAP-S Summative
Paperwork---completed by October 1
Professional
Growth New Teacher Plan--completed by October 15
Professional
Learning Opportunities
Chapters
International Workshops
Asia Calendar of
Professional Development Opportunities LINK HERE
Knowledge
Source Institute Upcoming Workshops
Thinking Collaborative Presenters'
Forum & International Conference at ISKL, April 29 & May 1 and May
2 & 3
Wellness
at AISC
All the
information on Faculty Wellness from our Wellness Coordinator, Keeley
Tagtmeyer, click HERE for AISC WELLNESS MATTERS BLOG to stay updated. We have lots of
exciting events planned so be sure to check in!
Priya V. will
be serving as our Wellness Coordinator while Keeley is on maternity leave.
Worthwhile
Reading
Have you read Tom Gutsky’s recent thoughts on grades
versus comments.
Here is some helpful research that show how grades help enhance achievement and
foster learning progress only when they are paired with individualized comments
that offer guidance and direction for improvement.
What are the benefits of humility? Hear from Dan Pink and you can follow up with some of Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s work on leaning arrogant or leaning humble.
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