If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to
his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. --Nelson Mandela
PD Request UPDATE
PD Request UPDATE
Given the shifting health landscape and the fluid air travel situation, if you
plan to request to attend a professional development opportunity in February or
March in any country with a documented coronavirus case, please have a
conversation with your supervisor regarding the necessity of your travel
plans. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
EAL Shout-out!
What a great EAL Coffee this week! This week, 10 parents joined me for an EAL
morning coffee. We spent time unpacking the differences (and similarities)
between English Language Development and Academic Language Development. And,
boy! Did we have a lot to talk about! Parents completed Venn Diagrams as well
as sorted Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 Vocabulary & Syntax. More than that... we
did a deep dive into CLIL, Content and language integrated learning. To be
honest, it was a great time! The discussions were challenging and all in a good
way. I am happy to report, our parents are flourishing with an EAL
understanding! Here are the slides we shared and some pictures of them in
action:
Our last EAL Coffee for the year is 30 April. I
plan to give parents a variety of activities they can do over the summer with
their students to keep the English alive! I don't know about you, but I simply
cannot wait!
Cheers-
Sarah
Room 1209
EAL Strategy Talks
We are well underway! Thank you to those who have
attended. As you all know, everyone is welcome:
25 February: Listening strategies - Hall of Lights
10 March: Recognize new vocabulary in reading -
SHED
24 March: Using new vocabulary in writing - SHED
21 April: Translanguaging - SHED
5 May: Targeted feedback in the 4 skills - SHED
19 May: Error correction when impeding
comprehension - SHED
Professional Learning Opportunities
TeachConX, February 14 & 15, Bangalore India LINK HERE -- a pd opportunity w/ Dr. Shabbi Luthra, Suzie Boss, Kevin Crouch, and Peggy Sound focus on learning through the three C’s: Conceptual, Competency, and Character Learning.
Positive Education Workshops at SSIS
**February 27th (Thursday) Embedding Character Strengths
**February 28th (Friday) Optimizing Resilience
**February 29th (Saturday) High Quality Connections
Link to All Three, scroll down
**February 27th (Thursday) Embedding Character Strengths
**February 28th (Friday) Optimizing Resilience
**February 29th (Saturday) High Quality Connections
Link to All Three, scroll down
Thinking Collaborative Presenters' Forum & International Conference at ISKL, LINK HERE, April 29 & May 1 and May 2 & 3
AERO Summer Institutes, June 21-26, 2020
Math K-8 & 6-12, English/Language,
Arts, World Language, and Academic Leaders details hereSee Dan for details and paper applications
(due March 2,2020)
From Global Online Academy
ELLSA 20/20 EAL
Success in Sight, March 7-8, 2020, rescheduled September
19-20, 2020 b/c of the Coronavirus outbreak
NESA EducatorsLearning Conference (ELC20) November 6-8, 2020,
InterContinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Chapters International Workshops
Asia Calendar of Professional Development
Opportunities LINK HERE
Knowledge Source Institute Upcoming Workshops
Knowledge Source Institute Upcoming Workshops
Endicott International School Advanced Degrees LINK HERE
EAL Worldwide Professional Learning Calendar
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!
Worthwhile Reading
Valentina Gonzalez asks a really good
question: How do we identify gifted English learners? This
article not only examines what gifted might mean, it also identifies some ways
we can identify our gifted ELLs. As the article says, "Keep in Mind:
English proficiency is not a prerequisite to giftedness."
Last but not least, congratulations! You made it
to the end. And… Happy Valentine's Day! ♥ ♥ ♥
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