March 13, 2020

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives” -- Annie Dillard

Wednesday Vertical Team Time, March 25, 2020

Please wait for an agenda before Wednesday 3:30

PD Request UPDATE

As stated in Andrew Hoover’s note on March 5, all non-essential professional travel in March and April is canceled. See the Teaching and Learning Office if you have a PD trip planned.

EAL Shout-out!

Have a wonderful, healthy, safe, positive break! See you upon our return.

AND… Don’t forget about our Blended Learned SIOP Opportunity for Semester 1 2020-21 school year. Sign up TODAY!

EAL Strategy Talks

We are well underway! Many thanks to all who have attended. As you all know, these sessions are on a Tuesday morning, 7:30-8:15am, and everyone is welcome:

28 January: Integrating content and language - SHED

11 February: Intentional Grouping - SHED

25 February: Listening strategies - Hall of Lights

10 March: Recognize new vocabulary in reading - SHED

TUESDAY AFTER BREAK! 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 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

NESA Spring Educators Conference, April 2-5, 2020--CANCELLED

AERO Summer Institutes, June 21-26, 2020

Math K-8 & 6-12, English/Language Arts, World Language, and Academic Leaders

See Dan for details and paper applications (due March 2,2020)

Chapters International Workshops

Asia Calendar of Professional Development Opportunities LINK HERE

Knowledge Source Institute Upcoming Workshops

2019-2020 Professional Development Calendar PDF

Consilience Workshops LINK HERE to inquiry

Thinking Collaborative Presenters' Forum & International Conference at ISKL, April 29 & May 1 and May 2 & 3--CANCELED

Art Education Summit - artseducationsummit.com  at The American School of the Hague

Education Across Frontiers, Summer PD - Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching - Genoa, Italy

Endicott International School Advanced Degrees LINK HERE

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

Thank you to Sea Change’s Ellen Mahoney for the Ten Strategies for Educators’ Wellbeing:  A Handbook for Schools During the COVID-19 Outbreak.