The AISC Student Success Framework
The start of school makes me think of so many aspects of education, mostly it makes me think of student success. Student Success is created by making our mission come alive. Success also can come in many forms. We at AISC believe success can happen for all students when teaching and learning is student-centered. We focus our educational model on the attributes that make up the Vision for an AISC Learner. Learning can also happen in multiple areas for students. The Student Success Model showcases the Five Realms of Learning. If we as educators do our work well, we will send students into the world with a sense of inquiry, environmental responsibility, wellbeing, and inspiration to continue to learn.
AISC maximizes student learning through a coherent system of shared language, purpose, and understanding with everything we do at AISC Inquiry, Language Development, Internationalism, Vision for an AISC Learner. These are connected to our curricular standards. Our standards are the building blocks through which we intentionally instruct and assess students.
The Standards are:
- Research and evidence-based
- Clear, understandable, and consistent
- Aligned with college and career expectations
- Based on rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills
- Built upon the strengths and lessons of current United States standards
- Informed by other top-performing countries in order to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society.
We are standards-based but we are also incorporating inquiry, internationalism with which we teaching through. Using the mission as our north star. More on the standards AISC uses next week in the Raptor Way Blog. For now, thank you for your contribution to student success. I appreciate how intentional and impactful your work is!
Wednesday, August 12 Faculty Meeting
To follow up on Wednesday’s curriculum meeting conducted by C5 (The Curriculum 5): DTL, ES Curriculum Coordinator, EY Curr. Coordinator, IB/AP Curr. Coord, and TBD Secondary Curr. Coor.
The purpose of the meeting was to review the Curriculum Development Cycle and Phases and to introduce new documents focused on the curricular documentation process: AISC Curriculum Documentation Process, Curricular Program Change Form, and Decision Making Matrix. Please review these documents and let me know what questions you may have HERE.
Teams will want to focus on the ACTION phase (this section includes: unit mapping, common assessments, and learning activities that incorporate targeted instructional strategies) of the Curriculum Cycle this year unless you are in a Curriculum Development Cycle (PE, Performing Arts).
Guiding Questions from Wednesday's Faculty Meeting answered in break out groups:
1. What is the major work (goals) of the Vertical Team/curriculum area?* --- Unit Mapping, Common Assessments, Learning Activities?
2. What data, student behavior, OR new research shows you this should be the major work of the Vertical Team / Curricular area? What informs your answer?
*ES will be working on curriculum development in Science and Social Studies this year. We believe that focusing on documentation of Science and Social Studies will help maintain familiarity with these content areas since the priority this year is on literacy and math. It will also support our readiness for the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.
Below are the dates to guide your work:
1. August 12: ideate specific curricular documentation goals
2. September 2: HODs/GTLs will continue to work on completion of SMART goal
3. September 7: SMART goal(s) are finished in the graphic organizer.
4. LT4/C5 will review SMART goals and provide feedback.
Further details on completing the Curriculum Documentation Vertical Team SMART GOALS 2020-2021 TEMPLATE and facilitation will follow next week. A SMART GOALS worksheet will also be provided for the September 2 work time.
2020 - 2021 Wednesday Meeting Master Schedule
EAL Shout-out!
For this week, I thought it might be good to share some tell-tale signs of language growth. So, as you read this list, think of one of our beginning ELLs and consider… Have you seen a/an
- Increased length of utterances (oral or written phrases and sentences)
- Greater variety of utterance patterns
- Broader choice of words and greater awareness of their appropriateness to convey intended meaning
- Increased comprehensibility of the ideas being communicated
- Increased appropriateness of the level of formality (register) to audience and occasion
- Decreased use of hesitation phenomena (ah, hm, er…)
- Reduced use of filler expressions (stuff like that, you know) and formulaic phrase characteristics students display
- Increased stamina in reading and writing
Additional Resources: The AISC EAL Webpage. to include all the helpful resources: AISC language philosophy the WIDA Model, and the California ELD Standards
The Co-Teaching Infographic demonstrates how teachers co-plan, co-instruct, co-assess, and co-reflect.
Resilience!
Here is a copy of Nancy Lange’s Resilience Presentation! Also the helpful template worksheets, My Motivational Worksheet_AFO Aug 2020_Resilience Presentation and My Resilience Monitor_AFO Aug 2020_Resilience Presentation
Remember Nancy’s parting thought from Marcus Aurelius
Frightened of change?
But what can exist without it?
What’s closer to nature’s heart?
Can you eat food without transforming it?
Can any vital process take place without something being changed?
Can’t you see it?
It’s just the same with you…
Professional Learning and Development
If you are interested in taking a GOA course, like the ones listed below. Let me know!
Webinars
Conferring Online with Carl Anderson and Matt Glover webinar August 25th, affordably priced at $25.00/participant. This would be individually afforded, as personal professional development funds are currently suspended.
Books
Jennifer Serravallo's new book - Connecting with Students Online (not out yet)
https://www.heinemann.com/products/e13229.aspx#fulldesc
New York Times
AISC wants to give you a New York Times Subscription! Below is what you need to know and our AISC Librarians Babs and Marion!
Marshall Memo
Do you know about the Marshall Memo? "The Marshall Memo, published 50 times a year since 2003, is designed to keep principals, teachers, instructional coaches, superintendents, and other PreK-12 educators well-informed on current research and best practices. Kim Marshall, drawing on his decades as a teacher, principal, central office administrator, consultant, and writer, lightens the load of busy educators by serving as their "designated reader." What it takes him 20 hours to create each week, subscribers can read in 20 minutes." ---https://marshallmemo.com/
The cost of this service is covered by the library and the Memo will be delivered right to your inbox.
Please submit the very short questionnaire below before Friday, August 28th and let Babs know if you have any questions. https://forms.gle/7pEWV4EMgsMCVhFJ9
AISC NESA Webinar on Parents as Partners
Near East South Asia (NESA) Council of Overseas School is offering an eight-part webinar series for school parents. However, you as faculty can sign up too!
Join with parents across the NESA region to hear from distinguished specialists and to explore and learn new strategies in support of your child as a learner. Years of research reveal that schools that partner with parents positively impact student growth and achievement. This series will address child development within the context of family and school. Attendance is open to entire school parent communities. Registration is by AISC. Please indicate use the INDICATION OF INTEREST SURVEY
Any questions please contact Dan Love, Director of Teaching and Learning ldan@aischennai.org or Deb Allen, Director of Admissions and Parent/Alumni Relations adeborah@aischennai.org
The series will run SEPTEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 8, 2020 | EVERY 2ND TUESDAY, 4:00-5:00pm (GMT+3)--sessions will also be recorded. AISC will offer one of our own staff to help facilitate conversations after each webinar. The cost of the webinar series will be paid by AISC. There will not be a fee charged to AISC parents for the series. Learn more at the NESA Parents as Partners Website
Wellness at AISC
All the information on Faculty Wellness from our Wellness Coordinator, Priya Venugopal, 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
An excerpt from The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle LINK HERE. All about the power of groups! I love how he describes great functioning groups as 2 + 2 = 10 Let me know how Daniel Coyle contributes to your thinking around the collective efficacy of the groups with which you work.
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