Spectacular PD Highlights AIS 2010-2011

Kim Edwards Visit October 2010: MYP Assessment, Planning

November EARCOS Leadership

New Campus…

EAL at AIS

EAL Workshop notes Aug2011

Lyn Scott’s presentation on assisting EAL students to access mainstream MYP curriculum.

 

Differentiation in International Schools Assessment

MYP Teachers Meredith Phinney, Sally Neaves and Kerry Kennedy have just completed the workshop on Differentiation by Bill and Ochan Powell last weekend, 2-3 October 2010.

Questions and comments arising from the workshop:

1. What does authentic assessment in an international school look like?
2. What are the implications for AIS arising from this workshop?

3. Do you think the MYP is beginning to address the needs of our students in assessment for learning at AIS?

4. How do you intend to implent some of the assessment strategies advised by Bill and Ochan?

MYP Asia Pacific Workshops: Hong Kong

Rob Crowther (MYP Language A), Lily Beaumont (MYP Mathematics) and Sally Neaves (MYP Coordinator) are fresh back from the buzz of training in Hong Kong.

Questions arising from the Workshops:
1. What did you learn? What was challenging, stimulating and useful?
2. What further questions did the workshop raise?
3. How can you specificallyapply what you learned in teaching, learning and collaborating with peers? MYP Coordinator Training

Humanities Workshop with Nicole Schmidt

The Humanities consultation visit with Nicole Schmidt had the desired effect: pulling the team together, creating a unique AIS vision and giving us the tools to start implementing MYP Humanities strategies.

Nicole shared many strategies for Assessment and Unit Planning used at her school, NIST.  She gave us a more confident direction by encouraging us as beginners on the MYP journey and had us leaving ready to get going, uplifted, ready to respond to the rigours of the MYP as professional, competent educators.

Questions for the Humanities team:

1. What aspects of the Humanities workshop did you find most beneficial? Why?

2. How do you think the workshop will feed your professional practice from now on?

3. What particular areas of the workshop did you find difficult, confusing, need further discussion/clarification?

4. Can you suggest topics for future workshops/PD which you think would build MYP confidence in all teachers at AIS?

Thu hard at work

AIS Humanities team with Nicole Schmidt from NIST

Crowther reflects...

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MYP Parent info nights

MYP Parent Info2 Attached is the PPT from the parent info night. This is just the beginning of a series of info sessions for parents and offers just a peek into what we’re doing. Thanks to all the Homeroom teachers for continuing the intro in your classrooms during long nights this week!

MYP curriculum Guide 2010-2011

Congratulations to all who contributed long hours to the publication of our first AIS MYP curriculum guide! Check it out on the website:

http://www.aisvietnam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&Itemid=161 

MYP Unit Planner Questions

Unit Question Samples

1. What can our school do to save endangered species?

2. What is sound and why is it important?

3. How are mountains made?

4. Am I really growing like a weed? What do plants need to grow? How do plants grow? How would you grow and big, strong beanstalk to reach the giant’s house?

5. Why do we need manners?

6. How does weather affect me? Can I go outside to play today? How is weather different in other places?

7. How can we change attitudes and behaviour within whole communities?

8. How are relationships built and maintained?

Task: Write a brief comment on 2 Unit Questions discussed today.

For each question state the ideal AOI SLE and the Significant Concept. Comment based on the following criteria:

Is the unit question open ended?
Doest the Unit Question allow for discussion?
Does it provide a context for inquiry that leads back to the AOI?
Is it judgmental/leading?
Is it interesting/engaging?
Does it lead to more questions or further inquiry?
Does it promote higher order thinking?
Is it succinct?
Can it be used to make connections with diverse content?
Is it timeless?
Does it connect to the world?
Is it too narrow or vague?
Does it focus on the essence of the unit?

Curriculum Planning 11th January 2010

Welcome Back

Recommended Reading UbD

Understanding by Design

A Summary of Underlying Theory and Research Base

for Understanding by Design by Jay McTighe and Elliot Seif

http://www.jaymctighe.com/articles/UbDResearch.pdf

Jay McTighe website resources:

http://www.jaymctighe.com/resources.html

Put Understanding First

Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/may08/vol65/num08/Put_Understanding_First.aspx

Areas of Interaction – Environments