Month: June 2023

Most schools still function with age-level groupings and an industrial-era mentality about students, where we presume a common starting and ending point for all. While such systems may have helped us standardize education and make it more efficient, they make some students feel perpetually behind, hold back our most talented, and ignore the “middle.” Rather than shooting for access for all students, authors Jennifer D. Klein and Kapono Ciotti have developed The Landscape Framework to help teachers and leaders ensure the highest levels of success possible for all students.

Student bullying and harassment are some of the most painful challenges facing educators today. As schools went online in response to the pandemic, cyberbullying has increased and student civility has plummeted. Yet most teachers and school leaders have never been trained in an effective system for how to respond.

In this ninety minute session, Nicholas Carlisle will share with you the four steps that visionary schools are taking to become bully-free. You will learn how to initiate culture change on your campus and how to activate student empathy to resolve the incidents of bullying that still occur.

Every school engages in curriculum review on a regular basis—for accreditation, for program development and evaluation and because curriculum is the life blood of all we do. In this three-part series, Andrew Miller, Director of Teaching and Learning and Gynelle Gaskell, Mathematics Instructional Coach both at Singapore American School, will share with us many of the tried and true methods and processes SAS embraces in their approach to curriculum review. The process helps ensure that the curriculum is not only vertically and horizontally aligned, but dynamic, relevant and reflective of the rapid changes in subject matter, teaching and learning today.

Every school engages in curriculum review on a regular basis—for accreditation, for program development and evaluation and because curriculum is the life blood of all we do. In this three-part series, Andrew Miller, Director of Teaching and Learning and Gynelle Gaskell, Mathematics Instructional Coach both at Singapore American School, will share with us many of the tried and true methods and processes SAS embraces in their approach to curriculum review. The process helps ensure that the curriculum is not only vertically and horizontally aligned, but dynamic, relevant and reflective of the rapid changes in subject matter, teaching and learning today.

Every school engages in curriculum review on a regular basis—for accreditation, for program development and evaluation and because curriculum is the life blood of all we do. In this three-part series, Andrew Miller, Director of Teaching and Learning and Gynelle Gaskell, Mathematics Instructional Coach both at Singapore American School, will share with us many of the tried and true methods and processes SAS embraces in their approach to curriculum review. The process helps ensure that the curriculum is not only vertically and horizontally aligned, but dynamic, relevant and reflective of the rapid changes in subject matter, teaching and learning today.

Schools gather limitless information about their students and their skills, needs, and their growth/ progress. They hope this data can be used by their teachers to design interventions and learning engagements for their students. In order for teachers to use the data, it requires that school leaders build a culture of data use. This session will share the essential conditions for schools to build and develop a data-using and data-informed culture.

When students tackle challenges that matter to them, engagement increases. To ensure that their initial engagement leads to deep learning, educators can look for interdisciplinary opportunities embedded in real-world projects. Such experiences will help students make connections that cross content silos as they apply their understanding to arrive at more creative solutions. Working on interdisciplinary projects mirrors the world beyond the classroom, where complex problems and emerging careers require collaboration by experts. This session will highlight compelling contexts for authentic problem solving from K-12, including sustainability, invention, engaged citizenship (both local and global), and community service. Case studies and planning strategies will help participants design projects that enable students to deepen disciplinary understanding while also making connections across content areas.

Planning for interdisciplinary projects challenges educators to reimagine the curriculum outside traditional content silos. This session will focus on practical strategies for collaborative project design, alignment to learning goals, and assessment planning. Examples will show how educators can leverage community partnerships and engage with content experts to help students extend their learning beyond the classroom. Resources will help participants anticipate next steps to expand interdisciplinary learning experiences for their students.