Dear all,
Laurie will be the MOD on Sept. 9, 2023.
Best wishes,
Clara
ChatGPT in your classroom – a Guide from OpenAI
OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT have just released a guide for teachers on using ChatGPT in their classroom. The guide includes a number of suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, as well as some information on the efficacy of AI detectors.
You can check out this guide using the following link. A Guide for Teaching with AI
There are also a collection of resources that can assist in using AI at NIS in the following Sharepoint folder. AI at NIS Resources
If you have any questions about using AI in your classroom, please come and see Ken Brady (in the Design Centre) or Shannon Doak (in IT).
Equity at NIS
Equity at NIS 
At NIS, we believe the following about equity:
Definition: Everyone gets what they need to thrive as a whole individual.
Action: Pathways to achieve personal excellence are created by the removal of barriers to access and opportunities.
How do we remove barriers for our students?
Here’s (a section of) what you said in our Day 1 Workshop with Shelley and Jacinta (the full list is in the staff room):
Some other thoughts include:
Something to read:
https://www.novakeducation.com/blog/what-is-equity-do-this-not-that
Something to read with a focus on equity for our ELLs:
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-strategies-teaching-academic-language-todd-finley
Something to listen to:
Student Council Leadership ( Grade 10-12)
If you are interested in running for Student Council president, please fill out the form in the link below to apply for candidacy.
Please be reminded of the following requirements:
* To run for office, you need to partner up with someone.
* Both candidates should be in Grade 10 or higher, and at least one must have served in the Student Council in the last 2 years or less.
* A team of 2 Grade 12 candidates will not be allowed.
The deadline for application is Friday 8th September.
Here is the link for the form
Student Activities G6-12
All student activities will begin today Monday, September 4th.
Please ensure you are signed up on SchoolsBuddy.
MAP Testing Coming Up!
Our fall MAP testing session will begin next week with Secondary assessments happening September 11-15 and Primary September 18-26th. Secondary students, please work with your Advisors to be sure you have the most recent MAP (NWEA) program on you laptops. More details to come later this week!
Secondary Tuesday Lunch Move Permanent
Our shift to 11:30am recess and 12:00pm lunch on Tuesdays for secondary students was a resounding success. We will now make this change permanent. This means that secondary students always eat at 12:00pm. Easy to remember, right?! Many thanks to Ms. Moen for this suggestion.
