Category: Staff

If you are interested in being a Learning2 Leader for either an Extended Session or Pre conference Workshop, please take a look at the Applications for Presenters information on the L2Asia website. If you have any questions, I am happy to share my experience as an L2 Leader.

What is L2?

Learning2 is a conference for educators by educators. Learning2 is run by a global team of international educators, who work closely with the hosting schools to develop a professional learning experience that highlights the latest innovative learning practices in the region.

The Extended Session:

● This is a 2.5 hour dive into an innovative practice or concept. Typically the session runs for 3 hours with a short break built in.

● The session is generally broad-based in that it may be of interest to a wide range of participants.

● The Extended Session is offered on the Friday in the morning and then again on the Saturday for a different set of participants.

● Each session size is generally up to 25 participants although at times some topics are very popular and we may discuss the potential for opening up to 40 participants with additional facilitation support.

PreConference Facilitators

● The purpose of the PreConference is to offer extended session in a specific or niche topic.

●It is a 4 – 5 hour dive into an innovative practice or concept and is usually an in-depth interactive hands-on experience where participants learn and practice new skills such as coaching or technology-based pedagogical practices.

● Each session size is generally up to 25 participants although, at times, some topics are very popular and we may discuss the potential for opening up to 40 participants with additional facilitation support.

Use WebPath Express to search educator-approved websites, then focus the results by grade-level and lexile! You do NOT need to be logged in to the library website to use, and it’s accessible by everyone…students, parents, teachers, etc. I’ve attached directions for you to try it out, and have so far shown grades 3-5 how to use it. Let me know if you would like me to come into any classrooms to work on this!

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This is just a reminder that there may be some intermittent network connectivity and/or slow connection for the Teacher network today, and possibly during the day on Tuesday. We will be running some tests with a new Internet Service Provider (ISP) for our overseas line that will eventually allow us to double our internet speed to your favorite sites outside the Great Firewall.

We do have a backup in place in case we lose all connectivity, but are hoping we won’t need it. We apologize for any inconvenience, and any impact on your user experience will be kept to a minimum, but we do ask for your patience for the next couple of days while the initial set up takes place.

We will be doing this two more times before making a final decision on our provider in the Chinese New Year. Stay tuned for more updates.

Thank you,

The IT Team

Global Citizen Diploma

You are so much more than a number!

Please remember to send an email to Ms Anna if you would like to be considered for GCD-Up. The deadline is 4pm on Monday.

Here is the website: https://globalcitizendiploma.org/

The GCD-Up will take place during our Chinese New Year holiday – Feb 14-15th.

Come join us at 7:45am for some delightful  Music in the Foyer! (Thank you Heidi!)

House Math Challenge: Brought to you by Taiping

 

Station 1 – Calculation – Scorekeepers: Amanda Xie, Alex, Susan

Station 2 – Which One Doesn’t Belong? – Scorekeepers: Junlah, Sunny, Mel

Station 3 – Estimation – Scorekeepers: Lee, Diana, Echo

Station 4 – Would You Rather? – Scorekeepers: Betina, Heika, Seth

Station 5 – Patterns – Scorekeepers: Kelli, Ian

Station 6 – Squares – Scorekeepers: Angie Romero, Lucia, Tom

Station 7 – 100s Chart – Scorekeepers: Cal, Anna K, Tye

Station 8 – Area – Scorekeepers: Adam, Ray, Heidi

Station 9 – Parts of a Whole – Scorekeepers: Julie, Anouk, Melody

Station 10 – Missing Digits – Scorekeepers: Zach, Lily, Steven

Station 1 – Which One Doesn’t Belong?

Station 2 – Tangrams

Station 3 – Number Tracing (or Number Tracing Addition)

To help our students tell their stories, NIS is implementing the Global Citizen Diploma. This program provides all students a platform to tell us (and the world) who they are. We are not making them do more. We are asking them to tell us what they are doing inside and outside of school. There will be more info for teachers, parents and students. Here is the website if you want a peek: https://globalcitizendiploma.org/

On Friday after assembly, we will be giving a very brief GCD introduction to the grades 8 and 9. We will be asking for interested students to apply to attend the GCD-UP workshop in Hong Kong during CNY. Students and teachers from all 5 GCD schools will meet to learn, to share, to be empowered. This should take around 10 minutes. We will share the presentation on 365.

‘Tis the season…Staff, friends, families, students, and even pets can sense the approaching holidays. For some this time might mean a major transition for a family. For others, it may mean being bored stiff at home with no friends to play with. For most, it is an exciting time to relax or be adventurous with friends and family. Either way their tends to be a lot of emotion about this time of year. We can help each other and our students during the next two and a half weeks by:

• Revisiting common agreements in the classroom and around campus.
• Taking time to check-in and talk with students.
• Do diligence by keeping students accountable for their behavior.
• Breathe, smile, and patiently wait for students to meet your expectations.

They will love you all the more for it!