Category: Staff

Dear All,

Please find attached 2024 Faculty Survey Report for your information.

2024 Faculty Report with comments

Good morning,

Secondary teachers please remember to wait on posting exam results until the end of exams so that students can focus on the moment and prepare for upcoming exams. For students in grades 8 and 9, Thursday is fine. For students in grades 10 and 11, please wait until Friday.

Thank you!

Hi there,

For those who might have missed Monday Briefing.

• Staff Update – Congrats to Danny Griffith who will be joining International School of Phnom Penh next year.
• Tuesday meeting – seating style will be a bit different because of exams in the PAC.
• Minute taker – Looking for volunteer who might be good at minute taking to help take minutes for Monday Briefing. If you have attention to detail and are good at minutes please let Laurie or Sandra know.
• TedX – 10th anniversary. We’re looking for speakers (students and adults). If you have a good idea reach out to Tríona, Ophélie, Carol, Quinnesian or Jiawen
• Pfrang Giving Tree – Only a few cards left. If you want a card, write an email to Mike McHugh and he will hand deliver for you and you can support a child with a wonderful gift. Get it while you can!
• White Elephant – This Friday. Put your gift under the tree.
• Winter Charity – This Sunday. There will be lots of performances and booths. Tons of fun for everyone!
• ACAMIS Film Festival coming up. Submissions are due before January the 24th

Here are the slides from today’s Child Protection Presentation.

Attached are the cheat sheets you can refer to when entering CPOMS.

• Cheat Sheet (Long – Rather than condensing to 2 pages, most categories has 1 page. Printing will result in 6 pages)
• Cheat Sheet (Short – condensed to 2 pages front & back)

Thanks for submitting student concerns into CPOMS!

Dear all,

Jacqui will be the MOD on Dec. 7, 2024.

Best wishes,

Clara

Dear esteemed industry professional,

We are excited to announce that NIS is organizing a Career Fair in February 2025 on our campus. This event will provide an invaluable opportunity for students to explore diverse career paths, gain insights into various industries, and learn from inspiring professionals like you!

Event Details:

Date: February 17 (Week 22), 2025

Time: 15:15-16:15

Location: NIS Secondary Campus

Format: Each industry will have a dedicated session in separate classrooms.

Panelists: professionals in the industry.

Duration: 15- 20 minutes per guest speaker

Survey for guest speaker: https://forms.office.com/r/97ev0ZJNz6

We aim to represent a broad range of industries and are seeking experienced professionals from the following fields or more:

Arts: visual arts, photography, literature, journalism, performing arts, design, film, and media.

Business, finance, banking: marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and consulting.

Education: teaching, education consulting

Engineering: civil, mechanical, electrical, software, and aerospace.

Healthcare: health science, medicine, pharmaceutical, Chinese medicine

Hospitality: hotels, resorts, sports management

Law and Public service: law firm, public service

Science and technology/Computer Science/Game designing: research, healthcare, biotechnology, and environmental science.

Others: Any new industry that you would like to introduce to the younger generation.

Your expertise would be an incredible asset to this event, helping inspire and guide our students as they plan their futures.

Interested in joining us?

Please complete this short survey to express your interest and share your availability.

We would be honored to have you as part of this exciting initiative. If you have any questions or need further details, feel free to contact us via email:pearlnoh@nanjing-school.com or mandyzhao@nanjing-school.com.

Dear All,

Please see attached SLT meeting minutes of week 15 for your information.

SLT – Nov 27

We’re seeking a volunteer or two who would be willing to take brief notes during our Monday Briefings so that those who might have BTT or not able to attend the briefings would have more context for what is shared.

If you’re gifted 🦄 in note-taking – We Want You!

Please reach out to Sandra if you’re able to help.

Good morning,

I/we are looking for at least 2 student coaches who have a passion and interest in developing their own leadership and communication skills by supporting the U12 Volleyball season.

This would count as a volunteering and GCD opportunity.

We truly value our older student athletes being role models for our younger students so please come and see Mr Dutton if you have an interest in doing this.

The season starts in Week 18 and finishes in Week 26

Training sessions are on Monday’s 15:15-16:15

We are excited to share some fantastic news.

We have successfully uploaded your students’ RIT scores to IXL! Students now have their personalized NWEA MAP study plans that list the IXL skills they are ready to work on next, based on their individual RIT scores.

Students and teachers can find the study plans pinned at the top of the Skill Plans page in their accounts by hovering over the Learning tab!

The study plans will also be available to students using the mobile apps.  

So what to do next?

If you have any questions please ask!

The IT Support Team!

Every month, EARCOS offers a range of free and paid courses. For more information on coming events, check out this  link. There is also a great library of past events in the form of free webinars, which you can find here.

Here are just some of the great free events coming soon!

Current & Upcoming Events
View upcoming events and access our list of sponsored value-packed webinars. These are full of insights into international education, provided by leading-edge panelists including subject-matter experts, Leadership, Governance, Assessment, Curriculum, and many more.

Saturday, December 7, 2024
Culturally Responsive Curriculum
Presented by Mary Ann De Rosa

This interactive webinar on designing culturally responsive curriculum, teaching, and learning experiences shifts the DEIJ conversation from reflection to action. Through a lesson simulation, participants will understand how culturally responsive and inclusive pedagogy looks, sounds, and feels in the classroom. The webinar will share strategies for creating curriculum and instruction that are inclusive and culturally relevant. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own teaching methods, identify gaps, and access tools and resources to support their own curriculum development.

 Saturday, December 14, 2024
Tailored Interventions and Accelerations: Addressing Diverse Student Needs
(Session 4 of 4 | Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Instructional Coherence Webinar Series)

Presented by Erma Anderson

Instructional coherence means ensuring that every element of instruction — from core instruction to interventions to extended time—works together to advance grade-level student experiences. At the most basic level, a coherent instructional system builds academic and socioemotional supports that prepare the way for and extend grade-level learning. This means that students engage in instructional experiences that have a link and relationship with each other and with core grade-level instruction.

Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Instructional Coherence will examine the core instructional model and the anatomy of a lesson. It will provide opportunity to examine key components of a well-designed lesson, research evidence-based teaching practices, and assessment strategies. The sessions will provide the consistent language, strategies, and focus required for coherency in all content areas.

Thursday, January 9, 2025
Foundational Understanding of DL/Bilingual Education
(Session 1 of 4 | Transformative Multilingual Learning Programming in International Schools Webinar Series)

Presented by Dr. Ying Chu

– Bilingual/Multilingual identities
– Program core goals
– Research on high-quality DL/bilingual programs
– Provide examples of DL program models and outcomes in sample schools with guest speakers

Saturday, January 11, 2025
Reading and Evaluating Asian American Youth Literature
Presented by Sarah Park Dahlen
Description: TBA

For more information on these and other coming events check out this link.

Opportunities are also available to submit articles to the EARCOS Journal. Get in touch with me if this is something you are interested in.

For more info on everything EARCOS visit https://earcos.org