Lauren Grahame and Tina Bui had the privilege of attending the Adolescent Literacy Summit which was hosted by and held at the International School of Bangkok. The focus of the summit was to look at ways that we can help students build and sustain reading and writing identities for life, as research shows us that […]
I went to Librarians-Job-A-Like and talked about Library as the place for the community and library as a place. We discussed the strategies what will be the best thing for the library to do. And I believe we do everything here at IICS that can be done. Library as the community involves: Family reading nights, […]
Reflection Before I attend this course, I was thinking that course is going to be the duplication of Science Subject Guide and is not going to be efficient for my teaching practice and I regretted not to apply category 2 course. However, I was wrong. On the contrary of my expectations, the course was so […]
This PD was a chance for me to compare IICS’s Learning Support structure with other CEESA schools. My goal was to have a 5 Year Plan prepared for how we can best meet the learning needs of our diverse student population. Main take-aways: 1) We will have a tier system next year with all tier […]
The title of the 27th annual CEESA conference in Sofia was ‘Transforming Education Through Communities’. In order to accommodate more flexibility, and to facilitate attendance at a wider variety of sessions, the conference was structured differently this year. In the first instance, there was no keynote speaker, and, instead, far more speakers and workshops were […]
In collaboration with Project Zero, the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is offering online professional education courses that are research-based and grounded in day-to-day teaching and leadership practice — you can apply what you learn, as you learn. In these 13-week, coach-facilitated, asynchronous online courses, you will work with peers facing similar challenges and […]
The Happiness Advantage The seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work Shaun Achor .. when we are positive our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient and productive…. Recommended by Vivian, I found this book both fascinating and affirming. Grounded in quality research (well hopefully, the author […]
Daniel Pink’s Drive was a great read that attempts to divulge the truth about what motivates us.
The Happiness AdvantageOctober 30, 2020 - 1:06 pmThe Happiness Advantage The seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work Shaun Achor .. when we are positive our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient and productive…. Recommended by Vivian, I found this book both fascinating and affirming. Grounded in quality research (well hopefully, the author […]
