ES Back to School Information Nights

August 2014

Format

• Welcome and introduction

from ES Principal (Theatre) 18.00-18.20

• Meet the Specialists (Foyer) 18.25-18.40

(Refreshments available)

• Grade Level Meeting 18.45-19.10

• Home Room Conversations 19.15-19.40

Aims/ Intentions of the Evening – Home School Partnership

• To provide an opportunity to share the ‘big picture’ of ES and our action plan for the year

• To advertise future opportunities to become involved in your child’s education

• To allow opportunities to learn more about the specialist programmes

• To give general information pertinent to the specific grade level and classroom

• To give time for community building within the individual homeroom groups

ES PYP (Primary Years Programme) Action Plan 2013-14

• Science: strengthening the Science in our UNIS Programme of Inquiry

• Maths: working towards the new standards and benchmarks

• Arts: expanding the programme (G2 – 5)

• PSEL: implementing a new curriculum

ES PYP Action Plan (2014-15)

• School evaluation: CIS/ WASC and IB School Visit

(Council of International Schools/ Western Association of Schools and Colleges; International Baccalaureate)

• Assessment: “as, for and of” learning

• English: Language learning across the curriculum

• Early Childhood: Reggio approaches

Assessment

Assessment

Testing, exams and assessment

• MAP (Measure of Academic Performance)

• ISA (International Schools Assessment)

IB and Assessment

• “more about the role of assessment as a powerful learning experience that helps nurture students’ capacities for reflection, resilience and growth mindsets” (IB 2014)

Mindset Learning Orientation Performance Orientation

Belief that effort leads to success Belief that ability leads to success

Belief in one’s ability to improve Concern to be judged as able to perform

Preference for challenging tasks Satisfaction from doing better than others

Personal satisfaction from success at different tasks

Emphasis on competition and public evaluation and reward

Problem-solving and self-instruction when engaged in a task

Helplessness: negative self-evaluation when task is difficult

CONCERN FOR IMPROVING ONE”S COMPETENCE

CONCERN FOR PROVING ONE’S COMPETENCE

GROWTH MINDSET

FIXED MINDSET

UNIS: a learning-oriented school with a culture of accountability

• Students: assessment, differentiation

• Teachers: reflection and growth

• School: evaluation and improvement

planning (internal and external review)

Identifying strengths and areas for development

Key Points from PYP Assessment Workshop

(Attended by all ES Teachers and Teaching Assistants (TAs) during Faculty Orientation)

• Types of assessment

• Importance of pre-assessment

• Quality Feedback

• Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

• How parents can help

Types of Assessment

Assessment of Learning • Is any assessment data used for recording, determining

levels of achievement and reporting.

Assessment for Learning • Is any assessment practice which provides data which a

teacher uses to inform the next stage of teaching and learning for that set of learners.

Assessment as Learning • Is any assessment practice which provides data that a

student uses to support their own learning.

Assessment for Learning

Standard C4: Assessment

7.a. The school ensures that students’ knowledge and understanding are assessed prior to new learning.

Pre-assessment

• Effective assessment of prior knowledge and understanding informs teaching and learning.

• Differentiation and appropriate challenge and support

for individual learners. (e.g. pre-assessment at start of each new Maths unit)

FEEDBACK - IB PYP

• Standard C4: Assessment

4. The school provides students with feedback to inform and improve their learning.

“What is quality feedback?”

Frost, Humpleby & Surawski

Timely Tangible & Transparent Clear & Specific Promotes thinking Limits corrective information Goal Referenced Actionable User-Friendly Ongoing Differentiated Consistent Includes description of strengths Includes description of next steps

Attributes of High

Quality Feedback

Research shows

• less teaching plus more feedback is the

key to achieving greater learning.

A Learning Intention is what we want students to KNOW, UNDERSTAND or be able to DO (or BE)

Success Criteria are the ways the learner can demonstrate the learning intention (and make it assessable)

Learning Intentions

• To provide an opportunity to share the ‘big picture’ of ES and our action plan for the year

• What is the ES aiming to improve this year?

Success Criteria When you go home this evening, you should be able to:

• Name the key priorities for UNIS ES this year

• Know some of the language of assessment we will be using with your child

• Describe some of the different specialist opportunities offered at UNIS

• Put names to faces of your new homeroom community members and have new people to connect with

Research shows

“Parents should be educated in the language of schooling so that home and school can share in the expectations and the child does not have to live in two worlds.”

John Hattie, Visible Learning

What can you do?

• Follow the grade level and class blogs • Talk to your child about their learning using some

of the vocabulary (e.g. learning intentions, success criteria and personal goals)

• Attend as many information sessions and workshops as possible

• Attend all Parent Teacher meetings and conversations

• Share the end of semester report comments with your child

• Maintain a growth mindset at all times

Early Opportunities SCO Class Socials W/b Aug. 25

IT Information Sessions Aug. 19th on

EAL Parent Evening Aug. 26th

Parent Teacher Conversations Sept. 1st/3rd

Counselor Workshops Sept 4th on

Library Orientation Sept 4th on

PYP Info Evening Sept 11th & 16th

Learning Journey Oct. 23rd

End of Semester Report Dec. 11th

What happens next? • Meet the Specialists Foyer

(18.25- 18.40)

• Grade Level Presentations

Grade 3 Theatre

Kindergarten 2 Black Box

Kindergarten 1 ECC Gym

Discovery Classrooms (18.45-19.10)

• Classroom Conversations Home Rooms (19.15-19.40)

Leadership and PYP

Chris Frost

PYP Coordinator

Jan Humpleby

Deputy Principal

EAL

Ilse van Heerden

ECC EAL Teacher

Sharon Henderson

G1 EAL Teacher

Nicole Moodie

G2 EAL Teacher

David Carter

G3 EAL Teacher

EAL

Laura Berrish

G4 EAL Teacher

Genevieve Inthavaly

G5 EAL Teacher

EAL Teaching Assistants

Huong, Nguyen Thi Thu

ECC EAL Teaching

Assistant

Linh, Le Thi Hoang

G1-5 EAL Teaching

Assistant

Nora Cumplido

G1-5 EAL Teaching Assistant (Sub)

Art

Krista Ramsay

Art Teacher (Discovery - Grade 2)

Patricia Dingelstad

Art Teacher (Grade 2 – 5)

Music

Sally Oxenberry

Music Teacher & Arts Team Leader

(Grade 2 – 5)

Alexis Ramsey

Music Teacher (Kindergarten 1, 2,

Grade 1 & 3)

Arts Teaching Assistants

Trang, Luu Huyen

Music & Art Teacher Aide (Discovery - Grade 2)

Mai, Nguyen Thanh

Music & Art Teacher Aide (Grade 2 – 5)

Phuong, Cap Thi

Sub Music & Art Teacher Aide (Grade 2 – 5)

Drama/Dance

Samantha Healy

Drama/Dance Teacher (Grade 1 - 5)

Languages

French

Claire Holbein

Languages Team Leader & French Teacher

Clemence Barbier

French Teacher

Laurie Rombaut

French Teacher

Languages

Vietnamese

Dung, Tran Kim

Vietnamese Teacher

Xuan, Tran Thi

Vietnamese Teacher

Huyen, Nguyen Thu

Vietnamese Teacher

Physical Education

Cameron McHale

PE Teacher (Grade 1 – 5)

Dave Cuming

PE Teacher (Grade 1 – 4)

Andrew Dutton

PE Teacher (Kindergarten 1&2 and Grade 5)

Physical Education

Pho, Nguyen Van

PE Teaching Assistant (Grade 1 – 5)

Mike McMillen

PE Teaching Assistant (Kindergarten 1&2 and Grade 5)

Information Technology

Michelle Matias

IT Coordinator and Media teacher

Nhan, Nguyen Thanh

IT Teaching Assistant

Library

Julie Conroy

Librarian

Quynh, Le Bach

Librarian Aide

Counselors

Thomas Cole

Counselor

Anissa Zotos

Counselor and Learning Support

Learning Support

Mary Pool

Speech & Language Teacher & Learning Support Team Leader

Hoa, Dang Thanh

Learning Support Teaching Assistant

Learning Support

Julie Porter

Learning Support (ECC – G1)

Stefan Hendry

Learning Support (Grade 2, 4 – 5)