Towards a Transformative Multilingual Agenda

Date: 8:00-17:00(CST), May 18-19, 2024
Location: American International School of Guangzhou
Overview: Join Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld for a weekend conference focused on a multilingual equity agenda in international schools. Through copresented keynotes and carefully-aligned sessions, Andrea will guide participants through timely paradigm shifts regarding multilingualism, bridging research and practice and preparing participants ……
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Embedding Formative Assessment

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Aug 24-25, 2024
Location: Shenzhen
Overview: There is now a large and growing evidence base that helping teachers develop their use of minute-to-minute and day-by-day assessment is one of, if not the most powerful ways to improve student learning. However, adopting formative assessment, or assessment for learning as it is sometimes called, involves far more than adding a few “quick fixes” to ……
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Playful Pathways: Early Years Education through the Lens of Play

Date: 8:00-12:00(CST), Aug 31-Sep 1, 2024
Location: Shanghai
Play is more than just fun; it is a fundamental aspect of a child's development. As an Early Years educators, understanding the significance of play and knowing how to create environments that foster it is crucial for supporting young learners' growth and ……
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Learning How Words Work

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Sep 7-8, 2024
Location: Shenzhen
Fiona Hamilton is the owner and director ofwordtorque. She helps teachers learn more about English orthography and works with schools to assist them in embedding Word Inguiry into their way of thinking and their curriculum. Fiona has worked internationally for 30 years after beginning her career in Australia. In addition to many years of administrative ……
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Ready to Lead! A workshop for new and aspiring international school teacher leaders

Date: 8:30-16:00(CST), October 19-20, 2024
Location: American International School of Guangzhou, Science Park.
Overview: As teachers, we dedicate years of our lives to honing our craft. Before qualifying to enter the classroom we commit to extensive training, countless lesson observations, and constant feedback from mentors and professors, all in pursuit of the ultimate goal: making ……
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Concept Based inquiry

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Nov 9-10, 2024
Location: To be annouced
Overview: Throughout the workshop, you will reflect on the strategic use of structured, guided, and open inquiry, considering the unique power each holds in the classroom. Together, we will explore the potential of moving beyond a single conceptual idea to articulate multiple understandings within a unit ……
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Coaching in Education

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Nov 16-17, 2024
Location: Shanghai
Overview: Join Dr. Jim Knight, the pioneer of instructional coaching research, for 2 days as he shares how coaching is a powerful way to support change. In this workshop, Jim will talk about the different approaches to coaching – directive, dialogical, and facilitative. Jim will explain when to use each approach and how it centers around what the person who ……
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Concept Based Mathematics Prek-12

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Nov 23-24, 2024
Location: To be annouced
Overview: This workshop will cover the concept-based curriculum design model specifically for mathematics. All content will be based on Dr. Jennifer Chang Wathall's book "Concept-Based Mathematics; Teaching for Deep Understanding in Secondary Schools" and everyone will receive a copy as this is the workbook for the workshop. Many early years and primary……
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Conferring with Student Writers

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), Feb 22-23, 2025
Location: To be annouced
Overview: Carl Anderson is an internationally recognized expert on writing instruction for grades K-8. He works in schools and districts around the world. Carl is the author of A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences K-8,A Teacher's Guide to Mentor Texts K-5, and the best-selling How's It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers.……
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Engaging Possibilities: Designing Writing Units that Maximize Student Engagement and Teacher Responsiveness.

Date: 8:00-16:00(CST), April 12-13, 2025
Location: To be annouced
Overview: Understanding the impact of student choice of topic and genre on engagement Knowing how to confer in units that allow for choice of genre The skill to find a stack of texts as the starting point for designing a writing unit The ability to read like a writer and ……
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