Teacher Development at SMIC
It is our belief providing educators a window to the right growth opportunity, through the professional development cycle to support and hone their craft to meet students and community differentiated needs, is essential.
Growth Essentials
The SMIC Private School professional growth essentials guide our efforts to sustain our professional learning and development model deeply embedded in the culture of our community. Our cooperative walk with our educators and stakeholders provides insights in sustaining current pedagogical practices while cultivating new innovations. These practical ideas in the emerging academic market place, ensure our educators and leaders lead at their optimum.
Honor * Excellence * Community * Joy
Application for External Professional Development Funding
Important Notice: All External Professional leaning for 2019-2020 is suspended till further notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Online professional learning will be evaluated based on specifics outlined in the SMIC faculty policy.
External ProD Reimbursement Documents
Important Notice: All Professional Development (PD) application must be submitted 30 days in advance for proper processing and consideration in consultation with the School Principal or designee. Initial and final PD decisions is a collaborative effort involving multiple stakeholders (e.g., PD & Curriculum Directions, School Principal, K-12 Principal, and School Chancellor).
Applicants are urged to first consider PD experience in China 34 provincial-level administrative units: 23 provinces, 4 municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing), 5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang) and 2 special administrative regions (Hong Kong, Macau) prior to venturing outside China and beyond. Selected applicants will be notified regarding the next steps via email. Consult the 2019-2020 PD handbook for more information.
Presenting at a Conference
Teachers' professional development
Teachers' professional development at The SMIC Private School is a collaborative jaunt in understanding our teacher's unique pedagogical challenges and instructional needs; examining opportunities for active learning, content knowledge, the overall coherence of staff development as an integrated whole and development activities consecutively building upon each other. Apart from our extensive internal and external professional development opportunities provided by The SMIC Private School, our present professional development strategy is inclusive in natures - strategically differentiated, blended and designed in collaboration with the Sr. Director, Director of K-12, PD and Curriculum, K-12 Principal, and Chancellor focused on the school mission, vision, strategic goals, and school improvement initiative(s).
Scholarly Pursuits
We are excited when teachers seek scholarly pursuits (presenting at a conference, seminar, workshop, etc.) outside the classroom for personal growth and enrichment in concert with what we already provide at The SMIC Private School. Although we cannot absorb the full cost of this experience (hotel, flight, and food), we are however excited about this opportunity and the value it will bring to the SMIC community and would like to provide a modest support for this exciting venture. Support is limited, and based on a case by case basis. Activity must correlate directly with strategies already in play for the academic year and may not supersede current core strategies.Presentation Topic
Presentation topic must compliment the SMIC Private School mission and vision, and the SMIC school three-year strategic plan. We are excited about your external pursuits and look forward to the great way you will enhance our community.
Note: Prior to completing an application to present externally, participants must consult with their Sr, Director, principal or designee first to ensure process feasibility.
IMPORTANT: All applications for reimbursement must be submitted two weeks (14 days) upon return for processing. Given our budget calendar ends December 31st. All applications for reimbursement must be submitted prior to or on December 6th, 2019 of the current calendar year for processing. All Initial and final PD decisions are a collaborative effort involving multiple stakeholders (e.g., PD & Curriculum Directions, School Principal, K-12 Principal, and School Chancellor) and will take time to review all documents for anomalies.
* There is a limited number of external PD spaces available. Consideration will be given to all applicants. Decisions made based on the school (ES, CIC, MS & HS) SMIC mission and vision, and three-year strategic plan. Click on the PD link below to apply.
PD Form/Example
- Procedure for MHS PD Reimbursement
- PD Payment Request Template Sample
- Professional Development/Business Travel Policy
External Professional Learning proposal Notice
Before starting the SMIC Application for External Professional Learning meet with your Principal, Sr. Director/Designee on specifics of how you plan to leverage what you learned at your professional development at The SMIC Private School.
Action Plan Outline:
- Goals,
- Action Steps,
- Resources/Support,
- Deadline/Timing, and
- Status Checkpoints.
Before you Submitting Your PD Application
If you have an outline of your action plan for leadership and or instructional improvements in your school and or department, you can schedule a meeting with the PD department to review your action plan prior to submitting the PD full application. Specifics of teacher and leadership application should seek to address the following school or department focus:
- Leadership and or instructional improvements in the classroom, grade, program or department.
- Augmenting or streamlining current practices and or strategy based on performance or needs assessment data.
Once your external application for professional development has been submitted. Your application will be reviewed by the Principal, Sr. Director, Director of Professional Development, K-12 Principal and or the Chancellor. Additional meeting during the review process may be required to provide action plan clarity.
Professional Learning Application
Funding may be available for faculty and staff to attend Professional Development. Click the link below to apply:
Important: For all External Professional Development above $1001.00 (USD), applicants must complete a bond agreement and attach bond agreement form to their reimbursement documents. Bond agreement specifics are outlined in the faculty handbook. See blank bond agreement form above.
Yearly Curriculum and PD Goals and Schedules
Shanghai Faculty Fall Professional Learning Schedule
- Wednesday Faculty Meeting Fall Schedule 2019
- SMIC-I /CIC Staff Development Schedule for all Faculties (New & Returning) (8/16 – 8/31, 2019)
K-12 Subject Curriculum Goals
School Goals 2019-2020
Understanding by Design Essential
Understand By Design
Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for improving student achievement. Emphasising the teacher's critical role as a designer of student learning, UbD™ works within the standards-driven curriculum to help teachers clarify learning goals, devise revealing assessments of student understanding, and craft effective and engaging learning activities.
Thousands of educators across the country use the Understanding by Design (UbD®) framework, created by the late Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, to get a handle on standards, align programs to assessments, and guide teachers in implementing a standards-based curriculum that leads to student understanding and achievement.Overview of the UbD Framework
- Introduction: What Is the UbD Framework? (PDF)
- What is Understanding by Design?
- Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (1 of 2)
- Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (2 of 2)
- A Summary of Underlying Theory and Research Base for Understanding by Design (PDF)
Suggested Articles
- Three Key Questions on Measuring Learning
- Middle Schoolers Go Global
- Pre-Assessment: Promises and Cautions
- Put Understanding First
- You Can Teach for Meaning
- Backward Design for Forward Action
- Seven Keys to Effective Feedback
- Seven Keys to Effective Feedback
- How Good Is Good Enough? (PDF)
- Practicing What We Preach in Designing Authentic Assessments
- How to Make Your Questions Essential
- What Happens Between Assessments?
- Seven Practices for Effective Learning
- Making a Unit Intellectually Engaging
UbD Basics
- SMIC Curriculum and Understand by Design
- UbD in a Nutshell
- Improve Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction Using the Understanding by Design® Framework
- Unit Planning
UbD Specific Components/Standards
- What Is the Common Core? The Controversial Standards Explained
- How to Read and Unpack Common Core State Standards
- A Teacher's Perspective: Unpacking the Standards
- Unpacking Standards Elementary School PLC
- Unpacking Standards Middle School PLC
- Unpacking Standards High School PLC
- Understanding by Design Formative Assessments
UbD Sample Units and Templates
Differentiation, Instruction, Data & Assessment
Differentiation, Instruction, Data & Assessment
Differentiation is a way of teaching; it’s not a program or package of worksheets. It asks teachers to know their students well so they can provide each one with experiences and tasks that will improve learning. As Carol Ann Tomlinson has said, differentiation means giving students multiple options for taking in information (1999). Differentiating instruction means that you observe and understand the differences and similarities among students and use this information to plan instruction. Here is a list of some key principles that form the foundation of differentiating instruction.
- Differentiated Instruction: Using Ongoing Assessment to Inform Instruction
- Active Learning Is Key to Differentiated Instruction
- Using Data to Differentiate Instruction
- What Research Says About … / Differentiated Learning
- Differentiated instruction: The effect on student achievement in an elementary school
- The Impact of Differentiated Instruction on Student Reading Level Throughout the Response to Intervention Model
- Student Motivation, Engagement, and Achievement
- Research Says / Better Tests Don't Guarantee Better Instruction
- Differentiated Instruction and RTI: A Natural Fit
Note: You will need a VPN for some or all of the resources listed above.
Technology Resources and Professional Development
Expected Student Learner Results (ESLRs) Webinars
Expected School-Wide Learning Results (ESLRs)
Expected School-Wide Learning Results (ESLRs)
The SMIC Private School is committed to significant local, regional, national, and international partnerships with families and communities that prepare students to be:
- Global Citizens - Students will engage in positive, active citizenship through respect for the environment, commitment to charitable causes, and an appreciation for cultural diversity.
- Persons of Character - Students will consistently choose to respect self and others.
- Motivated Learners - Students will demonstrate a passion for learning and an intellectual curiosity through creativity, initiative, collaboration, and problem solving.
- Healthy Individuals - Students will make appropriate choices that reflect physical well-being as well as social and emotional maturity.
School Motto
Honor * Excellence * Community * Joy
Remote/Online Learning Essentials
Remote/Online Learning Essential
Teachers' professional development at The SMIC Private School is a collaborative jaunt in understanding our teacher's unique pedagogical challenges and instructional needs; examining opportunities for active learning, content knowledge, the overall coherence of staff development as an integrated whole and development activities in collaboration with principal and stakeholders to consecutively building upon each other. Meaningful learning can happen anywhere. The resources below have been curated to provide support for an effective remote learning experience no matter where you are.
Free webinars - register directly.
- Ed Web.net
- ASCD's free webinar series
- Educational Webinars
- Special education webinars
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Brain and Learning webinars
- Education Week
- Free conference-quality™ webinars for early childhood education
- Webinars for Teacher and Educators
- SeeSaw Resources, Training and PD
- Zoom Training Resources
Breaking News - Webinars - Teaching Tips!
- Anxiety Awareness - a free, 3-part webinar series!
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Boost Student Voice Using Technology
- Independent Reading - Re-Energizing the the Reading Culture in Your Classroom
- Teen Mental Health - Caring for the Mental Health of Your Students
- Children in Need: Poverty and Education
- We Are Special: A Conversation About Special Education
- Culturally Relevant Teaching: Strategies to Motivate and Engage
- Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Steps to Improve Your Focus and Peace of MinD
- Partnering with Parents that Challenge Us
- Word Wisdom! Tips for Every Teacher to Improve Vocabulary Instruction
- Work Together, Learn Together
- The Teen Scene
- Making a Mark with Makerspaces
- Fireproof: Building Teacher Resilience to Decrease Burnout
- Trauma-Informed Teaching
- Press Play! Getting Play Back in the Classroom
- Inspiring Ideas to Help Students with ADHD Succeed
- The "A" in STEAM - Adding in the Arts
UPCOMING WEBINARS
May
ASCD Additional Resources:
- ASCD’s Educational Leadership has a special issue on remote learning, including articles about maintaining connections while school is closed and how to help anxious students stay engaged with learning. Learn More
- Resources compiled by CESA 6, Wisconsin, a regional school consortium, to support virtual learning: Learn More
- A podcast that can be shared with parents to help their kids learn and use time productively at home: Learn More
- A curated list of resources that can be used for lesson planning for various subjects and grade levels: Learn More
- A deeper understanding of student online absences: Learn More
- How to be a better online teacher: Learn More
June Workshop
- Rethinking Admission Due to COVID-19 A Certificate Course for International Schools Online Course | Beginning 1 June 2020*
Join us as we provide tips, tools, and strategies for rethinking plans and processes during the coming weeks and months. There will even be an opportunity to have live chats with admission professionals at international schools, as well as to post to a cohort discussion board.
Featured Instructors
- Hans Mundahl, Director of Professional Development, EMA and John A. Williamson, EMA
- Claire Goldsmith, Executive Director, Malone Schools Online Network
- Ian Symmonds, President/Chief Strategist, Ian Symmonds & Associates
- Jennifer Hillen, Vice President/Professional Development and Business Affairs, National Business Officers Association
- Grace Lee, Partner, Venable LLP
- Adam Lips, Director of College Counseling, Stanford Online High School
- Eric Hudson, Director of Learning and Design, Global Online Academy
- Michael Nachbar, Executive Director, Global Online Academy
Featured Topics:
- Interviewing at a Distance: Admission, University Counseling & Hiring
- Virtual Events: Tools, Tips & Best Practices
- Communicating Your Value Proposition During a Crisis
- How to Explain Online Learning
- Enrolment Contracts
- Managing a Remote Team
- Make a Videos on Your Phone - Register Now
- Differentiating Online Lessons - WHAT: Review online lessons for special education and teaching multilingual learners. Discuss ways in which you could differentiate your own lessons for the online environment for your students to ensure that each and every one of them learns, develops, and grows. WHEN: JUNE 2 (9:00pm EDT), JUNE 4 (8:00am EDT), JUNE 6 (11:00am EDT). Register now
- Mastering Digital Technologies - WHAT: Students are digital natives and adapt to new technologies very easily. Teachers need to upgrade their skills to become technology certified educators who can curate and use technology tools appropriately to deepen learning experiences. WHEN: JUNE 1 (TBC EDT), JUNE 3 (TBC EDT), JUNE 5 (TBC EDT). Register now
- Online IEPs - WHAT: Discuss with other teacher candidates and special educators how you would break down an IEP and redesign it for online learning. What are the considerations to keep in mind while redesigning and communicating the IEP cycle to all the stakeholders? WHEN: JUNE 9 (TBC EDT), JUNE 11 (TBC EDT), JUNE 13 (TBC EDT). Register now
- Ethical Considerations in Online Early Childhood Education. WHAT: What kind of ethical dilemmas have you faced from moving early childhood education into an online setting? How do you monitor and manage the learning and behaviors of young students? Discuss and share ideas, strategies and resources with early childhood educators and experts. WHEN: JUNE 15 (TBC EDT), JUNE 17 (TBC EDT), JUNE 19 (TBC EDT). Register now.
- Resources & Technology to Assist Language Learners. WHAT: What kind of resources and technology tools can you use to assist language learners? Discuss ideas, create a tool kit and share resources that you can use to address specific language skills in helping language learners gain language proficiency in an online environment. WHEN: JUNE 23 (TBC EDT), JUNE 25 (TBC EDT), JUNE 27 (TBC EDT). Register now.
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: CREATIVITY & VALUES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. June 24th 2020 @ 12 am - Learn more
Great Teaching Webinars On th GO!
- Anxiety Awareness - a free, 3-part webinar series!
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Boost Student Voice Using Technology Independent Reading - Re-Energizing the Reading Culture in Your Classroom
- Teen Mental Health - Caring for the Mental Health of Your Students
- Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Steps to Improve Your Focus and Peace of MinD
- Partnering with Parents that Challenge Us
- The Teen Scene
- Fireproof: Building Teacher Resilience to Decrease Burnout
- Trauma-Informed Teaching
- Inspiring Ideas to Help Students with ADHD Succeed
- Click to view any of the titles above: Great Teaching
PAST WEBINARS
March
- Understanding and Communicating Your Role as a School Counselor in an Online Learning Environment - March 19, 2020 9:00-10:00am U.S. Eastern Standard Time
- Coping with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Supporting the Mental Health of International Communities Affected by the Pandemic - March 17, 2020 7:00-8:00am U.S. Central StandardTime
- CIO Office Town Hall: The New Normal - Work Life after COVID-19 - April 21st
- Remote Reboot: How Virtual Teams Can Outperform Traditional Teams - April 22nd
- Early Years Webinar - March 25, 2020
April - Click the title to gain access
April is World Autism Awareness Month
- Welcome to Autism Awareness Month. On today’s podcast, we speak with Dr. Stephen Shore, an adult with autism. Our discussion today revolves around the 4 A’s of Autism: Awareness, Acceptance, Appreciation & Action, as well as how we can best support our learners and their families during the COVID pandemic. LISTEN NOW! - podcast
- Specialists Webinar - April 1, 2020
- "Angst" Movie Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker - April 2, 2020, 9:00-10:00am U.S. Eastern Standard Time
- Assessment - April 15 webinar. Explore how to offer students feedback and support their growth with online assessment practices and tools. Registration is open now at: https://lnkd.in/gDUgFvz (ISS)
- What is Happening!? Can Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing Really Help in a Global Crisis? April 16, 2020 9:00-10:30am US EST (check your time zone)
- Planning for and Responding to Grief and Loss during a Pandemic April 21, 2020, 8:00-9:00am U.S. EST (ISCA)
- CIO Office Town Hall: The New Normal - Work Life after COVID-19 - April 21st (Zoom)
- Inclusive Learning Webinar - April 22, 2020 8:00 AM New York Time 1:00 PM London Time 8:00 PM Shanghai Time
- Upskill Your Tech Skills: Tools for Delivering Social Emotional Curriculum During Virtual Learning - April 23, 2020, 9:00-10:00am U.S. EST
- The Empowered Educator Virtual Event 2020
- Planning for and Responding to Grief and Loss during a Pandemic April 21, 2020, 8:00-9:00am U.S. EST
- CIO Office Town Hall: The New Normal - Work Life after COVID-19 - April 21st (Zoom)
- Remote Reboot: How Virtual Teams Can Outperform Traditional Teams - April 22nd (Zoom)
- An Educator’s Guide to Teaching over Zoom - Daily
- ISS Transitions to online Learning: Register at https://lnkd.in/gx8Wx4W & join facilitating international educators Matt Barker, Lori Boll, Diane Foudy, Erin Madonna, and Elaine Yandeau for the April 22 discussion! (ISS)
- Inclusive Learning Webinar - April 22, 2020 8:00 AM New York Time 1:00 PM London Time 8:00 PM Shanghai Time
- Finalsite's School Marketing Day - April 23rd 2020
- Upskill Your Tech Skills: Tools for Delivering Social Emotional Curriculum During Virtual Learning - April 23, 2020, 9:00-10:00am U.S. EST
- Online Learning - A Strategic Approach for K-12 Schools - April 15 webinar. Explore how to offer students feedback and support their growth with online assessment practices and tools. Registration is open now at: https://lnkd.in/gDUgFvz (ISS)
- Wednesday Wellbeing: Meditate with MindWell - Starting: April 29, 2020, 7:00-7:30am U.S. EST
- Understand the science of COVID-19 and learn strategies for teaching your students. STEM expert and biologist Michael DiSpezio to learn about COVID-19. DATE: Upper Elem/MS: April 28, 2020 or High School: April 29, 2020. TIME: 9 am ET
- Leading Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Medium-Term Steps - Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - Time: 03:00 PM Eastern
- ASCD Exclusive Webinar with the CDC - Leading Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Medium-Term Steps Presented by Sean Slade and Sarah Lee - Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - Time: 3:00 p.m. eastern time - REGISTER NOW!
- Why We Should Embrace Mistakes—A Growth Mindset Community Chat
- ⭐ Tuesday April 28 @ 3pm EST/12pm
- REGISTER NOW
- ⭐ Tuesday April 28 @ 3pm EST/12pm
- Wednesday Wellbeing: Meditate with MindWell - Starting: April 29, 2020, 7:00-7:30am U.S. EST
- Unlocking Emotional Blockades: Neuroscience-Based Tools to Optimize Self-Regulation and Joyful Learning (ASCD)
- Presented by Judy Willis and Malana Willis
- Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020
- Time: 3:00 p.m. eastern time
May
- Matt Glover- Key Practices inTeaching Writing Wednesday, May 13, 9:00 am ET. Click to Register
- Webinar by Alan November on Leading for Creativity and Transformation During Covid-19; 14th May 2020 - Click to Register
- Tailoring Classroom Technology Tips for Learning Outside the Classroom Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - Time: 3:00 pm eastern daylight
- Kathy Collins —Welcome to the Reading Club! Ideas to Engage Children Who Are Reluctant, Resistant, or Hesitant Readers, In Class or At Home - May 20 @ 9 ET
- RECORDING | Dan Feigelson—Writing Like a Reader, Reading Like a Writer: Making Literacy Connections Through Individual Student Conferences
- Webinar by Yong Zhao on The New Normalcy: Education Post Covid-19; 22nd May 2020 - Register Now
Resource and Support
- Amazon books and audio (free/limited). All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet using the following link https://stories.audible.com/start-listen.
- Time for Kids Launches Free Digital Library - All educators can sign up to receive these companion resources through the TIME for Kids weekly newsletter: timeforkids.com/newsletter.
Note: You will need a VPN for some or all of the resources listed above. These suggested webinars have been curated to provide and extended perspective to enhance knowledge and further understanding.
Continuous Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)

Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is what it sounds like. It is a method or system of continuously seeking to make changes and improvements in any system. In education, continuous improvement is used as a means of constantly seeking to make schools and programs better. It is meant to be ongoing and generally follows a cycle. Through the process of continuous improvement, schools and districts are able to:
- Identify needs or problems
- Develop strategies of change
- Implement those strategies
- Make decisions about ongoing and
- long-lasting improvement.
What is PDSA?
PDSA, or Plan-Do-Study-Act, is an iterative, four-stage problem-solving model used for improving a process or carrying out change.
When using the PDSA cycle, it's important to include students; they can provide feedback about what works and what doesn't.
In applying PDSA, ask yourself three questions:
- What are we trying to accomplish?
- How will we know that a change is an improvement?
- What changes can we make that will result in an improvement?
Stage 1: Plan
Consider an area of focus with your students - knowledge of the problem or opportunity for improvement. Consider the strengths each student brings—look for engaged, forward-thinking attitude.
Working with your students, identify roles and responsibilities, set timelines, and establish an agreed upon meeting schedule.
B. Draft an Aim Statement
An aim statement is an explicit description of your class desired outcomes, which are expressed in a measurable and time-specific way.
- What are we trying to accomplish?
An aim statement should take into account the following concerns:
- What are we trying to accomplish?
- How will we know that a change is an improvement?
- What change can we make that will result in improvement?
C. Describe Current Context and Process
Brainstorm
Examine your current process. Start by asking the team these basic questions:
- What are we doing now?
- How do we do it?
- What are the major steps in the process?
- Who is involved?
- What do they do?
- What is done well?
- What could be done better?
Note: You might have already answered the last two questions if you have performed a SWOT analysis.
A SWOT analysis provides programs and organizations with a clear, easy-to-read map of internal and external factors that may help or harm a project, by listing and organizing a project's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. SWOT can clearly show a program its chances for success, given present environmental factors.
Gather More Detail
Once the general structure is completed, these can be some more helpful questions to ask:
- How long does the process currently take? Each step?
- Is there variation in the way the process is currently completed?
D. Describe the Problem
Using the aim statement created in Step B, state your desired accomplishments, and use data and information to measure how your classroom meets/does not meet those accomplishments.
For example: If your objective is to maximize your student's quality of work life, you might find evidence by surveying/reviewing your students on classroom stressors.
Write a Problem Statement
Write a problem statement to clearly summarize your team's consensus on the problem. You may find it helpful to prioritize problems, if your team has identified more than one, and/or include a justification of why you chose your problem(s).
E. Identify Causes and Alternatives
Analyze Causes
For the problem in your problem statement, work to identify causes of the problem using tools such as control charts, fishbones, and work flow process maps (e.g., flowcharts, swim lane maps). The end of the cause analysis should summarize the cause analysis by describing and justifying the root causes.
Examine your process, and ask:
- Is this process efficient?
- What is associated (including money, time, or other resources)?
- Are we doing the right steps in the right way?
- Does someone else do this same process in a different way?
Develop Alternatives
Try to mitigate your root causes by completing the statement,
"If we do __________, then __________ will happen."
Choose an alternative (or a few alternatives) that you believe will best help you reach your objective and maximize your resources.
Develop an action plan, including necessary staff/resources and a timeline. Try to account for risks you might face as you implement your action plan.
Stage 2: Do
Start to implement your action plan. Be sure to collect data as you go, to help you evaluate your plan in Stage 3: Study. Your team might find it helpful to use a check sheet, flowchart, swim lane map, or run chart to capture data/occurrences as they happen or over time.
Your class should also document problems, unexpected effects, and general observations.
Stage 3: Study
Using the aim statement drafted in Stage 1: Plan, and data gathered during Stage 2: Do, determine:
- Did your plan result in an improvement? By how much/little?
- Was the action worth the investment?
- Do you see trends?
- Were there unintended side effects?
You can use a number of different tools to visually review and evaluate an improvement, like a Pareto chart, control chart, or run chart.
Stage 4: Act
Reflect on Plan and Outcomes
- If your team you and your student success, standardize the improvement and begin to use it regularly. After some time, return to Stage 1: Plan and re-examine the process to learn where it can be further improved.
- If you and your students believes a different approach would be more successful, return to Stage 1: Plan, and develop a new and different plan that might result in success.
The PDSA cycle is ongoing, and education institutions become more efficient as they intuitively adopt PDSA into their core planning.
Celebrate Improvements and Lessons Learned
- Communicate accomplishments to stakeholders
- Take steps to preserve your gains and sustain your accomplishments and momentum
- Make long-term plans for additional improvements
- Conduct iterative PDSA cycles when needed
PDAS Resources
If you’ve made it to this PDF, you are in the right place. The PDSA process/cycle was developed for scientists at Bell Laboratory. This model is researched based and has been proven to be one of the best strategies used by organizations to ensure continuous improvement. The resources below will provide additional clarity on the process of not only starting a PDSA but sustaining it.
Presentations/Resources/Supports
Presentations, resources, and supports provided below offer perspective on the PDSA process provided by Terri Iles.
- HYS SMIC Review
- PDSA Examples Terri Iles
- SMIC JSA Review
- 1SMIC Review
- Teacher and Student Partnership
- Elementary PDSA Samples
- 1QLA-Fishbone Template
- Brain Friendly Strategy Bank
- Do Picture Cards
- Graphic Organizers
- High Yield Strategies
- HYS Strategy Cards
- Learning Styles
- Marzano High Yield Strategies
- PDSA1
- PDSA2
- Primary Strategies with Pictures
- Project Rubric
- QLA-Radar Chart Template
- QLA-Student Teacher Relationship Continuum Poster
Videos
The resources below are designed to provide various perspective on the PDSA process. These videos do not replace the theories, training or expectations presented by Terri Iles.
- PDSA Video: A Teacher's Perspective
- The PDSA cycle 101
- Introduction to PDSA Cycles for Education
- PDSA
- Whiteboard: PDSA in Everyday Life
- PDSA Deer Valley Unified School District
- PDSA Deer Valley Unified School District Pt. #2
- How Long Should a PDSA Cycle Last?
Forms
The resource below will guide you along the process and provide essential ideas as you craft your PDSA plans with your students for the 2019-2020 year.
PDSA Quarterly Walkthrough 2019-2020
Note: 3rd qtr. and the 4th qtr. PDSA will be differentiated in scope and reflect online/in school practices (for those grades transitioning back). PDSA will consider aspect pre and post online/In house practices which hinders any part of the instructional (online/In school) process. PDSA designs will address strategies of how those hindrances can be actualized and remediated through teacher and student collaborative PDSA design practices.
- Qtr. I - 09/26/2019 to 10/11/2019
- Qtr. II - 12/09/2019 to 12/20/2019
- Qtr. III - 03/9/2020 to 03/20/2020
- Qtr. IV - 05/11/2020 to 05/22/20
Note: PDSA for Qtr. III has been blended with qtr. IV due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PDSA focus for qtr. IV will be on team/grade level PDSA design strategy to consider issues online and student transition back on campus.
Atlas Academy

What Is Atlas?
Atlas is the curriculum planning software designed to meet our school’s needs. With Atlas, we can initiate, revamp, and continuously refine and improve our curriculum development process. Within Atlas, create structure for the curriculum process, document curriculum in custom built templates, generate reports analyzing the curriculum from standards alignment to scope and sequence, and review and revise curriculum in pursuit of student achievement.
- Collaboratively plan your curriculum using flexible unit planners
- Robust and visual curriculum analytics powering a reflective curriculum review process
- Manage Lessons, Service Learning and PBL aligned to your curriculum goals
- Integrated assessment & reporting with customizable report cards
- Improve school-to-home communication with students & parents
Welcome to Atlas Support
Atlas supports is the place to fins information, Tutorials, FAQs, and much more. Get started, and learn about navigating Atlas.
- Teacher must watch: Welcome to Atlas
- Watch: Navigating Atlas Webinar
- Read: Atlas Basics
Start building or revising your curriculum for the courses you teach!
Browse your school's curriculum, and explore Atlas's reporting capabilities
Leave notes, discuss units, and share reports with your colleagues
Atlas Quarterly Artifacts/Expectations
To guarantee consistency, clarity and minimize confusion using the Atlas unit planning platform. Quarterly checkpoints outlined below ensures unit planning artifacts are added to Atlas quarterly by participating teachers and audited by leaders. Department heads, grade leaders and coordinator will perform quarterly audits – assuring all expected unit planning artifacts are in Atlas at quarter-end.
- Standards - Big Ideas (Standards Elements)
- Enduring Understandings
- Essential Question(s)
- Learning Objectives
- Essential Knowledge
- Assessment Evidence
Atlas Quarterly Audit/Expectations
Coordinator, grade level leads and department head will work collaboratively with their assigned teacher to ensure unit planning artifacts are uploaded to Atlas. These quarterly unit planning audit will certify the following components exemplifies all unit plans.
- Unit planning artifacts (see Lesson Planning Artifacts in Atlas Quarterly list above)
- Standards match the lesson taught
- The unit plans is coherent and complements targeted strategies to be taught/assessment and other stated artifacts
- Unit planning audit will be continual (quarterly)
Quarter I. Checks & Unit Plan Audit/Submission
- General Teacher Notice - 9/10/19
- First Teacher Check - 10/8/19
- Second Teacher Check - 10/31/19
- Administrator Rolling Quarter One Audit - 10/31/19 -11/19/19
- Quarter I Ends - November 19/19
Results: Qtr. I unit planning complete by November 19/19
Quarter II. Checks & Unit Plan Audit/Submission
- General Teacher Notice - 11/11/19
- First Teacher Checkpoint - 12/9/19
- Second Teacher Checkpoint - 12/31/19
- Administrator Rolling Quarter Two Audit - 12/31/19 to 1/17/20
- Quarter II Ends - January 17/20
Results: Qtr. II unit planning updated by January 17/20
Quarter III. Checks & Unit Plan Audit/Submission
- General Teacher Notice - 02/18/20
- First Teacher Check - 03/3/20
- Second Teacher Check - 03/24/20
- Administrator Rolling Quarter three Audit - 03/24/20 -04/17/20
- Quarter III Ends - April 17/20
Results: Qtr. III unit planning updated by April 17/20
Notes: Lesson plan amended due to Covid-19. Teachers will update/add in the note section of Atlas per the unit taught the skills, and standards (objectives) covered.
Quarter IV. Checks & Unit Plan Audit/Submission
- General Teacher Notice - 04/20/20
- First Teacher Checkpoint - 05/11/20
- Second Teacher Checkpoint - 06/01/19
- Administrator Rolling Quarter four Audit - 06/01/19 to 06/24/20
- Quarter IV Ends - June 24/20
Notes: Lesson plan amended due to Covid-19. Teachers will update/add in the note section of Atlas per the unit taught the skills, and standards (objectives) covered.
Results: Qtr. IV unit planning updated by June 06/20
Important Notice: Although unit plan audits are ongoing (performed every qtr.) Audit for qtr. III and IV are essential ensuring teachers have updated their unit plans from the two previous two qtr. The final unit planning audit will be completed based on the tentative outlined above. All teachers must update all unit planning artifacts prior to submitting their check out form to be signed. I will have designated time per grade to review your ATLAS sign out (posted 1/7/20).
EARCOS Weekend PD Opportunities for 2019-2020

NOTICE
All EARCOS Professional Learning Weekends for 2019-2020 are suspended till further notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sorry for the inconvenience.
EARCOS PD Weekends for 2019-2020
See listing of external professional learning opportunities below provided to our teacher and stakeholders by our educational partner EARCOS in support of our schoolwide growth strategy, teacher, stakeholders, and community improvement plans. Participants interested in taking part in any of the professional learning opportunities listed below will consult with their Sr. Directors or designee before submitting an external professional development application. The process mirrors all requirements and expectations outlined for external professional development.
*There is a limited number of external PD spaces available. Consideration will be given to all applicants. Decisions made based on the school (ES, MS & HS) strategic plan, SMIC mission and vision and three year strategic plan.JULY
July 30 to Aug 1
School: Chiang Mai International School
Title: Eureka Math Institute
Consultant: Dakota Kondas
Coordinator: Chris Capadona, ccapadona@cmis.ac.th
SEPTEMBER
Sept 5-8
School: Stamford American International School
Title: Adaptive Schools Foundational Seminar
Consultant: Lynn Sawyer, Adaptive Schools
Coordinator: Christie Powell, christie.powell@sais.edu.sg
Sept 7-8
School: Canadian International School Bangalore
Title: Collaborative Co-Teaching in EAL
Consultant: Dr. Virginia Rojas
Coordinator: Chris Page, cpage@cisb.org.in
Sept 15-16
School: International School of Dongguan
Title: Motivating and Engaging Young Adolescents
Consultant: Jack Berckmeyer
Coordinator: Kelly Kramer, kellykramer@i-s-d.org
Sept 15-16
School: Dulwich International High School Suzhou
Title: ‘Communication skills that connect, engage and energise: building authentic presentation skills for assemblies, parent meetings and other large groups.’
Consultant: Kendall Zoller
Coordinator: Richard Nunns, richard.nunns@dchigh-suzhou.cn
Sept 14-15
School: United Nations International School of Hanoi
Title: Compass Education Level 1 Educator Empowerment Training: Thinking, Learning, and Acting for a Sustainable World
Consultant: Compass Education
Coordinator: Megan Brazil, esprincipal@unishanoi.org
Sept 14-15
School: International School of Kuala Lumpur
Title: Standing on the Shoulders of Others: Using Mentor Text to Teach Writing Craft
Consultant: Stevi Quate
Coordinator: Praxia Apostle, papostle@iskl.edu.my
Sept 14-15
School: International School of Phnom Penh
Title: Outdoor Learning Spaces: The benefits of getting students outdoors and learning
Consultant: Kenny Peavy
Coordinator: Elizabeth Ford, elizabethford@ispp.edu.kh
Sept 21-22
School: Seoul Foreign School
Title: Performance towards Proficiency – Assessing Authentic Oral Communicative Skills
Consultant: Dr. Susan YueHua Zhang
Coordinator: Jenny YuHong Tang, jenny.tang@seoulforeign.org
Sept 27-28
School: Morrison Academy
Title: Getting Classroom Assessment Right
Consultant: Dr. Laura Link
Coordinator: Missy Basnett, basnettm@mca.org.tw
Sept 28-29
School: Korea International School
Title: Cognitive Coaching: Dare to Lead
Consultant: Jolene Lockwood
Coordinator: Liz Cho, liz.cho@kis.or.kr
Sept 28-29
School: Ruamrudee International School
Title: Writer's Workshop
Consultants: Anne Marie Chow and Scott Riley
Coordinator: Tonya Parham, tonyap@rism.ac.th
Sept 28-29
School: Saigon South International School
Title: PlayTime - Making and Coding for Educators
Consultant: Evan Weinberg
Coordinator: David Chadwell, dchadwell@ssis.edu.vn
OCTOBER
Oct 5-6
School: American School in Taichung
Title: Learning Targets, Feedback, and Proficiency Based Grading
Consultant: Dr. Hannah Reeder
Coordinator: Rachel Bishop, rbishop@ast.tc.edu.tw
Oct 5-6
School: Bandung Independent School
Title: The Role of the Teacher in Student Well-Being
Consultant: Dr. Christopher Liang
Coordinator: Katie Stone, katherine.stone@bisedu.or.id
Oct 5-6
School: Saigon South International School
Title: iPad Inspiration for Every Classroom - Technology by Design
Consultant: Rebecca Jardin
Coordinator: David Chadwell, dchadwell@ssis.edu.vn
Oct 12-13
School: Nagoya International School
Title: Understanding and Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Consultant: Lori Boll
Coordinator: Chelsea Wilson Sword, csword@nis.ac.jp
Oct 19-20
School: Shenzhen Shekou International School
Title: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher
Consultant: Dr. Virginia Rojas
Coordinator: Megan Kuemmerlin, mkuemmerlin@sis.org.cn
Oct 26-27
School: Shanghai SMIC Private School
Title: Connecting Mathematics to the World Around Us
Consultant: Ron Lancaster
Coordinator: Dr. Emmanuel T. Vincent, emmanuel_vincent@smicschool.com
NOVEMBER
Nov 2-3
School: Seisen International School
Title: Teaching with ATL in mind ( Approaches to Learning)
Consultant: Lance King
Coordinator: Mat Brigham, mbrigham@seisen.com
Nov 2-3
Hong Kong International School
Title: Designing an Assessment System to Measure Three Dimensional Science Learning (Elementary and Middle School Teachers)
Consultant: Wendy Smith
Coordinator: Don Drake, ddrake@hkis.edu.hk
Nov 9-10
School: Cebu International School
Title: ATL Skills Program Design and Implementation
Consultant: Lance King
Coordinator: Aimee Underwood, earcosrep@cis.edu.ph
Nov 9-10
School: Surabaya Intercultural School
Title: Assessment for Learning
Consultant: Tania Lattanzio
Coordinator: Rochelle Santiago, rsantiago@sis.sch.id
Nov 16-17
School: Concordia International School Hanoi
Title: Developing the Design Mind
Consultants: Kevin Jarrett and David Jakes
Coordinator: Ian Sutherland, ian.sutherland@concordiahanoi.org
Nov 16-17
School: Osaka YMCA International School
Title: Connecting Mathematics to the World Around Us
Consultant: Ron Lancaster
Coordinator: Marc Mesich, marc-mesich@oyis.org
Nov 16-17
School: IGB International School
Title: Empowering Teachers to Become Life-Long Learners - Making Learning Visible, Meaningful, Sharable and Amplified
Consultant: Silvia Tolisano
Coordinator: Aga Chojnacka, aga.chojnacka@igbis.edu.my
Nov. 16
School: Korea International School
Title: KORCOS International Educators' Conference 2019
Consultant: Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes
Coordinator: Liz Cho, liz.cho@kis.or.kr
Nov 30-Dec 1
School: International School Bangkok
Title: Social and Emotional Learning for Teens: Why, What & How?
Consultant: Amy Smith
Coordinator: Jennifer DeLashmutt , jenniferd@isb.ac.th
Nov 30-Dec 1
School: International School Bangkok
Title: Creating The Learning Support Classroom of Tomorrow
Consultant: Phil Bowman
Coordinator: Jennifer DeLashmutt, jenniferd@isb.ac.th
JANUARY
Jan 11-12
School: Osaka International School
Title: Supporting Global Citizenship, Leadership and Sustainable Development Goals Integration
Consultant: Justin Bedardon
Coordinator: Ms Michelle Nicholl, mnicholl@soismail.jp
Jan 11-12 - Shanghai
Understanding by Design By Jay Mctighe
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 www.chaptersinternational.com
Jan 18-19
School: Yokohama International School
Title: Learning Through Wellness
Consultant: Energetic Education - Dale Sidebottom
Coordinator: Susie Clifford, cliffords@yis.ac.jp
Jan 18-19
School: Brent International School Manila
Title: Student Health and Wellbeing
Consultant: Amy Lauren Smith
Coordinator: John Whalley, jwhalley@brent.edu.ph
Jan 18-19
School: Tokyo International School
Title: Fusing Reading & Writing Workshop in IB-Style School Settings
Consultant: Christopher Frost
Coordinator: Joey Kaufhold, joeyka@tokyois.com
Jan 18-19
School: Suzhou Singapore International School
Title: How the Science of Learning can Inform the Art of Teaching
Consultant: Ewen Bailey
Coordinator: Ewen Bailey, ewenbailey@mail.ssis-suzhou.net
FEBRUARY
Feb 21-23
SENIA CONFERENCE 2020 | BEYOND INCLUSION
International School Manila
27th - 28th February 2020, Shanghai
EAL Collaboration In CLIL Classrooms By Dr. Virginia P. Rojas
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
Feb 29 - Mar 1
School: Shanghai American School
Title: Visual and Performing Arts Summit
Consultant: Nyssa Brown and Jeremy Holien
Coordinator: Fay Leong, fay.leong@saschina.org
29th February - 1st March 2020, Shanghai
Bilingualism And Bilingual Education In International Schools By Dr. Virginia P. Rojas
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
Feb 15-16
School: The American School in Japan
Title: Planning to Engage and Empower Readers and Writers
Consultant: Penny Kittle
Coordinator: Ginny Prairie, vprairie@asij.ac.jp
February 22-23
School: International School of Phnom Penh
Title: Inspire Citizens
Consultants: Steve Sostak & Aaron Moniz of Inspire Citizens
Coordinator: Elizabeth Ford, elizabethford@ispp.edu.kh
Feb 29 - Mar 1
School: KIS International School
Title: Concept Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding level 1 for Prek to 12 teachers
Consultant: Jennifer Chang Wathall
Coordinator: Alison Yang, alison@kis.ac.th
MARCH
March 7-8
School: Xiamen International School
Title: The Writing Workshop: Creating a Community of Writers
Consultant: Laurie Ransom
Coordinator: Laurie Ransom, Laurieransom@xischina.com.cn
7th - 8th March 2020, Shanghai
Concept-Based Mathematics By Jennifer Wathall
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
March 7-8
School: Surabaya Intercultural School
Title: Conceptual Based Learning
Consultant: Tania Lattanzio
Coordinator: Rochelle Santiago, rsantiago@sis.sch.id
Mar 7-8
Hong Kong International School
Title: Connecting NGSS and the PYP Curriculum Framework (Elementary Teachers & PYP Coordinators)
Consultant: Wendy Smith
Coordinator: Don Drake, ddrake@hkis.edu.hk
Mar 12-14
United Nations International School - Hanoi
EARCOS MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2020
Theme: "Clear Vision for Student Success"
Coordinator: Marc Vermeire, msprincipal@unishanoi.org OR Ms. Nhung, mspsecretary@unishanoi.org
Mar 14-15
School: Chadwick International School
Title: Dare to Lead: Daring Classrooms
Consultant: Jolene Lockwood
Coordinator: Mirela Matesan, mmatesan@chadwickschool.org
Mar 14-15
School: Korea International School
Title: Power of Music in the Elementary Years
Consultant: Beth Nelson, Director, Orff Schulwerk Teacher Certification Course
Coordinator: Liz Cho, liz.cho@kis.or.kr
27th - 29th March 2020, Shanghai
Building Your Mid-Level Leadership By Dr. Fran Prolman
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
28th - 29th March 2020, Shanghai
Reading and Writing Through Inquiry (K-6) By Kathy Collins And Matt Glover
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
APRIL
April 11-12
School: Yokohama International School
Title: Inclusive Classrooms
Consultant: Matt Barker
Coordinator: Susie Clifford, cliffords@yis.ac.jp
18th - 19th April 2020, Beijing
Creating a Culture of Thinking By Dr. Ron Ritchhart
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
April 23-24
School: Alice Smith School
Title: Catering for the needs of all learners in Math
Consultant: Janet Smith
Coordinator: Jaime Thistleton, jthistleton.jb@alice-smith.edu.my
25th - 26th April 2020, Shanghai
Teaching and Learning through Inquiry By Kath Murdoch
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
30th April - 3rd May 2020, Dalian China
First Steps In Music By John Feierabend
CHINA WORKSHOPS 2020 - www.chaptersinternational.com
Please consult the EARCOS website for up to the minute news, changes & updates as events may shift.
Reach Out
For more information about our professional learning seminars, workshops, and conferences or to sign up, please contact
Dr. Emmanuel T. Vincent - In permanent beta - learning, growing, evolving
Director of K-12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development
The SMIC Private School
emmanuel_vincent@smicschool.com
Elias Yi
Assistant to K-12 PD/
Curriculum Department
The SMIC Private School
Elias_Yi@smicschool.com
SMIC Excellence In Teaching Award

Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
We would like to personally acknowledge Asta Fu, Kawai Liu and Lily Chang, a finalist for The SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award. Thank you for your time and patience. The argument outlined in your proposal is compelling and worth further exploration. It’s a testament to some of the awesome innovation you bring to the classroom, the SMIC community, and the wider community. Finalists will have an opportunity to leverage their proposal through the SMIC community during our In-House Expert Series, 5th Motivator Educator Conference, collaborate with Sr. Director and colleagues on strategies outlined in their proposal and submit their proposal for publication through EARCOS.
Congratulations to Laurie Sullivan for being chosen as the 2019- 2020 SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award winners at The SMIC Private School. This award is an acknowledgment of the strategies you use in class to promote students and community growth in a professionally stimulating learning environment. Laurie’s name will be submitted as a potential presenter for the 18th Annual EARCOS Teachers' Conference 2020 in Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok, Thailand scheduled for March 26-28, 2020. This is a special opportunity to represent The SMIC Private School and present strategies focused on "Enjoying Classroom Management with “Love and Logic" at The SMIC Private School.
We would like to thank Sr. Directors, K-12 principal and participants for their time. The SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award participants are truly teachers who make learning appealing, energetic and appropriate for students; and who set a standard of excellence for all educators. We are proud of the work they do every day, bringing the joy of exploration and learning to children at The SMIC Private School.
Breaking News
- Press-Release-SMIC EARCOS Excellence in Teaching Fellow - Lauri Sullivan
- Press-Release-The SMIC Private School - Excellence in Teaching Award
- Interview Questions
SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award
Teaching is a noble profession that helps to educate future generations. At SMIC, there are many professional development opportunities for teachers to enhance their craft and contribute to the larger academic community. The SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award, intended to be an annual award, recognizes and rewards SMIC teachers who demonstrate instructional expertise, creativity and innovation in their classrooms; who make learning engaging, vibrant and relevant for students; and whose work and accomplishments set a standard of excellence for all teachers. Its purpose is to elevate the teaching profession, to motivate and inspire teachers, to allow teachers to share best educational practices with their peers, and to enhance the reputation of teachers at The SMIC Private School.
Consideration will be given to all applicants. Initial and final decisions are a collaborative effort involving multiple stakeholders (e.g., PD & Curriculum Director, School Principal, and K-12 Principal). Decisions made based on the school (ES, MS & HS) strategic plan, SMIC mission and vision and three year strategic plan.
EARCOS Teacher Leadership Conference Program
Our partnership with EARCOS has allowed us to leverage many educational resources allowing teachers to teach at their optimum - broadening their perspective of the wider world in anticipation of the journey ahead.
EARCOS Teacher Leadership Conference Program Objectives & Purposes
- To promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the activities of member schools.
- To broaden the dimensions of education of all schools involved in the Council in the interest of a total program of education.
- To advance the professional growth and welfare of individuals belonging to the educational staff of member schools.
- To facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all associated schools.
- To cooperate with other organizations and individuals pursuing the same objectives as this council.
SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award/Teacher Leader Candidate
A teacher who is an expert in their practices, exhibiting beyond average pedagogical aptitude in elevating student growth and success - inspiring and in sighting learning at all levels. If you are an educator at SMIC who has contributed to student growth through innovative practices, utilizing differentiated strategies in meeting students where they are, encouraging measurable mistakes while infusing above and beyond sustainable practices to further their educational journey, then this program speaks to you.
SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award/Teacher Leader Candidate & Principal/Sr. Director
We are pleased to announce a call for presenters for the 18th annual EARCOS Teachers' Conference (ETC2020) in Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok, Thailand scheduled for March 26-28, 2020. SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award/Teacher Leader Candidate will meet with their Principal/Sr. Director first to discuss conference specifics and how their proposal will enhance their current placement and a plan of leveraging the conference theme of "A Clear Vision for the Future," as applicable to their current placement, SMIC's mission, vision and strategic plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. This is the first phase of a two-phase process. All applicants who advance to phase two, their proposal will be sent to EARCOS for consideration and review. Decisions will be announced by Monday, December 9, 2019, which proposals were selected.
Interested SMIC Excellence in Teaching Award/Teacher Leader Candidate will meet with their Principal/Sr. Director first to discuss conference specifics and how their proposal will enhance their current placement as well as a plan of leveraging the conference theme of "A Clear Vision for the Future," as applicable to their current placement, SMIC's mission, vision and strategic plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. All completed forms must be submitted to the EARCOS Teacher Representative Ana Rodriguez.
Conference theme: "A Clear Vision for the Future."
Participants proposal must align with the conference strands:- Science
- Math
- Social Studies/Humanities
- Global Issues/Global Citizenship
- Middle School
- Service Learning
- I.T., and
- General Education Topics.
Conference theme: "A Clear Vision for the Future."
Please remember that all proposal is due to the EARCOS Teacher Representative Ana Rodriguez October 29th 9:00 am. Sorry, but late or incomplete proposals cannot be considered, as teacher workshop proposals will be selected immediately after the deadline. We will let you know by Monday, December 9, 2019, which proposals were selected (teachers to present workshops and/or facilitate a Job-Alike).
Deadlines
- October 29th, 9:00 am - Due for all SMIC Excellence In Teaching/Teacher Leaders Candidate Application Submitted to Teacher Rep
- October 30th - 11/1 K-12 Principal/Principal/Sr. Director review form/conduct SMIC Excellence In Teaching/Teacher Leaders Candidate interviews
- November 4th Teacher Leader Application sent to EARCOS
- November 11th SMIC Excellence In Teaching Award recipient announced
Forms
Funding
There is a limited number of spaces available for the EARCOS Teacher Leadership Conference. Consideration will be given to all applicants. Decisions will be based on the applicant’s plan of leveraging the conference theme of "A Clear Vision for the Future," the SMIC Private School External PD funding policy, the applicants' current placement, SMIC's mission, vision and school strategic plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. This is a competitive opportunity. Reimbursement will mirror The SMIC Private School current reimbursement policy as outlined in the 2019-2020 faculty handbook/External PD policy.
FAQ - Teachers Leadership Conference (ETC2020)
- What are the benefits of participating in the EARCOS Teacher Conference
The conference will provide a professionally stimulating and rewarding opportunity for networking and building camaraderie while extending a professional reach in the academic arena.
- Who should be my first contact if I am interested in applying?
Teacher Leaders will meet with their Principal/Sr. Director to discuss conference specifics and how their proposal will enhance their current placement and a plan of leveraging the conference theme of "A Clear Vision for the Future," as applicable to the SMIC Private School External 2019-2020 PD policy, applicants' current placement, SMIC's mission, vision and school strategic plans for the 2019-2020 academic year.
- Who should I send my application to?
Once your application is complete, send it to The Teacher Representative - Ana Rodriguez
- Who will approve my application?
Application will be reviewed by Sr. Director, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development, K-12 Principal and Teacher Representative
- What expenses are covered by the school?
Expenses covered will mirror the External PD funding policy for the 2019-2020 academic school year.
- Who is in charge of booking accommodation and transportation?
Once the teacher leader had been selected, booking accommodation and transportation will be completed by the teacher leaders and will mirror the External PD funding policy for the 2019-2020 academic school year.
- May I first know how long will a workshop be?
The presentation length are typically one hour with multiple session in the course of the conference.
- The “Name of aide”
Reference to the teacher representative - Ana Rodriguez
- Lastly, I know I need to fill the form in and send it to Ana Rodriguez before October 29th, is there anything else?
Once your application has been submitted, the wait begins with measurable notices along the way. All application decisions will be based on The SMIC Private School 2029-2020 external PD process, applicants' current placement and a plan of leveraging the conference theme of "A Clear Vision for the Future," as applicable to SMIC's mission, vision and school strategic plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. Once the first round of review is complete, selected proposal will be sent to EARCOS for the second round of review. A decision will be rendered in December.
Proposal Submission
Please submit all teacher workshop proposal form to EARCOS Teacher Representative Ana Rodriguez(Ana_Rodriguez@smicschool.com) no later than October 29th 9:00 am. Sorry, but late or incomplete proposals cannot be considered.
Ana Rodriguez
EARCOS Teacher Representative
The SMIC Private School
Ana_Rodriguez@smicschool.com
In House Expert Educational Workshop Series (IHEES)

Welcome Teachers and Leaders
Thank you for your interest in being a presenter at The SMIC Private School In House Expert Educational Series (IHEES). The SMIC Private School In House Expert Educational Series is a series of professional development workshops for teacher and leaders throughout the school year intended to support and prove practical and sustainable pedagogical and leadership strategies geared towards seasoned, new and emerging teacher leaders and practitioners in positions of teaching and leadership.
These sessions are facilitated by practicing teachers and leaders in all aspects of teaching and learning - inspiring participants to forge ahead, share challenges, approaches while modeling pathways for
Why Present
- Amazing professional development opportunity.
- Collaborate with experts in the field.
- Presenters receive a special surprise.
- Receive recognition for and feedback about your practice.
- Expand your professional portfolio.
- Be part of a dynamic community that has made The SMIC Private School’s In House Expert Educational Series the “must-attend” experience of the year.
Program Goal
- To promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through creativities activities.
- To advance the professional growth and welfare of
educational staff member . - To facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all staff.
- To expand professional knowledge, training and gain new experiences.
- To Improve work performance and strengthen professional relationships.
Workshop Sampling
- Multiple Intelligences
- Leaders Leading Leaders Practices
- Social Emotional Learning
- Thinking Skills and Active Learning
- Contemporary and Progressive Teaching, Counseling, and Advising Strategies
- Using Technology to Improve Student and Organizational Outcomes
- Readiness, Remediation, and ESL
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Inclusion strategies and Best Practices
- Leadership and Change Management
Important of Independent Work- Cooperative Learning
- Using Experiential and Integrated design
- Developing and using Creativity in learning
- Using Music, Theater, Art, color, clay & sand effective learning
- Language Development in Early Childhood/ Middle School
- Behaviors - Disciplining in the classroom
- Brain based learning & Study Skills
- Interventions and Strategies
- Understanding Activity Design and etc.
2019-2020 Line-up
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our schedule lineup has been augments with all forthcoming presentation migrated online. Stay tuned!
- August - Behavior - Disciplining in the Classroom
- September - Multiple Intelligences
- October - Contemporary and Progressive Teaching, Counseling and Advising Strategies
- November - Leadership and Change Management
- December - Instructional Practices
- *January - Instructional Growth Mindset - A wellness & Intercultural Work-Life Balance Conference
- March - Leaders Leading Leaders
- April - Inclusive Strategies nd Best Practices
- May - Intervention and Strategies
- June - Developing and Using Creativity in Learning
*Line up schedule to change
Call for Presenters Now Open:)
The SMIC Private School In House Expert Educational Series Call for Presenters is open. Presenters are welcome to submit as many times as they like. Consideration will be given to all applicants. Decisions made based on the school (ES, CIC, MS & HS) SMIC mission and vision, and three-year strategic plan and proposal relevance and purpose to provide a balanced educational program. All Initial and final PD decisions are a collaborative effort involving multiple stakeholders (e.g., PD & Curriculum Directions, School Principal, K-12 Principal, and School Chancellor) Presenters will be contacted via email with next steps.
Submission Guidelines
All proposals should include the following:
- Engaging program format that involves the audience and stimulates discussion.
- Conceptually strong foundation, well-written, with clearly stated outcomes and appropriately documented theory, research, and/or experience.
- Qualified presenters with expertise/experience in the subject matter.
In House Expert Proposal Forms
SUBMIT A PRESENTATION PROPOSAL
Reach Out
For more information about our professional learning seminars, workshops, and conferences or to sign up, please contact
Dr. Emmanuel T. Vincent - In permanent beta - learning, growing, evolving
Director of K-12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development
The SMIC Private School
emmanuel_vincent@smicschool.com
Elias Yi
Assistant to K-12 PD/
Curriculum Department
The SMIC Private School
Elias_Yi@smicschool.com
Zoom Help Center
WELCOME TO ZOOM
Zoom is a communication platform which facilitates communication between teachers, students and community helping to improve student outcomes with secure video communication services for hybrid classrooms, office hours, administrative meetings, and more.
Capabilities of Zoom includes:
- Enrich teaching and learning - Expand traditional classrooms with video communications to meet the needs of today’s students.
- Maximize school resources - Utilize resources and hardware you already have to expand your capabilities and educational offerings.
- Improve student learning outcomes - Increase student participation and learning retention with virtual and hybrid classrooms and micro-learning. (Zoom, 2020
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Zoom Professional Development and Resources
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- Blog: How to Use Zoom for Online Learning
- Blog: Best Practices for Securing Your Virtual Classroom
- Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
- Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom
- Tips and Tricks for Administrators and Staff
- Student Tips for Participating in Online Learning
- Education Guide: Getting Started on Zoom
- School Administrator's Guide: Rolling Out Zoom
- Outschool Free Remote Teacher Training Over Zoom
- Nearpod Free Online Learning
- Zoom Meetings for Education (Students & Educators) Live Training
- An Educator’s Guide to Teaching over Zoom
- California State Parks PORTS Program: Virtual field trips for all ages five days a week through the Home Learning Program
- Khan Academy: Live online classes for ages 4-18
- National WWII Museum: Online teaching resources & distance learning archive
- Outschool: Live online classes for ages 3-18
PRIVACY AND SECURITY - Keep your meetings and webinars secure:
STAY SECURE
- Privacy and Security Resources
- Resources by CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity in the time of COVID-19
- Blog: How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Event
- Blog: Zoom Product Updates
- Encryption White Paper
EFFECTIVE REMOTE WORKING - Resources to help you and your teams safely and successfully transition to a remote work environment using Zoom:
- Blog: How to Work from Home and Meet Like a Pro
- Blog: Best Practices for Creating Culture, Community for Remote Workers
- Blog: 5 Tips for Managing Remote Teams
- How to Hide Your Messy Room for a Zoom Video Conference
- 5 Tips for Working From Home for the First Time in 2020
- How to Set Up a Temporary Work From Home Office Successfully
STAY SECURE
- Privacy and Security Resources
- Resources by CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity in the time of COVID-19
- Blog: How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Event
- Blog: Best Practices for Protecting Your Zoom Meetings
- Blog: Secure Your Zoom Meetings with Waiting Rooms
WATCH - Tips for How to Use Zoom Like a Pro
HOSTING VIRTUAL EVENTS - Here are the best practices for moving your in-person events to virtual ones:
Seesaw
How SeeSaw Works - Seesaw creates a powerful learning loop between students, teachers, and families
- Students show learning - Students use built-in annotation tools to capture what they know in Seesaw’s digital portfolio
- Teachers gain insights - Teachers deeply understand student thinking and progress — enabling them to teach better
- Families connect - Families gain a window into their student’s learning and engage with school happenings
Let’s go! - Here are two ways for teachers to get started
Seesaw Training & PD - Join us for live trainings, watch a recording, or work through the slides at your own pace.
Students Get Stared - These ready-to-play videos help your students master the Seesaw platform. Create your own playlist or use SeeSaw’s suggested order.
Getting Families Connected - Educators who connect families within their first 28 days on Seesaw have the most success. We made everything you need to get every family connected.
Set Up Remote Learning - Here is everything you need to create supportive home learning environments for students.
Additional Resources
- Remote Learning Resources
- Implement trauma-informed and home learning best practices
- sharing accurate information: Essential information for families, Multilingual resources, Student-friendly comic
- students practice self care during this time of change and uncertainty
Frequently Asked Question
Unlock creative thinking for all students in any subject - Students explore a variety of powerful and intuitive tools (like draw+record, collage, video, and more!) to show what they know in the way that works best for them
Engage families in conversation centered on student learning - Connect families to see student work and celebrate progress. Up to ten family members can stay in the loop using the Parent and Family app (iOS, Android) or on web
Get inspiration and ideas for your classroom - Choose from thousands of engaging activities to use seamlessly within Seesaw. Search by grade level, subject, and keyword to find activities made by teachers like you
- Find An Activity (HOT Resource)
PD On Demand
Welcome to PD On Demand
PD On-Demand webinar series brings experts in the field of education to a screen near you. Each webinar addresses timely and relevant topics like student engagement, classroom technology, and instructional strategies. Hey! Just because the PD has concluded doesn’t mean it’s over. Watch the archived presentation and download handouts from any location or any smart device. This is a great opportunity to refresh previously learned skills or build on current practices for the road ahead. Click the desired link and select watch now.
Note: If this is your first time, you will have to register by entering the requested registration information to gain access. If you already have an ADCD account then proceed to watch your video.
- Designing and Using Authentic Tasks and Projects for Meaningful Learning and Assessment with Jay McTighe, Kristina Doubet, and Eric Carbaugh (March 10, 2020)
- Key Steps for Implementing a Schoolwide Approach That Supports K–8 Emergent Bilingual Students with Lori Helman (February 20, 2020)
- Teaching for Deeper Learning with Jay McTighe and Harvey Silver (February 4, 2020)
- Literacy Strong All Year Long: Powerful Lessons for Grades K–5 with Valerie Ellery, Lori Oczkus, and Timothy Rasinski (January 30, 2020)
- Your Students, My Students, Our Students: Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms with Lee Ann Jung and Nancy Frey (December 12, 2019)
- Principal Pipeline: Sustainability and the Impact on Principal Retention with Dr. Pamela Shetley and Damaries Blondonville (November 21, 2019)
- Dispelling Misconceptions About English Language Learners: Research-Based Ways to Improve Instruction with Barbara Gottschalk (November 7, 2019)
- The eCoaching Continuum: Digital-Age Professional Learning that Supports the Whole Educator in Reaching the Whole Child with Marcia Rock (October 17, 2019)
- How to Become the Educator That Male Black and Latino Students Need with Robert Jackson (September 19, 2019)
- Rise to the Challenge: Designing Rigorous Learning That Maximizes Student Success with Jeff C. Marshall (September 10, 2019)
- Advancing Formative Assessment with a Learning Target Theory of Action with Connie Moss and Susan Brookhart (July 23, 2019)
- Supporting Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Students with Pride with Becca Mui and Vanessa Ford (July 9, 2019)
- Success with Multicultural Newcomers and English Learners with Margarita Calderón and Shawn Slakk (June 27, 2019)
- Principal Pipelines: A Feasible, Affordable, and Effective Way for Districts to Improve Schools with Jody Spiro, Douglas Anthony, and Damaries Blondonville (June 4, 2019)
- The Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again with Chase Mielke (May 2, 2019)
- Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience with Jay McTighe and Judy Willis (April 25, 2019)
- Tackling Attendance Challenges: School- and Classroom-Based Approaches with Jessica Sprick and Tricia Berg (April 11, 2019)
- What We Say and How We Say It Matter: Teacher Talk that Improves Student Learning and Behavior with Mike Anderson (March 26, 2019)
- The New Three Rs: Trauma-Invested Strategies for Fostering Resilient Learners with Kristin Souers and Pete Hall (March 5, 2019)
- All Learning Is Social and Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom and Beyond with Nancy Frey (February 28, 2019)
- Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios with David Niguidula (February 5, 2019)
- Get Your Classroom Thinking! Deeper Learning Strategies for Any Classroom, Grades 6–12 with Dedra Stafford (January 15, 2019)
- Rethinking Homework: New Practices, New Roles with Cathy Vatterott (December 13, 2018)
- Engage the Brain: How to Design for Learning That Taps into the Power of Emotion with Allison Posey (November 29, 2018)
- Project-Based Teaching: Fine-Tuning Instructional Strategies for Deep Learning with Suzie Boss and John Larmer (October 23, 2018)
- Implementing Global Fluency in the Classroom: Activities, Tools, and Lesson Ideas for Leveraging Your Classroom's Student Diversity with Brad Gosche (October 11, 2018)
- Immigration and the Classroom: How Global Fluency Can Help You Adapt to Your School's Changing Demographics with Brad Gosche (October 9, 2018)
- Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges with Ronald A. Beghetto (September 20, 2018)
- How to Take Control Over Your Own Professional Practice with Robyn R. Jackson (September 11, 2018)
- Reciprocal Teaching: New Insights and Tools for Boosting Reading Comprehension with Lori D. Oczkus (August 14, 2018)
- Guiding Meaningful Math Conversations with Laney Sammons (July 26, 2018)
- STEM by Choice: Embedding Career Challenges in Classrooms and Communities with Douglas Hodum and Tammie Schrader (July 24, 2018)
- Reading, Writing, and Rigor: Helping Students Achieve Greater Depth of Knowledge in Literacywith Nancy Boyles (July 17, 2018)
- The Intersection of Design Thinking and Leadership with Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson (June 21, 2018)
- Building a Stronger Principalship: The Principal Pipeline Initiative with Jody Spiro, Douglas Anthony, and Damaries Blondonville (June 12, 2018)
- Motivating and Managing Difficult Students: A Discipline with Dignity Approach with Allen Mendler (April 24, 2018)
- Qualities of Effective Teachers: Improving Schools One Classroom at a Time with James H. Stronge (April 10, 2018)
- From Being Stuck to Making Things Stick: Teaching So Students Remember with Marilee Sprenger (March 13, 2018)
- Equipping Educators with Effective Violence Prevention and Crisis Response Strategies with Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger (March 8, 2018)
- Disrupting Poverty: Five Powerful Classroom Practices with Kathleen M. Budge and William H. Parrett (February 27, 2018)
- Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out with Stephanie Jones and Katie Brush (January 25, 2018)
- Multiple Intelligences: A New Look at an Old Theory with Thomas Armstrong (January 18, 2018)
- Upgrading Differentiation in the Elementary Grades with Jessica Hockett (December 7, 2017)
- Shifting Our Thinking About Educational Technology: How to Place Tasks Before Apps with Monica Burns (November 7, 2017)
- Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice with Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral (October 24, 2017)
- Habits of Mind in the Early Childhood Classroom with Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Terry Thoren (October 5, 2017)
- Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stresswith Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes (September 19, 2017)
- Digital Portfolios in the Classroom: Showcasing and Assessing Student Work with Matt Renwick (August 8, 2017)
- Mastering Formative Assessment Moves: Making Real-Time Formative Assessment Moves That Make a Difference with Brent Duckor and Carrie Holmberg (July 27, 2017)
- Measuring What We Do In Schools with Victoria Bernhardt (July 13, 2017)
- Solving the Problem of Homework by Flipping the Learning with Jonathan Bergmann (June 13, 2017)
- Teaching in the Fast Lane with Suzy Pepper Rollins (May 18, 2017)
- How to Differentiate Instruction: Twenty Years and Counting with Carol Ann Tomlinson (May 4, 2017)
- Building on the Strengths of Students with Special Needs with Toby Karten (April 25, 2017)
- The New Art and Science of Teaching with Robert J. Marzano (April 13, 2017)
- Making Bold Moves: Designing Remarkable Learning Environments with Marie Hubley Alcock (March 2, 2017)
- Making Academic Vocabulary Stick with Marilee Sprenger (February 9, 2017)
- How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students with Susan Brookhart (January 26, 2017)
- Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind with Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda (January 17, 2017)
- Welcome to the Nest: The Benefits of Using Trauma-Informed Practices in the Classroom with Kristin Souers and Pete Hall (December 20, 2016)
- PD, Data, and Teacher Ratings—These Systems Just Aren't Working! with Kenneth Baum and David Krulwich (December 15, 2016)
- The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence with Baruti Kafele (November 10, 2016)
- Lesson Imaging in Mathematics and Science: Mindfully Planning for Inquiry Instruction with Michelle Stephan, David Pugalee, Julie Cline, and Chris Cline (October 27, 2016)
- Introducing a Powerful Strategy for Strengthening School-Family Partnerships with Luz Santana and Agnes Bain (October 13, 2016)
- Leading a Literacy Culture with Bonnie Houck and Sandi Novak (September 27, 2016)
- ESSA: Professional Development for Educators with Megan Wolfe (September 22, 2016)
- Making Teachers Better, Not Bitter: Balancing Evaluation, Supervision, and Reflection with Paul Mielke (September 15, 2016)
- ESSA: Meeting Students' Needs Under Title IV with David Griffith and Megan Wolfe (August 25, 2016)
- Students with Disabilities: What Do I Do? with David Bateman and Jenifer Cline (August 16, 2016)
- Cultivating Curiosity in Your Classroom with Wendy Ostroff (July 28, 2016)
- Creating and Supporting Classrooms Where Mathematics Makes Sense with Cathy Seeley (July 7, 2016)
- Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains with Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers (June 28, 2016)
- ESSA: Measuring Student Success Through Multimetric Accountability with Melissa Mellor and Megan Wolfe (June 16, 2016)
- Get in the Game: The Magic Circle of the Gamified Classroom with Jonathan Cassie (June 14, 2016)
- Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student with Alan M. Blankstein and Pedro Noguera (June 3, 2016)
- ESSA: The Good and the Bad About Testing with David Griffith and Megan Wolfe (May 18, 2016)
- Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey (May 10, 2016)
- Steps to Becoming a Highly Effective Teacher with Jeff C. Marshall (April 21, 2016)
- Authentic Learning Means No More Test Prep! with Maureen Connolly and Vicky Giouroukakis (March 22, 2016)
- Disrupting Poverty: Creating a Poverty Literate Culture for Student Success with William Parrett and Kathleen Budge (March 17, 2016)
- Using Discussion to Inspire Writing with Terry Roberts (February 25, 2016)
- The Every Student Succeeds Act: What You Need to Know with David Griffith and Megan Wolfe (February 2, 2016)
- Meet ASCD myTeachSource: Personalized Professional Learning with Stefani Roth (January 28, 2016)
- Igniting Teacher Leadership: How Do I Empower My Teachers to Lead and Learn? with William Sterrett (January 14, 2016)
- Questioning for Classroom Discussion: Developing Students As Thinkers and Learners with Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes (December 10, 2015)
- Balanced Leadership for Powerful Learning with Bryan Goodwin (December 3, 2015)
- The Potency of Poetry with Donalyn Miller and Kwame Alexander (November 30, 2015)
- Teaching Students to Reflect on Personal Learning with Starr Sackstein (November 19, 2015)
- Social and Emotional Learning: Policy and Practice with ASCD and the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy (November 18, 2015)
- Leap Into Literacy: How Young Children Learn with Donalyn Miller and Anne E. Cunningham (November 9, 2015)
- Seven Strengths for Reading Success with Pam Allyn, Ernest Morrell, and Donalyn Miller (October 27, 2015)
- The Motivated Brain: Using the SEEKING System to Improve Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance with Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt (October 13, 2015)
- Designing Lessons That Foster Deep Understanding of Complex Text with Kathy Glass (September 29, 2015)
- The Power of Project-Based Instruction with Donalyn Miller and Nell K. Duke (September 16, 2015)
- Using PD Online® for Individual and Group Study: Portfolios as Performance Assessments in Native American Literature Coursework with Sarah Caldwell, Josh Krause, Valerie Siow, and Michelle Sprouse (August 20, 2015)
- Implications and Applications of the Latest Brain Research for Learners and Teachers with Francis Bailey and Ken Pransky (July 16, 2015)
- Peer Coaching: Pathways for Reflection, Growth, Teaching Excellence, and Student Achievementwith Pam Robbins (June 18, 2015)
- Teach, Reflect, Learn: Building Your Capacity for Success in the Classroom with Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral (May 21, 2015)
- Using PD Online® for Blended Professional Learning with Ann Cunningham-Morris (April 23, 2015)
- Virtual Learning Network Social Studies Webinars with Krista Rundell and Mark Barnes (March 11, 2015)
- Virtual Learning Network Science Webinars with Jason Flom (March 11, 2015)
- Virtual Learning Network Mathematics Webinars with Nanci Smith (March 12, 2015)
- Engage Your Students with Real-World Projects with Suzie Boss (March 12, 2015)
- Virtual Learning Network English Language Arts Webinars with Andrew Miller (March 6, 2015)
- Formative Classroom Walkthroughs with Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart (February 10, 2015)
- Using PD Online® for Schoolwide PD with Laura Pfanenstiel and Sarah Keysor (January 28, 2015)
- Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help Them Learnwith Myron Dueck (January 26, 2015)
- What is PD Online®, and How Can It Support My Professional Development? with Evelyn Cichanowski (December 11, 2014)
- Close Reading: Teaching the Comprehension Skills of Text Analysis and Evaluation with Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson (December 9, 2014)
- Feel Well, Teach Well: Ways to Gain and Sustain Wellness In and Out of the Classroom with M. Nora Mazzone and Barbara Miglionico (November 11, 2014)
- Capacity-Building: Linking Professional Development and Practice with Pete Hall (October 22, 2014)
- Engaging Students in Textual Analysis with Persida and William Himmele (September 18, 2014)
- Embracing Flipped Learning Tour with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams (September 3, 2014)
- 21st Century Professional Learning: Leading the Way and Making a Difference with Ann Cunningham-Morris, Daniele Massey, and Randi Robarts (August 27, 2014)
- Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams (August 26, 2014)
- Digital Learning Strategies with Mike Fisher (July 31, 2014)
- Digitally Speaking: Creating Exceptional Podcasts, Videos, and More with Erik Palmer (July 16, 2014)
- Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success with Regie Routman (June 24, 2014)
- FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey (June 4, 2014)
- Revisiting The Differentiated Classroom: Looking Back and Ahead with Carol Ann Tomlinson (May 15, 2014)
- Connecting the Cultural Divide: What Do Great Teachers in the United States and China Do? with Leslie Grant and James Stronge (April 29, 2014)
- Hanging In: Working with Challenging Students with Jeffrey Benson (January 30, 2014)
- Ask Dr. Judy: From Negativity to Motivation with Judy Willis (November 19, 2013)
- Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success with Baruti Kafele (October 8, 2013)
- ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust with Mark Barnes, Susan Brookhart, Nancy Frey, Alex Gonzalez, and Thomas Hoerr (September 18, 2013)
- Children Are Born to Learn: Motivation and Engagement from a Developmental Science Perspective with Wendy Ostroff (August 13, 2013)
- Upgrade Your Curriculum with Mike Fisher and Janet Hale (August 7, 2013)
- Walk-Throughs for Teachers Observing Peers with Donald Kachur (July 30, 2013)
- Ask Dr. Judy: Increasing Students' Reading Motivation with Judy Willis (June 6, 2013)
- Intentional Lesson Planning with Ceri Dean (May 21, 2013)
- Never Underestimate Your Teachers with Robyn Jackson (May 16, 2013)
- Improving Student Learning Series: The i5 Teacher with Jane Pollock (May 14, 2013)
- Classroom Instruction that Works: Helping Students Develop Understanding with Elizabeth Hubbell (May 8, 2013)
- Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge with BJ Stone (April 19, 2013)
- Minding the Achievement Gap One Classroom at a Time: Tips for EL and Special Education Teachers with Jane Pollock (April 9, 2013)
- Classroom Instruction That Works: Creating the Environment for Learning with Howard Pitler (April 8, 2013)
- De-Grade Your Classroom and Create Mastery Learning with Narrative Feedback with Mark Barnes (February 28, 2013)
- Ask Dr. Judy: Patterning to Construct Transferable Concept Memory with Judy Willis (February 26, 2013)
- Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time: Walkthroughs and Observations with Jane Pollock (February 14, 2013)
- Strength-Based Strategies for Students with Special Needs with Thomas Armstrong (January 29, 2013)
- Ask Dr. Judy: The Essential Neuroscience of Learning with Judy Willis (December 11, 2012)
- Critical Strategies for Empowering 21st Century Teachers with Coaching and Capacity Buildingwith Andrew Miller (November 14, 2012)
- Assignments Matter: Making the Connections That Help Students Meet Standards with Eleanor Dougherty (October 11, 2012)
- The Teacher Evaluation Conundrum: Value Added or De-valued Teaching? with Heidi Hayes Jacobs (September 25, 2012)
- Flipped-Mastery Learning Model: Students in Charge of Learning, Part Two with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams (September 12, 2012)
- How Can Resisting Immediate Gratification and Long-Term Goal Development be Developed in Students? with Judy Willis (August 14, 2012)
- Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works with Howard Pitler (August 7, 2012)
- Virtual Summer Camp: The Newest Tools on the Web to Explore for Instruction, with Michael Fisher (July 24, 2012)
- Learning Targets: Helping Students Aim for Understanding in Today's Lesson with Connie Moss (July 17, 2012)
- Reading for Meaning: How to Build Students' Comprehension, Reasoning, and Problem-Solving Skills with Harvey Silver (July 12, 2012)
- Creating a Culture of Achievement with Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey (July 10, 2012)
- Beyond Differentiation with Robyn Jackson (June 19, 2012)
- Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day, Part One with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams (June 12, 2012)
- How To Support Struggling Students with Robyn Jackson (April 19, 2012)
- What Makes the Adolescent and Teen Brain So Different? with Judy Willis (April 5, 2012)
- Designing Learning Activities in a Standards-Based System with Anne Reeves (February 15, 2012)
- Effective Co-Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom with Gloria Lodato Wilson and Joan Blednick (January 10, 2012)
- Feed-up, Feedback, Feed-Forward: Making Formative Assessment Come Alive with Nancy Frey (December 13, 2011)
- How Can I Help My Students Remember Next Year What I Teach This Year? with Judy Willis (December 7, 2011)
- Total Participation Techniques with William Himmele and Persida Himmele (October 11, 2011)
- How To Motivate Reluctant Learners with Robyn Jackson (September 22, 2011)
- Creating Authentic Assessments with Allison Zmuda (September 13, 2011)
- Effective Supervision: Supporting the Art and Science of Teaching with Robert Marzano (August 18, 2011)
- Launching Self-Directed Learners with Art Costa and Bena Kallick (August 16, 2011)
- How Can I Help My Students Remember What I Teach? with Judy Willis (August 10, 2011)
- iPads in Schools: Authentic Learning Opportunities with Mike Fisher (July 19, 2011)
- The New Teacher Toolkit with Lisa Dabbs (June 14, 2011)
- Inspiring the Best in Students with Jonathan Erwin (May 17, 2011)
- How to Plan Rigorous Instruction with Robyn Jackson (May 12, 2011)
- Strengthening the Brain’s Executive Functions with Judy Willis (April 13, 2011)
- Creating High-Quality Units with Grant Wiggins (March 10, 2011)
- Media Literacy: 21st Century Skills All Students Need with Frank Baker (February 9, 2011)
- How To Promote a Learning-Receptive Emotional State with Judy Willis (February 2, 2011)
- Getting to "Got It!" with Betty Garner (January 25, 2011)
- Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom with Carol Tomlinson and Marcia Imbeau (January 4, 2011)