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This can be a website, Padlet, Word doc, PPT, Canva creation, etc.

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Celebrate wins and discuss growth. Document your discussion in the comments.

What was the biggest takeaway for you?

What is one thing you learned from one of your PLC colleagues?

What strategies will you use to continuously improve and expand upon your professional development goals?

What steps will you take to ensure that your professional development goals lead to real improvements in your future work?

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What evidence have you collected?

What support do you need?

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Why did you choose this goal?

What do you hope to achieve?

What evidence will you collect?

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Note: The Faculty Handbook is an extension of the employment contract. Teachers should carefully read and understand all items outlined in the Faculty Handbook. Updates will be made to policies and procedures in the Faculty Handbook as needed. Notification of significant changes, those that effect the meaning or spirit of this document, will be communicated to teachers when such changes are made. Teachers agree to comply with all changes and new policies upon being properly notified. Any teacher may propose changes to the Faculty Handbook by submitting a written proposal to the Head of School.

The STUDENT AND PARENT HANDBOOK contains additional policies and procedures that are essential for teachers to understand. All teachers must understand and adhere to these policies and procedures as well.

Contents:
INTRODUCTION TO ISNS ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR NEW FACULTY LOGISTICAL INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL POLICIES ACADEMIC POLICIES WELFARE AND MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS GOVERNANCE PARENT ASSOCIATION EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND TRIPS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Disclaimer: This handbook does not cover every aspect of employment, work condition, standard or expectation. As situations arise, additional policies and procedures may be developed to help teachers and the Leadership Team minimize conflict and increase subjectivity. School policies are included in this handbook for your reference. Teachers are urged to recommend additional items that might be included in this handbook.

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Note: The Faculty Handbook is an extension of the employment contract. Teachers should carefully read and understand all items outlined in the Faculty Handbook. Updates will be made to policies and procedures in the Faculty Handbook as needed. Notification of significant changes, those that effect the meaning or spirit of this document, will be communicated to teachers when such changes are made.

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Strategic Plan - International School of Nanshan Shenzhen

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Access Google Drive with a Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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https://mikelmurillo.weebly.com/

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Elie was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Since 2019, Elie has taught diverse subjects (Biology, English, French, Sciences, and Social Studies) to students from different backgrounds and cultural origins in a Francophone high school (G7-12) in Toronto, Ontario.

Upon completing her Bachelor of Sciences at the University of Toronto, Elie decided to participate in a teaching assistant program in Paris, France. During this time, Elie assisted French adolescents in enhancing their communication skills. Following this program, Elie pursued her passion and completed the Master of Teaching at the University of Toronto to become a certified teacher.

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Pastel Purple Black Colored Classic Minimal Photography Portfolio Website

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Elie was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Since 2019, Elie has taught diverse subjects (Biology, English, French, Sciences, and Social Studies) to students from different backgrounds and cultural origins in a Francophone high school (G7-12) in Toronto, Ontario.

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Areas of Professional Growth 1 (2022):
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​Promote Literacy at ISNS - Through the Ultimate Readers League (URL)

Grade 6 - URL
​Grade 7 - URL
Grade 8 - URL

The URL offers the students a platform for them to write reviews for the books they complete throughout the school year. From here, the top readers are rewarded, and any student who reads at least 10 books will receive a 'Certificate of Completion' at the final assembly of the school year.

The URL book reviews are collected at the end of the year, and then are used to generate recommended reading lists for the following year (grade six for the current grade 5).

Microsoft Forms URL Feedback form

The purpose of the URL is to help promote literacy at he school. Moving forward, I will be offering this idea to next year's new lower MYP coordinator (as he's transitioning from the PYP), to see if we can start this at a younger age. This way students are aware of the method, and tap into some of the enthusiastic readers we already have at the school.

Another goal is to find a more efficient manner to determine students have read all the books posted. While many students complete a reasonable number of book reviews (10), there are some that post numbers very high (50+), but we don't have a method to know if all books were read (or read within this school year).

Another next step is how to get more involvement from the Acquisition phased classes. The URL is predominantly Language and Literature students. Possibly, the PYP introduction approach could help beat this.

Assess Growth: How many students read books in each homeroom in each grade level? Feedback from the Microsoft Form (linked above).

Area of Professional Growth 2 (2022): To become more skilled as a teacher online (Covid-19 pandemic).

This resulted in switching to online learning for six weeks after the 2022 Chinese New Year Holiday.

Teams

Assignments

One Drive

Breakout Rooms

Teams Channels

Utilise Managebac Attendance to track online engagement

Managbac Calendar - Ensure students are not overloaded with weekly assessments

​Areas of Professional Growth 3 (2022):​
Grade Level Lead
· Grade Level Lead (Seventh Grade)
* Liaison with MYP Principal and identify student concerns (academic and behavior) & other Grade Level Lead teachers in the lower MYP (6&8)

* Communicate with the Week Without Walls company (The Hutong) to organize students for their weeklong school trips (ex: hotel rooms, outing groups, medical information, dietary restrictions).

Help with the school trip (room assignment, partner assignment, bus assignment, dialogue with teachers, tech policy, and dealing with at times emotional students).

*Acted as a lead chaperone and mentor during Week Without Walls class trips to Yangshuo, Fujian, Yunnan, and Coastal Guangdong, China.
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Grade Level Lead:​ Develop SMART Goals for students and include recommended interventions (for teachers) - example below
* Communicate SMART Goals with parents
* Communicate SMART goals with subject teachers and track data for six weeks
Assess Growth: Data driven (did SMART Goals achieve their intended outcome? Did students academic performance increase after intervention?

Grade Level Lead：​​*Image below is evidence of learning from conducting an online meeting with a student, and the agenda which was used to conduct a thorough coverage of the student and the progress of their online learning.

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Area of Professional Growth 1 (2023) : Use student feedback to improve teaching and learning at ISNS. At the end of each unit, have students complete reflections which assesses the purpose of the...