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Celebrating success and thinking about next steps.

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Students engage with the concept of learning and the different learning styles. 

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Students engage with the concept of learning and the different learning styles. 

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As students grow in their understanding of learning and the various styles through which one can learn, their personal engagement with their own learning journey increases.

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Students explore the different learning styles.  (2)

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Each of our subject departments collaborate to present and share their best strategies and tips with all teachers in Middle and High. The PD is conducted via Zoom.

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Each of our subject departments collaborate to present and share their best strategies and tips with all teachers in Middle and High. The PD is conducted via Zoom.

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Each of our subject departments collaborate to present and share their best strategies and tips with all teachers in Middle and High. The PD is conducted via Zoom.

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Instilling a sense of wonder and supporting students to learn the skills of discovery from the very beginning of their SMS journey.

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Online English Resources Platform: National  Geographic

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Online English Resources Platform: National  Geographic

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During COVID we all learned a great deal about technology and using it as an educational resource. In G4 the students learned about refraction of light whilst making their own projectors.

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Report cards highlight a students learning dispositions and attitude to learning as well as provide information about academic progress and next steps.

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First developed in the 2019-20 academic year to support assessment capable learners.   The students discussed what it meant to learn in collaboration with our high school student council. Teachers and students use this 5 point scale to assess learning growth.

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Giving students the opportunities and skills to understand their learning.

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G2 4 before more - creating independent learners.mp4

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In Student Assemblies we celebrate our students who exhibit the school values in their lessons and interactions with their peers.

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Student Council "By the students, for the students" is a school wide initative which promotes student engagement.

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Students are provided with constructive written feedback along with next steps. Students also self-evaluate and provide comments on teacher feedback. Peer-evaluation is also embedded into formative assessment practices.

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Our climbing Lexile levels reveal a dramatic upwards trend in student engagement. 

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Our climbing Lexile levels reveal a dramatic upwards trend in student engagement. 

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Our students are world wide winners  on Achieve 3000!

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Our students are world wide winners  on Achieve 3000!

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MAP trends illustrate increased student engagement. 

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MAP trends illustrate increased student engagement. 

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Cross-curricular STrEaM projects promote creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. 

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Cross-curricular STrEaM projects promote creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. 

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Celebrating student success, hard work and participation.

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Teacher and Students work together to achieve success. Shukran Ms Nasrine!

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Teacher and Students work together to achieve success. Shukran Ms Nasrine!

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8B1 celebrate winning the Study Island challenge- they had the most students in once class to learn a new skill on the platform during the week long challenge.

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An example of students being engaged in their learning. Having fun and taking pride in their learning.

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KG take the classroom outdoors!

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Our KG students enjoy reading in the garden.

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The students had to find the colored numbers and work as a team to round them to the nearest 100.

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Finding numbers to round to the nearest 100

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Moderation PD led by our AVPs Ms Layal and Ms Hanadi 20/10/21. 

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Moderation PD led by our AVPs Ms Layal and Ms Hanadi 20/10/21. 

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IBT Technical Training let by our Arabic HoD - Mohammed Al Zoubi 20-10-21

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IBT Technical Training let by our Arabic HoD - Mohammed Al Zoubi 20-10-21

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Our Curtain University Challenge team meet collaborate together outside the classroom.

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Our Art students are busy preparing our STREAM spaces from which the entire school can benefit!

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Our Art students are busy preparing our STREAM spaces from which the entire school can benefit!

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Our Art students are busy preparing our STREAM spaces from which the entire school can benefit!

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed collaborating on an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed collaborating on an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed collaborating on an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed collaborating on an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed collaborating on an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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Our Middle School Math Department enjoyed conducting an activity outside the conventional classroom setting.

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SMS Middle and High School - Learning and Teaching

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SMS Middle and High School - Learning and Teaching

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Middle School Mid-Semester Report card focusing on students' attitudes to learning, their learning style and apptitudes.  

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Middle School Mid-Semester Report card focusing on students' attitudes to learning, their learning style and apptitudes.  

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Teaching assistants attended Gmail and Google Drive training led by Ms. Noor, Admin Asst. (06/05/2021)

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Teaching assistants attended Gmail and Google Drive training led by Ms. Noor, Admin Asst. (06/05/2021)

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Teaching assistants attended Student Safety and Transport refresher led by Ms. Noor, Admin Asst. (20/05/2021)

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Teaching assistants attended Student Safety and Transport refresher led by Ms. Noor, Admin Asst. (20/05/2021)

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Teaching assistants attended Zoom training led by Ms. Anabelle, Secretary (27/09/2020).

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Teaching assistants attended Zoom training led by Ms. Anabelle, Secretary (27/09/2020).

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Learning to use the resource to support learning.

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Teaching assistants - sentence building PD

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Teaching assistants - sentence building PD

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We had such fun learning how to use the colored word cards to build sentences and understanding the word categories e.g. nouns, pronouns, connectives, adjectives etc.

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Teaching assistants and support staff attended a Child Protection refresher led by Ms. Maryam, Social Worker (11/03/2021).

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Teaching assistants and support staff attended a Child Protection refresher led by Ms. Maryam, Social Worker (11/03/2021).

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Whole Self: Our Students explore the meaning of 'Mindfulness".

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Whole Self: Our Students explore the meaning of 'Mindfulness".

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Whole Self_ Our Students share their understanding of mindfulness

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Teachers who need personalized one-to-one mentoring are provided with a detailed Performance Improvement Plan.

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MAP Guides and Technical Support - for teachers. 

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MAP Guides and Technical Support - for teachers. 

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Google Drive for department collaboration and planning. 

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Google Drive for department collaboration and planning. 

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Teachers and staff collaborate on planning documents, school projects and the sharing of resources via GSuite.

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In Middle and High School,  students use Google Classroom and GSuite apps (such as Drive, Sheets, Slides, Docs) to collaborate, create, write, research, record and present. The success of our cross-curricular STrEaM project was in part due to the technologies and software which enabled our students to work effectively together. Students complete all assignments, presentations and tasks online - in each grade level and subjects

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Google Drive facilities teacher collaboration, planning and best practice. Teachers collaborate entirely using online collaboration and communication tools.

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Edulastic is a fantastic online assessment platform. It was introduced in A.Y. 2020_2021 to address our DL assessment needs and it is noW deeply embedded in our assessment practices, despite having returned to FTF learning. It has a host of security features which ensured the validity and reliability of our assessment during DL and today. Edulastic provides both teachers and students with a wealth of live and cumulative data which enables our staff to address the needs of all students.

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MAP Exam Parent Notification Fall 2021.docx

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In the 2021_2022 school year, SMS moved from a 45 minute to a 60 minute long period. This adjustment was made to accommodate more contemporary teaching and learning practices. Students have the time to research, collaborate and discuss new concepts and ideas without being  curtailed by traditional period timing limitations.

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In High School, our exam schedule was re-designed to match our students’ needs. Exams are scheduled in the afternoon rather than the morning to accommodate the needs of our teenagers.

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Our school hall is a multi-purpose space

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Our school hall is a multi-purpose space

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The ablution areas are located either side of the hall. Careful timetabling allows our older boys an opportunity to value the communal Al Dhuhor prayer time.  Maximising the potential of this space.

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Our Teaching Staff reviews our Guiding Statements. 

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Our Teaching Staff reviews our Guiding Statements. 

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We value the input of our teaching staff in reviewing our mission, vision and values. Their opinions help ensure that our guiding statements remain relevant and impactful.

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Teacher Review of Our Guiding Statements - Google Forms

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Evaluating the effectiveness of our values. 

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Evaluating the effectiveness of our values. 

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In Middle and High School, as part of our lesson evaluation instrument, classes are evaluated against the school values. Please see Section 5 of our evaluation instrument.

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English Department Evaluation Instrument 2021_2022 - Google Forms

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What do the Guiding Statements mean to students?

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What do the Guiding Statements mean to students?

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Students illustrated their understanding of the guiding statements as part of a school wide project.

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Each semester our students (along with teacher guidance), set their goals (both academic and personal) including next steps. Our students regularly review their goals under the guidance of their HR teacher.

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Adapting to Distance Learning March 2020

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Adapting to Distance Learning March 2020

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This padlet demonstrates how the team adapted when traditional space and time had been turned upside down.

https://padlet.com/vpninasms/lr3b1m98atywgihv

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Our teachers receive annual PD on how to use and implement the CAT4 reports to best address our students' needs. 

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Our teachers receive annual PD on how to use and implement the CAT4 reports to best address our students' needs. 

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Skills Based Learning and sharing with the wider community.

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HoDs attended a training on how to read and implement MAP data - as led by Ms Layal, AVP. (Date: 29_09_21)

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HoDs attended a training on how to read and implement MAP data - as led by Ms Layal, AVP. (Date: 29_09_21)

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Staff attended a refresher training on Paradigm as led by Ms Hanadi, AVP. (Date: 29_08_21)

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Staff attended a refresher training on Paradigm as led by Ms Hanadi, AVP. (Date: 29_08_21)

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Staff attended a refresher training on Edulastic as led by Ms Hanadi, AVP. (29_08_21)

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Staff attended a refresher training on Edulastic as led by Ms Hanadi, AVP. (29_08_21)

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Homeroom: Monday's Mindful Momments in Action - caring for the "whole self"

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Homeroom: Monday's Mindful Momments in Action - caring for the "whole self"

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In Student Assemblies we celebrate our students who exhibit the school values in their lessons and interactions with their peers.

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Homeroom Class - Students explore our values and ensure they are mindful of the "whole self".  

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Homeroom Class - Students explore our values and ensure they are mindful of the "whole self".  

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Lesson planning, unit planning, our academic policies require active learning (a school value) strategies to ensure students are inquisitive and engaged.

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SMS Teaching and Learning Policy 2021_2022.docx

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Walkthrough and Lesson Evaluation Instruments

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Walkthrough and Lesson Evaluation Instruments

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Teachers and leaders (via walkthrough and lesson observation instruments which prioritise key school values) use our values as a guide for daily practice and a way of evaluating the success of the Vision and Mission.

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English Department Evaluation Instrument 2021_2022 - Google Forms

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Lesson planning, unit planning, our academic policies require active learning (a school value) strategies to ensure students are inquisitive and engaged.

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SMS Teaching and Learning Policy 2021_2022.docx

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Lesson planning, unit planning, our academic policies require active learning (a school value) strategies to ensure students are inquisitive and engaged.

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SMS Teaching and Learning Policy 2021_2022.docx

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SMS Classwork Rubric - championing effort and collaboration.  

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SMS Classwork Rubric - championing effort and collaboration.  

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Collaboration is embedded in each corner of our curriculum. Students are encouraged to collaborate in all their endeavours. Our classwork rubric prioritises the key skills and dispositions of effort and collaboration.

Commitment is a celebrated school value and is embedded across our curriculum. Students have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their levels of commitment by way of an effort rubric, which is shared with students and contributes towards their final grade, in all subjects.

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SMS Classwork Rubric - championing effort and collaboration.  

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SMS Classwork Rubric - championing effort and collaboration.  

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Our classwork rubric prioritises the key skills and dispositions of effort and collaboration.

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Students are provided with constructive written feedback along with next steps. Students also self-evaluate and provide comments on teacher feedback. Peer-evaluation is also embedded into formative assessment practices.

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SMS does Shark Tank! - Our skills centred STrEaM rubric. 

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SMS does Shark Tank! - Our skills centred STrEaM rubric. 

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STrEaM Rubric.xlsx - STrEaM Week SMS does Shark Tank

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High School Mid-Semester Report card focusing on students' attitudes to learning. 

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High School Mid-Semester Report card focusing on students' attitudes to learning. 

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Student Mid Semester Report Card - skills:attitudes:behaviours

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Staff attend a PD on Mindfulness led by our Head of Well-being Ms Leanna Sayar (Date: 15_9_21)

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Staff attend a PD on Mindfulness led by our Head of Well-being Ms Leanna Sayar (Date: 15_9_21)

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Our teachers are provided with opportunities to learn new skills which support both their own and their students' wellbeing.

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Teachers were offered an opportunity to engage with external PD.

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In order to ensure our teachers (but new and existing) feel confident in their ability to administer a MAP testing session, they attend two PD trainings lead. 

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Staff attend a PD on MAP Administration led by Ms Tahani, Head of IT (Date:22_09_21/29_09_21)

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Staff attend a PD on MAP Administration led by Ms Tahani, Head of IT (Date:22_09_21/29_09_21)

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We celebrate our students who "live" our values in their everyday lessons. 

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We celebrate our students who "live" our values in their everyday lessons. 

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Edmentum: Exact Path and Study Island (6_9_2021)

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Edmentum: Exact Path and Study Island (6_9_2021)

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Trainings at the beginning of each year for new and existing teachers.
Individual and support sessions for small groups throughout the academic year.

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Staff attend an Achieve 3000 PD (Date: )

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Staff attend an Achieve 3000 PD (Date: )

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Our partners at Edmentum support us with professional development opportunities. These are particularly useful for new staff members and as a refresher for our existing team.

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School Of Modern Skills Mail - Exact Path - teacher support material and recording

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Edulastic is a fantastic online assessment platform. It was introduced in A.Y. 2020_2021 to address our DL assessment needs and it is now deeply embedded in our assessment practices, despite having returned to FTF learning. It has a host of security features which ensured the validity and reliability of our assessment during DL and today. Edulastic provides both teachers and students with a wealth of live and cumulative data which enables our staff to address the needs of all students.

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We celebrate our students who "live" our values in their everyday lessons. 

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We celebrate our students who "live" our values in their everyday lessons. 

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Annual Plans are shared with students via Google Classroom 

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Annual Plans are shared with students via Google Classroom 

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Our Values are evident in our lessons and student interactions

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Our Values are evident in our lessons and student interactions

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Teachers shared how they witness our values in action each and every day at SMS.

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Our Values are embedded in our lessons and student interactions

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Our Values are embedded in our lessons and student interactions

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Teachers shared how they witness our values in action each and every day at SMS.

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Our teachers collaborated via discussion and written submissions to share their understanding their vision of learning in SMS.

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Definition of Learning at SMS - Teacher collaboration and discussion

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SMS Staff Members collaborated at the NWEA PD (January 2020)

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SMS Staff Members collaborated at the NWEA PD (January 2020)

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Using Student Data and Curriculum to Make Impactful Change 

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Using Student Data and Curriculum to Make Impactful Change 

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Many staff members attended the NWEA event. Strategies discussed at the training are now deeply embedded in everyday practice at SMS.