Review the definition and how to set SMART goals with this SMART video
November Department Meeting Agenda:
Wednesday, November 9th 3:30-4:30
Christine and Emily's room, IS room 186
Christine and Emily's room, IS room 186
Daniel- hangout share
Diana- Vista- share
Carolina-famous person share
Announcements/shares? (subs/national exams)
Review goals doc- SMART
separate into teams- two goals to hand in
Thanks to all for a great collaborative round of comment writing and conferences!!
Infographics: try something new?
What are infographics again? Infographics are visually simplified representations of complex data, aiming to engage interests, and deliver an easily understandable message. Imagine a simple photo communicating a thousand words to a person (now that is a good metaphor for infographics!). You might be thinking of using infographics as a visual aid to let your students digest your lesson. But there is a lot more you can get out of using infographics.
Spanish Infogrpahics
Chinese Infographics
Latin Infographics
Create your own! Piktochart or Easel.ly
China Town Hall Wrap Up: Paw Prints
CHINA TOWN HALL DELIGHTS GUESTS
IS and US students and parents enjoyed participating in Tuesday's China Town Hall event, hosted by Potomac's World Languages Department. The group had the opportunity to join an interactive webcast featuring former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; they also listened to a presentation by David Shambaugh, author of the book China's Future and the parent of two Potomac alumni.
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Clubs:
Happenings around the IS...
GRACIAS!!! We had a great showing for the first Spanish table at lunch. It is an open membership club. It is for all IS students. Bring a friend or two and grab a seat. We plan on meeting again on November 17th. Put it on your calendarios!
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US Service Days Coverage (electronic link)
Thanks to Antonietta and Tory, we have a majority of class coverage worked out for the service days. Please click on the LINK to see coverage details.Building Bridges: LS Buddy classes
We are almost ready to begin our lessons in Lower School library times. Thanks in advance to Giovanna, Daniel, Carolina, Kabahita, Cindy, Brigitte, Emily, Ingrid, Jason and Sara for coordinating students and class times in this effort!Please review the document where your class times overlap with the Lower School library times. Once you are set, PLEASE send Michelle O'Hara an email about when you are coming at mohara@potomacschool.org
Kindergarten- Spanish
Grade 1- French
Grade 2- Chinese
Grade 3- Latin
Grades 4,5 and 6 are yet to be scheduled. If you are interested, please talk to Esther Yu or myself directly. We are happy to give other languages "air time" during our language class periods.
Field Trips/Speakers
Field trips are great to motivate and incorporate culture. Sometimes it can be difficult to organize trips, especially with large group numbers! Bringing in a speaker is great too! Check out some resources to get ideas!
French Cinema
National Building Museum
Submissions:
Last school year, we were really great about posting our good news in language classes. Please post pictures and classroom happening in Paw Prints. Let's make it a goal again to see one of our languages highlighted weekly!Last school year we also were invited by Phoebus, the Upper School magazine to feature poems or essays in different languages. Please consider doing this as a class activity. It would be great to see Phoebus as a multilingual publication.
IS Language Exam dates
May 25 and 26th- one day for oral and one day for written testing
What is a global citizen? How do we achieve it? Who is doing it? Check out these three viewpoints:
High School as a starting point to global citizenship, GEBG Envoys and Holton-Arms global education model: Click on the links to read more.
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The Sociable
There is increasing concern in educational circles that American students are not ready to compete on a global level. At the same time, the global economy is growing in power, and youngsters from other parts of the worlds are learning foreign languages, taking part in international study abroad schemes, and foreign internship programs, much more than students from the U.S. However, while living and studying abroad is undoubtedly important in breaking down cultural barriers and teaching young people to adapt to foreign languages and customs, some argue that even studying abroad for one year during college is "too little too late" for developing a global mindset. READ MORE
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There is increasing concern in educational circles that American students are not ready to compete on a global level. At the same time, the global economy is growing in power, and youngsters from other parts of the worlds are learning foreign languages, taking part in international study abroad schemes, and foreign internship programs, much more than students from the U.S. However, while living and studying abroad is undoubtedly important in breaking down cultural barriers and teaching young people to adapt to foreign languages and customs, some argue that even studying abroad for one year during college is "too little too late" for developing a global mindset. READ MORE
2. GEBG Envoys
The GEBG places great value on offering collaborative travel programs for students and faculty from member schools. The collaborative model brings together students from different schools to work together before, during, and after the travel experience. A set of foundational online courses establishes a common knowledge base, after which teams of students collaborate to conduct their own research and educate the group. Teachers from member schools have opportunities to integrate the program themes and content into their classroom curriculum and make alterations to program elements to best fit the enrolled students.
These programs epitomize the quality of programs GEBG members desire to offer their students—including extensive pre-departure preparation, student collaboration, and itineraries that will students to understand the complexity of development and take action in the global arena. GEBG Faculty Program Coordinators will co-lead the travel program and assist with coordinating the pre and post travel curriculum.
Holton’s Global Education curriculum prepares students to become agents of positive change locally, nationally, and globally. Across all three divisions, the School creates opportunities inside and outside the classroom for students to explore the world, deepen their understanding of world issues, recognize multiple perspectives, and discover their potential to impact their local communities and beyond.
In 2014, Holton established the Global Scholars Honors Designation to recognize graduating students who: STUDIED four-years of Upper School Chinese, French, Latin, or Spanish COMPLETED the interdisciplinary Global Issues and Perspectives Class JOURNEYED to China, India, or Peru in their junior year CONDUCTED a four-week senior project focused on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals As a result of making global education an institutional priority, thinking globally is what we do at Holton. Our students graduate with greater intellectual curiosity and self-knowledge which positively impacts their worldview and inspires leadership in the future.
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