Presentations

Online learning is here to stay. Whether for a typhoon day or an ongoing pandemic, schools need to be prepared to pivot. This session will explore changes that the American International School of Guangzhou made in communication and learning.

Illustration study empowers students to tell their stories the way they see them in their mind. Based on the illustration work of Katie Wood Ray and Sylvia Duckworth, teachers will learn how to use an illustration study to teach young writers that their pictures hold meaning.

Learn how a simple electric art-making tool can be built, used, and extended into a wide variety of classrooms and grade levels.

COVID-19 has precipitated a major experiment for education systems across the world and this provides an amazing opportunity for AI to assist in the beneficial transformation of teaching and learning that remote and hybrid approaches are likely to catalyse.

This session will explore how different Google tools can promote collaboration, independent learning, creativity and intercultural understanding.

The session will be an informal 'walkthrough' of my Teamie classrooms sharing 'live' examples from my own High School classes in TOK and Grade 10 Computer Science.

Attendees will learn about the five pillars of lifestyle changes needed for a health-focused approach (as opposed to the disease-focused approach of modern medicine) to overall well-being.

Attendees will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of these skills, and take away methods for assessing students across grades and subject areas.

What will the “new normal” look like for mathematics learning after this global pandemic? This presentation will discuss the lessons learned during this challenging time and share different practical strategies to engage students both in the virtual environment and for in-person learning.

Finding space for adult learning can be difficult in the best of times. We will explore how to lead teachers with coaching techniques that make an impact. These techniques are not just for current coaches and coordinators, these can be used by any teacher leader.