Ethan Van Drunen

Educational Director of Windhoek International School

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Nice resource to help students understand command words in questions. Command words are the words and phrases used in exams and other assessment tasks that tell students how they should answer the question. I'll put a link so you can download the document in the replies.

[Stephanie Howell @mrshowell24]

🌟 Level up your writing game with @kamiapp's magical feedback method! 📝💫 Highlight common misconceptions, provide resources, and watch your students succeed in real-time.
https://t.co/tGd8RvKLtw

[Windhoek International School @WISNamibia]

Thanks to everyone for registering for the EY (Kindergarten) Open Day at WIS! We will be organising another one in the new year.

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

This is where we lived and worked remotely during Covid times. Great to see that the creek will be featured by PBS Nature. The salmon cycle of life. Let’s all understand and protect it. https://t.co/WmjH8TTmzO via @YouTube

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Trick or treat? Have both! A mental "trick" for squaring numbers that end in 5 and why it works

[Windhoek International School @WISNamibia]

Inter-house Swimming Gala Sign-up: This is your last chance to sign up for our much-anticipated Inter-house Swimming Gala! Don't miss out on the fun and competition!

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

WIS to host Namibian Heritage Week https://t.co/BkRHNkBgug via @The Namibian @WISNamibia @BearlyArtic

[Marcelle van Leenen @marcellevleenen]

'If you can say it, you can write it.' Stephen Graham Often we ask students to write when they don't have full control over the language. Spending time on oral language prior to writing means empowering ALL students #ExplicitlyTeachingWriting @WISNamibia

[Marcelle van Leenen @marcellevleenen]

How do you write a description? A number of perspectives ✅present tense ✅noun and pronoun cohesion ✅ technical words ✅ relating & action verbs ✅ #literacy does not happen by osmosis. #EmpoweringStudents with a #metalanguage to talk about how texts work @WISNamibia

[Marcelle van Leenen @marcellevleenen]

'Understanding how texts work- that's what #literacy is' Stephen Graham #EmpoweringStudents #TeachingExcellence #ExplicitlyTeachingWriting #LearningAtWIS #EffectiveInstructionThatWorks

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

@WISNamibia learning how to explicitly teach writing across the curriculum. #texttypes with Stephen Graham @marcellevleenen

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

Teachers College Columbia announced today that TCRWP - founded by Lucy Calkins in 1981 - will be "dissolved." https://t.co/LPkgZwKDPI

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

A fascinating article on the historical and geographical roots of health and life expectancy inequality in the USA. https://t.co/qwasYQSspx

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

Love it when Board members lead the way as engaged parents and expert inquirers!

[Windhoek International School @WISNamibia]

Yesterday, the Grade 3's had a  visit from a radiologist that explained and showed them different organs via a portable ultrasound machine. How cool is that!

[Windhoek International School @WISNamibia]

Yesterday, the Grade 3's had a  visit from a radiologist that explained and showed them different organs via a portable ultrasound machine. How cool is that!

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

@marcellevleenen @WISNamibia Thanks for your leadership Marcelle! Good stuff happening here at WIS :-).

[Ethan Van Drunen @evandrunen]

Grateful for the strong and positive parent turnout - and thankful for our school leaders, admin, educators and braai masters who are really giving @WISNamibia their all. It’s going to be a great school year!

[Marcelle van Leenen @marcellevleenen]

So proud to be part of @WISNamibia! Back-to-school night super vibe! Our priorities #schoolculture #excellence #studentengagement & #parentsaspartners through the launch of our promising #parentnetwork #LearningAtWIS

[Jeff Utecht @jutecht]

As part of the #AIineducation workshops @tricia_fried & I coordinate, we bring literacies together.
Our F.A.I.R. resource helps a class collaboratively explore #generativeAI with #informationliteracy + #reflection +conversation.
Learn more w/us this year:
https://t.co/FKZfxkqwsQ

[Windhoek International School @WISNamibia]

Grade 7 Maths students displayed excellent group work skills as they worked in an enthusiastic, focused and supportive manner on their assignments today.

[AISA @AISA_Schools]

The 2023 AISA Conference takes place from 7 to 9 October 2023 at the International School of Kenya (ISK) in Nairobi, Kenya. Pre-conference sessions will be held from 4 to 6 October 2023 at the ISK and the Trademark Hotel. Click here to learn more: https://t.co/dhKXsjAmeG #umoja