Creative, engaged and passionate educator. Tech integrator, EAL and Second Language Acquisition teacher & learner, mum of three amazingly talented kids, Xian.
Screenings are so important to providing every student what they need. Once you know where the weakness is you can find the skills that are the cause of the problem and remediate them. #structuredliteracy
We talk about amplifying strengths, but not how to embrace the shadows of those strengths.
With passion comes disillusionment.
With innovation comes frustration.
With leadership comes loneliness.
There’s a duality to everything—when a strength grows, so does its shadow.
Powerful Teacher-Led Professional Developemnt is happening at @XLIS_China@sapryse https://t.co/GPiEW5xQJk @emmayang_0420@LAST_LODGE From comic book creation to meditation to G.R.A.S.P.S to Checking For Understanding…. Our teachers lead learning
Some ppl think International Schools= safe bubble. Here is a drawing by a 13 year old student Annisha @sapryse She spent hundreds of hrs on this labor of love. Youth: We hear you.We see you, ADULTS.What are you going to do? #blacklivesmatter#icantbreathe Racism = world problem
This is what #differentiation looks like. This is what #perseverance looks like. Connected Community through Social and Emotional Learning. This week we had a S &E workshop with Vicki Gardner. It was powerful and brought us together! @RigalSarah@KevyMcGarry@sapryse
Biggest hurdle is having admin that lets you be innovative. “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, & add what is specifically your own.” Don’t be afraid to use something new & take advantage of students’ techspertise. Our Tech pages https://t.co/rhtEBHuUf9 #edtechchat
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern comforted mourners and laid a wreath at Kilbirnie Mosque in Wellington after the Christchurch terror attack https://t.co/sOUnT9PKJF
Buddhist Art: 'Cosmic Buddhas in Himalayas'. Unlocking the complex world of Himalayan Tibetan Buddhism. With a nine minute film. https://t.co/aJSnJRaraK