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NYSAIS Summer Professional Learning 2024

Summer is the perfect time for some professional learning and we hope you will join us for these in-depth workshops, some on Zoom, some in person.

Be sure to also check out the 2024 – 2025 Trustees Series, in partnership with ISACS, and our first Community Conversation of the school year.

Click on the links for further details.

Monday, August 12

9:00 – 10:00 am

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching
Andrew Watson
Zoom
Target Audience: PK – 12 Teachers, Academic Leaders, Academic Support
Three-session series

10:30 – 11:30 am

The Building Blocks of Small School Financial Health- for Administrators
Brooke Carroll
Zoom
Target Audience: Heads of Schools, Business Managers

12:00

BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Education for the Age of AI
Charles Fadel
Zoom
Target Audience: Teachers, administrators, and curriculum developers

Tuesday, August 13

9:00 – 10:00 am

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching
Andrew Watson
Zoom
Target Audience: PK – 12 Teachers, Academic Leaders, Academic Support
Three-session series

10:00 – 11:00 am

Engagement Protocols: Learning Routines that Help Students Build Relationships with the Course Material and Each Other – Session 1
Preparing for Learning with Values-Activating Questions
Lauren Porosoff
Zoom
Target Audience: Middle and high school teachers of all subjects, academic administrators

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Engagement Protocols: Learning Routines that Help Students Build Relationships with the Course Material and Each Other – Session 2
Exploring New Material with Track and Acknowledge
Lauren Porosoff
Zoom
Target Audience: Middle and high school teachers of all subjects, academic administrators

12:00

BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Engagement Protocols: Learning Routines that Help Students Build Relationships with the Course Material and Each Other – Session 3
Reviewing the Material with the Emotions and Values Audit
Lauren Porosoff
Zoom
Target Audience: Middle and high school teachers of all subjects, academic administrators

2:00 – 3:00 pm

AI for Academic Excellence: Unleashing the power of tech
Brianna Ingram
Zoom
Target Audience: Educators and administrators

Wednesday, August 14

9:00 – 10:00 am

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching
Andrew Watson
Zoom
Target Audience: PK – 12 Teachers, Academic Leaders, Academic Support
Three-session series

10:00 – 11:30 am

Navigating Change: What Game Theory and Organizational Politics Can Tell Us About Getting Things Done
Christina Hultholm
Zoom
Target Audience: Heads of School, Trustees, Leadership Team members (but it could be interesting to other administrators as well)

12:00

BREAK

1:00 – 2:30 pm

The Essential Role of Sleep for Adolescent Well-Being
Lisa Lewis
Zoom
Target Audience: Teachers and school professionals

Thursday, August 15

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Metacognition: Supporting our Students to Build Awareness of their Understanding
Jennifer Haakmat, Deborah Costa, & Lauren Kronthal
Zoom
Target Audience: K-8th Teachers, Academic Leaders, Academic Support

12:00

BREAK

1:00 – 3:00 pm

The Question: An Online Workshop on the Question as Invitation
Suzanne Snider
Zoom
Target Audience: This workshop is for teachers and educators with learners of all ages, parents, radio producers, journalists, caregivers, health workers, family historians, therapists, artists, scholars, oral historians and more. No experience necessary.

Friday, August 16

9:00 am – 12:15 pm

Both Fish and Fowl: A 3-Part Leadership Workshop Series for New Department Heads, 2024-25
Dalia Aidoo, Stephen Mak, & Eric Zahler
Spence School, NYC
Target Audience: Department Heads in their first two years in that role

12:00

BREAK

1:00 – 2:30 pm

The 2024 Presidential Election: Empowering Students as Critical Consumers of Media
Katie Leo & Jason Butler
Zoom
Target Audience: 6-12 Educators

 

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