Our Most Popular Workshops

Concept-Based Foreign Language Instruction level 1

Workshop Overview :

Foreign Language teachers need to develop students’ ability to critically think and reason, in order to solve complex problems and create new ideas, and this is a pursuit that can be accomplished through a concept-based curriculum design and instruction.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty
  • Curriculum Coordinators
Workshop Leader

J. Rafael Angel

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Concept-based curriculum and instruction for the thinking classroom

Workshop Overview :

J. Rafael Angel is a graduate of Dr Lynn Erickson and Dr Lois Lanning Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction (CBCI) Institute and is certified to conduct Dr Lynn Erickson and Dr Lois Lanning’s workshops on CBCI.

In this workshop, participants will become acquainted with the principles of CBCI.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • School Administrators
Workshop Leader

J. Rafael Angel

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Developing an authentic Service-Learning system (Complete Series)

Workshop Overview :

This is a 4-part online workshop series by Loredana Giovanelli where participants will inquire into the development of a relevant and authentic Service Learning system for their curriculum.

Each workshop (3 hours) is independent. Participants can register for individual workshop(s) or the full series.

Workshops:
W1. Integrating Service Learning in the curriculum approaches and strategies.
W2. Planning and assessing Service Learning projects: the ASLER checklist.
W3. Using performance-based assessments to evaluate student achievement.
W4. Using the ORID method for effective cognitive reflections.

Participants will receive a certificate of participation

Workshop Audience :

* Teachers (Middle & High School)
* Heads of Department
* Service Coordinators
* Service as Action Coordinators
* Administrators

Workshop Leader

Loredana Giovanelli

Loredana is a certified teacher trainer and certified ESL/EFL teacher with over twenty-five years of experience.

Classroom Environment: Effective Strategies to Maximize Student Learning

Workshop Overview :

This workshop looks to explore how to build authentic learning experiences that not only aim at purposeful learning in academics but to ensure that soft skills and socio-emotional needs are met.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty in international school settings or wishing to move to an international school
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • School Leadership
  • School Counselors and Psychologists
Workshop Leader

Diego Zaragoza Tejas

Diego Zaragoza Tejas is the Head of Lower School and Interim Director of Academic Affairs (K-12) at The American School Foundation in Mexico City.

Approaches to teaching in a Concept-based Instruction environment.

Workshop Overview :

In this workshop, participants will become acquainted with a broad variety of approaches to teaching in a concept-based learning environment.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty
  • Curriculum Coordinators
Workshop Leader

J. Rafael Angel

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School Leadership: Shared Sustainable Leadership

Workshop Overview :

This workshop is aimed at exploring ways to promote and build a shared leadership approach that permeates from top leadership into different stakeholders.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty in international school settings or wishing to move to an international school
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • School Leadership
Workshop Leader

Diego Zaragoza Tejas

Diego Zaragoza Tejas is the Head of Lower School and Interim Director of Academic Affairs (K-12) at The American School Foundation in Mexico City.

Creating a Sustainable Language Instruction Culture: Supporting subject-teachers to teach with language levels in mind.

Workshop Overview :

Subject teachers need to be supported to design learning scenarios with students’ language levels in mind.

In this workshop, teachers will learn how to generate experiences in which students are able to use their language to demonstrate what they are able to do with what they know.

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching Faculty
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • Language support teams
Workshop Leader

J. Rafael Angel

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Curriculum Development and Sustainability

Workshop Overview :

The focus of this workshop is to build, strengthen and consolidate your curriculum to balance academics and socio-emotional skills to build resilient learners through a streamlined curriculum.

 

Workshop Audience :

  • Teaching faculty in international school settings or wishing to move to an international school
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • School Leadership
Workshop Leader

Diego Zaragoza Tejas

Diego Zaragoza Tejas is the Head of Lower School and Interim Director of Academic Affairs (K-12) at The American School Foundation in Mexico City.