13th November

 

Have a great last week everybody.

Important dates

• 13th - 17th Qatar History Week ⚐
• 14th - 16th Y5&6 Maths Olympiad 
• 14th - Football shirt day - whole Primary school
• 15th - Lower Primary FIFA Parade 
• 16th - Reports published to parents
• 17th - Qatar National Day celebration 

***No NEASC meetings this week*** Thank you for all of your efforts this term.

Actions - all "optional" this week! 

As we are winding down a busy Term 1, we'd love to hear any of the good or joyful moments from your class this week.

"Catch them being good"!

I did a little bit of research last week and concluded pretty definitively that CLA awards were more likely to be given out at the beginning of a term than at the end. It seemed pretty intuitive, but nevertheless, now we know, let's do something about it!

Catch your students being good this week!

Clear cache

Just running this "Top Tip" as it still may be an issue  - on iSAMS more generally and certainly on Gradebook. 

For some reason, the Gradebook module on iSAMS seems extra-sensitive to a cluttered browsing history! If Gradebook doesn't seem to want to open on your Chromebook, try the following:

1. Click the 3 dots
   
   
   
   
2. Select "More tools"
   
   

   
3. Select "Clear browsing data" 

4. Select "Clear data" 

And that should do the trick! Refresh the gradebook, wait 10 seconds or so and it should appear.

Resources

What is the ultimate goal of assessment?

• What are the different ways to measure student growth?
• Is your assessment giving the WHOLE story?
• What part of the story is being left out?

The method and practice of teaching that takes into account how the purposeful use of digital tools can increase student engagement, empower student voice, and create more meaningful learning experiences.

What do you think of when you hear TikTok? Here you can learn more about how to use TikTok for education. You will take some time to play and learn the app to better understand how to create short-form videos and other educators as a resource. 

What?

• What is Blended Learning?

• How to use the Infused Classroom Framework to think about Blended Learning

• Five tools that can help

• How to apply through a culturally responsive, inclusive, equitable, and differentiated design approach

Vooks is an entire library of storybooks brought to life with animation, read-aloud narration, engaging music and sound, and read-along text.