WELCOME HOME!

WELCOME Home!

Agenda

• Welcome / Why AIS? (15)
• SuHuPu (10)
• AIS Transforming Edu (55)
• Small Group Discussions (30)

About me...

Three fights with my mother

I refused to drink milk at two years old

I flew from Hawaii to Syria by myself at 15 to meet a friend

I moved the grandkids to Cairo

The moral of these stories...

• Family is important
• I love to travel, especially to interesting places... then call it home
• I'm a life-long educator

My wife: Ze

Son #1: Birahim

Son #2: Fallou

Why am I a teacher at AIS?

Why I Love education

The world is changing:
Will our students be the ones to change it?
Or will they be swept up by the change?


Education is an act of social justice.

My journey

Lycée International Bilingue, Senegal

Maryknoll High School,
Honolulu, Hawaii

Consulting

Waialae School,


Head of School

The world is changing:
Will our students be the ones to change it?
Or will they be swept up by the change?

Why AIS?

Someone needs to see the world from the highest peak...

The world is changing:

AIS students ARE the ones who will change it!

What We’ve Learned

The World is changing: FAST

Example #1

EXAMPLE #2
“Things looked bleak for the Angels when they trailed by two runs in the ninth inning, but Los Angeles recovered thanks to a key single from Vladimir Guerrero to pull out a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday.”

“The University of Michigan baseball team used a four-run fifth inning to salvage the final game in its three-game weekend series with Iowa, winning 7-5 on Saturday afternoon (April 24) at the Wilpon Baseball Complex, home of historic Ray Fisher Stadium.”

Example #3
"We rapidly moved into the big question, which is: 'Can machines read mammograms?' And I think they can," Dr. Constance Lehman, a professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and chief of breast imaging at Mass General. "They will open up a whole revolution in health care."

therefore:

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What does this mean...

The American International School in Egypt (AISE) provides a comprehensive and challenging American and international education that fosters informed and engaged local, regional and global citizenship. We inspire students to be lifelong learners who contribute positively within a diverse and changing world.

What about our Mission attracted/s you to AIS? Why?

4 minutes in pairs or triads

The world is changing:

AIS students ARE the ones who will change it!

Getting To Know Eachother

• Stand-Up
• Hand-Up
• Pair-Up

AIS Transforming Education

Watch the film (first part)

In your opinion, what is important for students to learn, be able to do, and understand, and why?

“… The teachers were to present real life problems to the children and then guide the students to solve the problem by providing them with a hands-on activity to learn the solution …" -Hickman, on Dewy's Schools

AIS Learning Principles:

Students Learn Best when ...

• Educational material is RELEVASNTto their lives.
• Timely feedback is offered for their work.
• Lessons are highly engaging.
• They have a sense of belonging to the school.
• They reflect upon their work and school experience.
• They collaborate with other students.

Which are your strengths?
Which are your growing edges?

4 minutes in pairs or triads

We have an opportunity and a calling:

A school that embraces a higher calling. Not there yet... but with your work.

Welcome Home!
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