After a lot of digital collaboration, on Sunday, November 20th, 2022 NIET’s founding meeting happened to set out our expectations, ambitions and topics for the year ahead.
Meeting Structure
First:
Theory and Knowledge; research papers and exploring overarching themes connected to International Education.
Second:
Sectional/subjects PLC sessions, connecting the topic of discussion to the experiences and specific knowledge of the sections/subjects.
Third:
PLC sessions divided by randomizer to allow intersubject and intersection discussion and digestion of topic material
Fourth:
Community collaboration, with applying topics towards our educational goals, following a reciprocal feedback cycle.
Topics
For our next PLC meeting we will discuss:
- Developing Great Teaching Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development, Teacher Development Trust
- The Myth of the Performance Plateau, John P. Papay and Matthew A. Kraft
Follow on articles:
- 3 Ways Administrators Can Nurture Teacher Growth, Melissa Roy
- Smoothing the Way for Change, Beth Holland
Topics of further discussion:
- Which do you need more of at your school? PD or action research?
What challenges are you facing in your educational context? - What steps could you take (alone or as a school community) to improve?
- What value does feedback and growth mindset serve to educators as well as students?
Schedule
To meet four times a year with the next meeting to be confirmed later.
Ambitions
To grow NIET from its founding group of three to that of other educators and teachers across Beijing, China and the world.
As a group we will promote NIET within our professional networks to encourage expansion as a PLC.