Dr. Farrell and Mr. Imanishi's presentation to the Tainan PTA

1. Superintendent
Dr. Farrell

7. CIS Tour

8. Athletic Facility

9. Data Drive & Research Based

12. There’s no better school than
KAS

13. VISION @KAS MS
Tainan PTA Presentation
Friday, October 7, 2016

15. Middle School Goal
○ Support and challenge our
students, socially,
emotionally, & academically
through the everyday
curriculum, Advisory, RTI, MYP,
etc.

16. Building Relationships with
Students & Students

17. Building Relationships with
Students & Teachers

18. How do you build/have you built
relationships in your classroom?
● High Fives to start the
day…

19. Further Development of Advisory
(Ms. Lori supporting)
● Advisory - (Wednesdays - 45 minutes)
○ Another adult advocate, peer support group
○ Behavior/Academic Support, Organization
● Providing Additional Student Support
○ Teacher Cheerleader--High-needs students
○ Teacher Cheerleader--ALL Middle School
Students
● Monthly Assemblies
○ Student Recognition
○ Highlight classroom learning & promote student
achievement

20. Response
To
Intervention

21. Working to meet individual student needs

22. Building
Relationships
with Parents

23. Open House 2016

24. Parents connecting with
teachers/school 家長和學校之間的資訊串連
1. Open House 2016
2. Parent Teacher Conferences
3. Google Classroom
4. PowerSchool
5. E-mail
6. Rubrics (hard copy)
7. Newsletter
8. Instagram, Twitter
a. + other social media

25. 6 Habits of Highly Successful 6th Graders
6個造就成功6年級學生的好習慣
1. Habit #1 - Be present 準時出席
2. Habit #2 - Be kind 待人友善
3. Habit #3 - Be balanced 均衡發展
4. Habit #4 - Be organized 井然有序
5. Habit #5 - Be motivated 積極向上
6. Habit #6 - Be YOUR best 盡你所能

26. 6 Parental Habits of Highly Successful 6th Graders
6個造就成功6年級學生的家長習慣
1. Habit #1 - Have a set homework time
固定的寫作業時間
2. Habit #2 - Check Google Classroom with your child/children
和孩子一起查看Google Classroom上面的內容
3. Habit #3 - Help develop your child’s organizational skills
協助發展孩子的組織能力
4. Habit #4 - Help your child not to be overscheduled (balance)
幫助孩子不要過度安排自己該做的事(均衡)
5. Habit #5 - Support healthy risk-taking
支持孩子嘗試合理範圍內的冒險
6. Habit #6 - Congratulate successes
孩子成功完成某件事後請給予讚美

27. 7 Habits of Highly Successful 7th Graders
7個造就成功7年級學生的好習慣
1. Organization: Are you on time and ready for class?
組織能力: 你有準時上課以及為課堂做好充分準備嗎?
2. Responsible Computer Use: Is what you are doing on the computer
supporting your learning? 電腦使用:你正在電腦上作的東西和課業有關嗎?
3. Active Listening: Are you aware of the task at hand? 注意聽: 你知道現在
該做的事是什麼嗎?
4. Ability to Self Assess work: Have you used MYP Rubrics to determine
where you are? How do you get to the next level of achievement?
自我檢測: 你有使用過MYP評分規準來測量自己目前程度在哪裡嗎?你要如何
達成下一個階段的目標呢?
5. Be Kind: Would you like to be treated the way you treat others?
待人和善: 你對待別人的方式就是你想被對待的方式嗎?
6. Working Interdependently: Are you doing your part? Or too little? Or
too much? 相互合作: 你有做好自己負責的部分嗎? 做得太少?或是做得太多
了?
7. Find your Passion: What’s your best? Can you do better?
找出你的熱情: 你的極限在哪? 你能做得更好嗎?

28. 7 Parental Habits of Highly Successful 7th Graders
7個造就成功7年級學生的家長習慣
1. Express an interest in all your child’s school subjects.
對孩子的學校課業表示興趣
2. Foster a home environment that supports learning (personal and digital
habits) 建立家中的學習環境(私人空間及數位科技)
3. Make yourself available to your child. 保留與孩子相處的時間
4. Access school systems regularly (Google Classroom, PowerSchool)
時常登入學校系統(Google Classroom, PowerSchool)查看
5. Spend time with your child reviewing homework.
花一點時間和孩子一起檢查功課
6. Help your child be balanced. (school, sleep, activities, exercise)
幫助孩子適當善用時間(學校課業、睡眠、活動、運動)
7. Communicate with your child’s teacher. Ask questions.
與老師溝通；詢問問題

29. 8 Habits of Highly Successful 8th Graders
8個造就成功8年級學生的好習慣
1. Be Proactive: Ask Questions When You Don’t Understand.
積極主動: 遇到不懂的馬上發問
2. Be On Time: To Class & With Your Work. 準時: 準時上課以及準時交作業
3. Take Responsibility For Your Own Actions: No Excuses.
為自己的個人行為負責: 不找藉口
4. Perseverance & Grit: Don’t Give Up When Something Is Difficult. Do your
best! 堅持不懈: 別遇到挫折就放棄，盡力去做!
5. Healthy Lifestyle (Balance): Get Enough Sleep, Eat Well, and Exercise.
健康的生活方式(均衡): 充足睡眠、飲食均衡、適量運動
6. Time Management: Prepare & plan ahead for assignments. Stay focused
on the task at hand. No Social Media while working.
時間管理: 做功課前先做好計畫及準備，開始進行之後就專心在這一項功課上面，
不一邊做功課一邊用社交軟體聊天
7. Be Respectful To Others: Kindness to others and their things.
尊重他人: 友善對待別人
8. Be a Role Model: Show our 6th & 7th graders how to act and treat each
other. 當一個模範: 向6&7年級的學生表現出學長姊的風範!

30. 8 Parental Habits of Highly Successful 8th Graders
8個造就成功8年級學生的家長習慣
1. Communication With Teachers: Voice concerns before they become larger issues.
和老師溝通:在問題變嚴重前和老師反應
2. Time Management: Help your child develop a schedule for allotted extra curricular and
school activities. 時間管理: 讓孩子有一個專門的課外活動或是學校活動的時間以協助孩子發
展其他課外或校內活動的興趣
3. Outside School Support: Help ensure that work completed is authentic student work.
Follow the Academic Honesty Policy. 依學校規定，請幫忙確保學生獨力/自行完成作業
4. Trust, Yet Verify: Allow student to take responsibility, but check in as needed to verify
that the student is doing expected work. 信任但也要查證: 讓孩子學著負責，但也要適時檢查
孩子是否有確實完成交付的功課
5. Healthy Lifestyle: Help student get plenty of rest each night to be ready to learn the next
day.
健康的生活方式: 確保孩子在晚上獲得充分的睡眠來應對隔天的學習
6. Using School Resources: Use PowerSchool and Google Classroom as a way to verify
student progress. 充分使用學校資源: 在PowerSchool以及Google Classroom上面查看孩子
的學習情況
7. Acknowledge Positive Growth & Progress: Give students praise when they improve or
excel. Recognize effort and positive results. 對孩子正面成長以及進步給予正面的鼓勵
8. Support healthy risk-taking: Allow students to try something without the fear of failing
支持孩子嘗試合理範圍內的冒險: 允許孩子勇敢嘗試一些新的事物

31. Middle Years Program (MYP) @KAS

32. Today’s Purpose: To help
parents get a basic overview
of the MYP in order to help
support your child
本日重點：讓家長了解關於MYP課
程的基本概念

33. What is MYP? MYP是什麼?
The MYP is a challenging framework that encourages
students to make practical connections between their
studies and the real world. The MYP is a five-year
program, which is implemented in both KAS’ Middle
School (grades 6, 7, 8) and High School (grades 9, 10)
MYP課程是一個具有挑戰性的課程架構，鼓勵學生學以
致用。MYP課程共計5年，KAS從中學(6~8年級)開始提供
MYP課程，到高中(9~10年級)結束。

34. FAQ - Is there MORE Homework with MYP?
MYP課程會讓功課變多嗎？
Possible reasons:
功課變多的可能原因如下:
● Transition from
Elementary to Middle
School 從小學到中學
的轉換過渡期
● Middle /High School
Schedule
中學/高中的行程表

35. What is MYP?MYP是什麼？
Focused on:
Conceptual Framework
著重於概念架構
● Concepts 概念
● Global Context 全球議題
● Approaches to Learning
學習的方法
● Approaches to Teaching
教學的方法

36. IB Learner
Profile

37. IB Learner
Profile
積極探究
知識淵博
善於交流
勤於思考
堅持原則
胸襟開闊
關愛他人
及時反思
勇於嘗試
均衡發展

38. KAS - THINK BIG

39. Basics 基本原則
Five year program: 五年課程架構
Middle School- Grade 6- MYP Year 1 中學部 - 六年級 - MYP課程第一年
Middle School- Grade 7- MYP Year 2 中學部 - 七年級 - MYP課程第二年
Middle School- Grade 8- MYP Year 3 中學部 - 八年級 - MYP課程第三年
High School- Grade 9- MYP Year 4 高中部 - 九年級 - MYP課程第四年
High School- Grade 10- MYP Year 5 高中部 - 十年級 - MYP課程第五年
OPTIONAL--Grades 11-12 IBDP Program offered/AP
選擇性的 -- 十一和十二年級IB文憑課程/AP

40. Rubrics =
Target
What is
the
Learning
Target?

41. One Example…
● Can you swim?
○ A swimmer?
○ B swimmer?

42. Rubrics….Are you on Target? 評分準則...
● Use at the beginning of a unit
● Use in the middle of a unit
● Assess at the end of the unit
老師們在一個單元的開始、中間、可能都
會使用到評分準則

43. Rubrics help to… 評分準則是用來...
● Be transparent about grading
淺顯易懂的評分標準
● Give students valuable FEEDBACK on how to get
better
讓學生們知道如何更進步
● Empower students to be REFLECTIVE about their
work and move towards Self-Directed learning
讓學生們懂得反思，達到自主化的學習

48. 今何時ですか？

49. Grading? 0-8? A, B, C? 成績怎麼算?
● 7-8 does not equal an ‘A’?
● 7-8 Goes above and BEYOND
expectations

50. We have 2 different systems for reporting on
student learning 我們目前有兩種不同的成
績呈現方式
Report Card = A, B, C, D, F
學期成績單= A, B, C, D, F
MYP Program Rubrics = 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
MYP課程評分準則= 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

51. Current
KAS Report
Card

52. Current
KAS Report
Card

53. Current
KAS Report
Card

54. We have 2 different systems for reporting on
student learning 我們目前有兩種不同的成
績呈現方式
Report Card = A, B, C, D, F
學期成績單= A, B, C, D, F
MYP Program Rubrics = 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
MYP課程評分準則= 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

55. How do we best report on student
learning? 以下這些都是讓您了解學生學習狀況的好
方法
○ Open House
○ Google Classroom
○ PowerSchool
○ Email
○ Rubrics (hard copy)
○ Report Cards, teacher comments
○ Parent Teacher Conferences

56. ?Will every assignment be graded by a
rubric? 每一項作業都會以MYP評分準則評分嗎?
NO!

57. Next Steps/Follow-up? 下一步/後續？
● Questions about the class? Ask your
child’s teachers 有更多關於課堂上的問題
嗎？請直接詢問學生的老師
● Questions about the program? Ask Mr.
Imanishi, Ms. Gilbert 更多關於MYP架構的
問題？您可以詢問 Mr. Imanishi, Ms. Gilbert

58. Thank you!