Entries by Michael
Practicing Good Zoom Etiquette: Tips for Students
Thank you to HS teacher Ginny V., for sharing these tips. The video is especially helpful to HS and MS students and fun to watch.
Audio Podcast: Virtual School Reflections From Stephen Dare, the Head at Hong Kong Academy
I remember well when I saw schools in Hong Kong and China going virtual and thinking, “Oh gosh, that must be rough. I am so lucky that this is not happening at my school.” Seven weeks later and I am not asking “Ok, how did those schools handle it now that I am in full virtual school mode.”
Get Teaching and Tech Support In Our Slack Community
Overview Slack is a phenomenal chat program that allows for an organized and super friendly communications structure. I have used it for years and it is perfect for groups working from home. Simply put, it rocks. Instead of one GIANT chat room, Slack breaks it down into separate channels. That makes it sooo much easier […]
What Really Happens at the Environmental Wilderness Site (EWC)
Erin “Stan” Stanley and Ryan Moran lead the Wild Panthers program. They take Middle School students out to ISB’s adventure camp near a reservoir and provide fantastic experiential learning experiences for our students. You may have wondered what a typical day “out there” looks like. Stan and Ryan share the mission behind the program along […]
200 Meters From The Summit: Mountain Climbing Denali With Rob Tyler
Description As we progress through life and work to do interesting and helpful things, natural obstacles appear along the way. Sometimes we know those obstacles will be there and other times we are surprised by them. Rob Tyler, ISB’s business development specialist, encountered both expected and unexpected obstacles and he worked to climb Denali in […]
Do You Know Who You Are? | The Sharing Station Show # 6
Are you an Obliger, or a Rebel? Maybe you identify as a Questioner and not an Upholder? Looking at personalities, we discuss ambiverts, the accuracy of categorizing, and how compatible the results may or may not be. Comparing the classic Meyers-Briggs test with a new 4-category indicator, how do we know if our roles in […]
Social Thinking May Not Be What You Expected
Social Thinking is a social skills curriculum developed by Michelle Garcia Winner. A few teachers here at ISB have taken the training and are helping to spread its ideas across the school. Lori Boll and Beth Sauers help us to understand what Social Thinking is and how it can be used in our classrooms to […]
Student Mental Health With Amy Smith
As parents, we think about our children all the time and as they become older, we may feel less connected to their inner thoughts and feelings. Are they, for example, stressed out more than we know? Are they experiencing very strong negative, or even positive, feelings? Amy Smith, my guest today, provides us with a […]
Student Support From A School Wide Perspective with Ryan and Matt
Student learning support needs continue to play a large role in schools today. Many see the need as something on the increase and an area where more and more resources are welcome. Today I talk with ISB Psychologists Ryan Ruhl and Matt Johnson about their roles here at ISB. We jump into how student support […]