Student mental health is an area schools are focusing on with more resources than in past years. MS and HS counselors Jackie Valenzuela and Colleen Coady share their thoughts and ideas about students today. Enjoy some insightful thoughts on the state of student health today and possible causes for the changes in recent years.
Today I talk with Michelle Mueller Ihrig who runs our wonderful cafeteria here at ISB. Bio While never having intended to run a school cafeteria, I’ve been managing the food services at ISB for 8 1/2 years. My professional background is in sales, key account management and client services. With a passion for good and healthy […]
Many schools have a PTA and ISB is no exception. Some of us have a strong understanding of how the PTA functions, yet many of us would like to learn more about their inner works of this great program functions. Or maybe you just want to know more about Friday popcorn. Either way, President Selma […]
Collaboration skills are essential for success in today’s world, especially when it comes to team-teaching in a dynamic classroom environment. This methodology is a growing trend in educational practice, but how exactly does it work? Linda Edie and Ed Haggen visit with us and share hard-earned knowledge from their team-teaching classroom. Just ahead of the […]
Design thinking is rapidly becoming a popular model for problem solving and applying creativity to new ideas. Its strength lies in its focus on human centered design (what does the user think?) and the iteration process that allows us to try, fix and repeat until we get it right.
For a long time when we thought of who has a marketing department businesses and startup companies came to mind. Today, however, schools are increasingly investing time and resources into marketing their mission, brand and more. In this episode, I talk with ISB Marketing Director Shelley Bragg about how marketing works at ISB. We get […]
Anthony Giles is ISB’s Director of Arts and Activities at ISB. He oversees the nearly one zillion options students have both during and outside of school. We pull the curtain back on what happens to organize these events and get a feel for the mission and objectives Anthony and his office hope to achieve.