Professional Development

This school year continued to be an exciting year of professional development for ASB staff members, especially as we were again able to have professional development in person. We started off the year offering professional development and collaborations as part of the American International Schools in Spain (AISIS) organization, consisting of four international schools in Spain offering the highest level of professional development for teachers. ASB is one of the founding members of this organization.

Research suggests that professional learning should be ongoing and job embedded, therefore we have offered professional learning experiences for multiple days across the year led by international consultants and teacher leaders in our schools. The consultants who worked with our staff included:

Dr. Mary Ehrenworth: Deputy Director of Columbia Teachers College Reading and Writing Project worked with teachers in Grades 3-12 on a variety of best practices in literacy instruction with a specific focus on informational reading and writing.

Paul Andersen: Science Consultant worked with elementary and secondary teachers to use inquiry and science phenomena to engage students in hands-on instruction and curriculum building aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.

Anita Basic: Xenonex Consultant worked with our instructional coaches, directors, and leadership team members to improve coaching skills.

In addition to these consultants, teachers across AISIS schools, including two from ASB, facilitated virtual learning experiences for teachers in Castellano instruction.

We also continued to offer coaches for teachers with instructional coaches in each division. The Teaching and Learning department is proud to offer world class professional development for teachers, which will ultimately impact the learning experience of all ASB students.