COLLECTIVE EFFICACY
To ensure that all staff aims toward collective efficacy in achieving high standards of learning and performance.
CAPACITY FOR LEADERSHIP AND POSITIVE REPRESENTATION
To ensure that all staff has leadership capacity who shares the vision and mission of the school and reputably represents ISM in the larger international community.
SUBJECT-AREA MASTERY
To ensure that all staff has mastery of their subject-area is able to unpack and interpret standards and employs best practice.
BACKWARD DESIGN
To ensure that all staff is able to plan and design learning backward and are able to articulate this using the Understanding by Design template.
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
To ensure that all staff is able to assess for understanding and higher thinking skills and not simply administer tests to measure rote knowledge.
USING DATA TO IMPROVE LEARNING
To ensure that all staff is capable of gathering and interpreting meaningful data from assessments and various sources and uses them to inform and improve learning.
STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENTIATION
To ensure that all staff is able to purposefully adjust and differentiate instruction based on various information.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
To ensure that all staff is skillfully disposed and responsible in using technology in the classroom and is able to guide students accordingly.