Stand up. Say a word any word. Then the person next to you will say another. Together we’ll create a story.

　　老师们一起站起来围成一圈，说任意一个单词，然后旁边的同事接着说下一个词，连接在一起，我们就能创作一个故事。

　　美国夢沃学校(上海)研讨会

　　This is how we began our first professional development workshop at the beginning of MVA Shanghai’s spring semester. The exercise put into practice some of the fundamental goals we have for our teaching: creative active collaborative and engaging activities that build student confidence while strengthening their fundamental skills.

　　这是我们MVA Shanghai春季学期第一个专业发展研讨会的开始。此次训练活动旨在实践中落实教学基本意图：通过富有创造性的，积极的，合作的和参与性的活动，加强学生的基本技能，建立他们的信心。

　　Our teachers come from a broad range of backgrounds with a great diversity of experiences. The goal of our professional development program is to help share all the skills we bring to MVA Shanghai while implementing best practices to ensure the highest quality student-centered learning.

　　我们的教师背景各不相同，经验也丰富多样。我们专业发展计划的目标是帮助所有人分享这些经验和技能，而最佳的实施方法，就是在课程实践中确保最高质量的以学生为中心的学习。

　　美国夢沃国际高中研讨会：扎克伯格母校的教学法

　　Teaching requires constant energy and the best teachers are always continuing to learn new ways to engage students to inspire their creativity and to ensure that they gain the skills to continue as life-long learners. From developing project-d assignments to collaborating with students about curriculum choices we want students to be invested in what they’re doing. If students feel ownership over and pride in their learning they’re far more likely to perform at their best. While we always use our expertise to guide students’ experiences their own voices have an essential role in the life of our school.

　　教学需要不断获取能量，最好的老师总是不断学习新的方法，让学生们自愿加入教学，激发他们的创造力，并确保他们获取作为终身学习者的技能。例如开发项目学习任务，又如与学生合作进行课程选择。我们希望学生对所学内容有所贡献。如果学生能感受到学习行为是自有的和可影响的，而且能以他们学习中的创造为荣，他们就更有可能表现出最佳水准。虽然我们总是在用我们的专业知识来指导学生的经历，学生自己的声音在我们的学校生活中才是不可或缺的。

　　This semester we’ll continue to offer a number of workshops that help expand teachers’ toolboxes—their collection of resources—for providing the best possible education. We’ve already begun expanding our use of Schoology and online learning management program that helps students stay better organized and gives them access to frequent feedback about their performance.

　　这学期我们将继续组织一系列研讨会，扩展教师们的工具箱-精选的资源，来提供最好的教育。我们已经推广使用Schoology的，一种在线学习管理系统，来帮助学生更好地组织学习内容，并让他们更频繁地获得关于他们表现的反馈。

　　Future workshops will include strategies for increasing discussion-d learning sometimes known as the Harkness Method (a teaching strategy developed and used at Phillips Exeter one of the very best private schools in the United States—where Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg went to school amongst many other famous alumni). We’ll be giving teachers guidance on and resources for better integrating technology in their teaching. We’ll also be working to increase connections between classes and departments modeling the types of interdisciplinary learning and work that students will need for success in college and beyond.

　　此后的研讨会还将包括讨论学习法，有时也被称为“哈克尼斯式教学法”Harkness Method(一种在美国最好的私立学校之一菲利普斯中学埃克塞特校区Phillips Exeter开发和使用的教学方法。Facebook的马克·扎克伯格就读过该校，也包括许多其他知名校友)。我们将给予教师相关资源和指导，将科技更好地整合进教学中去。我们也将致力于加强班级和部门之间的联系，塑造跨学科学习的成功典范，以满足学生在大学学习和将来工作的成功的需要。

　　As teachers we continue to learn—we want not simply to teach our students but to be models for their education and growth as young people who embody Montverde Academy’s values of knowledge character and community.

　　作为教师，我们不断学习，我们希望不只是教给我们的学生知识，而且要成为他们的榜样，让年轻人接受教育，不断成长，融入知识，性格和团体的Montverde价值观。