Learning at SAS: Recent Episodes
by Dr. Jennifer Sparrow
Welcome to our new article series, Learning at SAS by Dr. Jennifer Sparrow! I am excited to take on the challenge of explaining the most important aspects of how teachers teach and students learn at Singapore American School. My goal in writing these articles is to help parents understand how students are taught at SAS, explain some of the harder-to-understand terms that SAS faculty members tend to use, and ensure that parents, students, and staff are all on the same page when discussing the SAS educational experience.
In the seventh episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, Center of Innovation coordinator Dr. Dennis Steigerwald, and director of creativity center Charlotte Huston describe the fifth learning outcome that we hope all students develop during their time at Singapore American School—creativity.
In the fifth episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow and elementary school teachers Susannah Wilcox and Kelli Rae Buxton describe the fourth learning outcome that we hope all students develop during their time at Singapore American School—critical thinking.
In the fifth episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, high school librarian Bob Helmer, and elementary school Spanish teacher Greg Reynen, describe the third learning outcome that we hope all students develop during their time at Singapore American School—communication.
In the fourth episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, middle school physical education/health teacher Peter Cuthbert, and high school teacher Ashley Quark, describe the second learning outcome that we hope all students develop during their time at Singapore American School—collaboration.
In the third episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, middle school digital media teacher, Ana María Gach, and elementary school dean of student life, Colleen Steigerwald, describe the first learning outcome that we hope all students develop during their time at Singapore American School—creativity.
In the second episode of our Learning at SAS series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, middle school deputy principal Chris Raymaakers, and director of admissions Treena Casey describe how we settled on the seven specific learning outcomes that we hope all students develop during their time at SAS: communication, collaboration, cultural competence, character, critical thinking, creativity, and content knowledge.
In the inaugural episode of our Learning at SAS podcast series, deputy superintendent Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, middle school social studies teacher Matt Elms, and curriculum and assessment specialist Lisa Wandiscussone of our most-used acronyms, DSLOs—desired student learning outcomes. How, exactly, could we summarize the most important learning outcomes for our students in today’s complex and exciting world? Ask your children what they did today at school—hopefully, you will see some of our DSLOs in their answers!
In episode two, Dr. Jennifer Sparrow and two other guests will describe how we settled on the seven specific learning outcomes that we hope all students develop during their time at SAS: communication, collaboration, cultural competence, character, critical thinking, creativity, and content knowledge.