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3.4.6 Where No One Waits to Learn: The Intersection of Professional Learning, Leadership, and Classroom Experience
Midtown International School (MIS) is Atlanta’s home for globally-minded gifted learners in grades K-12. In its promise that no one waits to learn, the school has transformed gifted identification processes to reach traditionally un-identified populations and has redesigned the experience of being in school for students, teachers, school leaders, and parents. This presentation illustrates the path to fostering and leading environments where no one waits to learn and details MIS’s brain-based, learner-centric approach which has impacted hundreds of gifted students and their families. The presentation includes resources and tools to implement these practices in the participants' environments.
Author(s):
Ande Noktes
ande@midtowninternationalschool.com
Midtown International School
United States
Ande Noktes is the Head of School at Midtown International School in Atlanta. Ande is the founder of three schools including MIS and has over 20 years of experience in gifted education and educational leadership. Ande’s strategic approach to organizational design and culture applies current research in neuroscience, business, ethics, and education to all facets of the stakeholder experience with the school.
Ande has a BA in Liberal Arts and Humanities from Colorado State University, an MA in Philosophy from Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand, is all-but-dissertation in her EdD, and has an executive MBA from Emory University in Atlanta.