Probably one of my greatest joys is to help usher in new-to-the-PYP teachers into our IB practices. It’s really thrilling when they get over the barrier of “learning a new language” with our PYP jargon, and the framework really clicks into place for them. There’s this moment when teachers realize that they don’t have to …
We barely have our toes over the threshold of 2025, and how many of us have already begun to falter with our New Year’s resolution, if we even made one altogether? These collective moments of reflection are really important, but maybe setting goals with defined outcomes is losing their appeal. Perhaps aspirations are more fulfilled …
Long before generative AI came into the zeitgeist, the impact of technology has been spoken about. Why aren’t we asking more transformative questions and developing the change in education that our students today need for tomorrow?
Last week, I sat through student interviews for our school scholarship program. Students could win scholarship awards for Learner Profile, the ATL’s, and Action. It was fascinating to hear young 6-8 year old children summarize what they believe were some of their best qualities and why they do what they do. But the learner profile …
I don’t write blogs as much as I used to, and I have wondered why. Writing used to be a joy, something I looked forward to. I loved waking up early on Saturday morning, making a cup of coffee, and writing about something that inspired me from that week. But Covid changed that, and I …
In April 2020 I needed to find an antidote to my seclusion. Not only was I physically isolated but also felt lonely professionally. Although there were lots of webinars and free professional development out there to help us execute online and hybrid learning, there wasn’t a lot that really supported my role as a coordinator …
How do we know our PYP programmes are truly transdisciplinary? This blog post offers 4 “directions” we can go in so that we can improve student learning and student agency.
Are you resisting Artificial Intelligence (AI), afraid it’s going to lead to the destruction of our humanity, eliminating our jobs and withering our brains? Stop that! No, really that kind of thinking stifles creativity and innovation, and if you are a pedagogical leader, then you have an obligation to embrace emerging technologies. We are guiding …
I don’t know about you, but school just hasn’t been the same since COVID. There have been numerous accounts of parents overreacting to curriculum and over involvement in school. I don’t quite understand the roots of polemic attitudes towards school, but so many educators face skeptical families who feel like every classroom lesson contains a …
Bewildered by my outburst, my sleeping dog popped up her head and twitched her ears when I giggled out a “hmmm”. But I couldn’t help it. I was so immersed in a recording of the Town Hall discussion with fellow Google Trainers. They asked a question about concept testing that made me make a connection …
