Building Quality Curriculum in the Middle Years Programme: Know Your Why
by Adrian von Wrede-Jervis, Director of Continuum Learning, Bavarian International SchoolKnow Your Why Purpose is essential. Simon Sinek’s 2009 TEDx talk has seen almost 50 million hits. It contains a simple message. Rather than focussing on WHAT we are doing, we need...
Educational Coaching for a Healthy-Happy School
by Edison Garrone, Professional Coach/IB Math Teacher, Uruguayan American School Being prepared versus being readyAs educators, we all have gone through the implementation of new curricula, revolutionary programs, and modern trends in education. The main goal of an...
Why Focus on Students Learning Rather than Teachers Teaching?
by Darlene Fisher, EdD, Consultant/International Accreditation Leader, NEASC-CIEGrowth and transformationOver the past two years I’ve worked with more than 25 schools taking on the challenges and growth of the NEASC: ACE Protocol. These schools are exploring ways of...
Advocating for Student Voices in a Buzzword World
by Kerry Shanahan, Third Grade Teacher, Country Day School Costa Rica The educational world is not shy to its fair share of jargon-based dialogue and a tornado of abbreviations that could make your head spin. Every waking day students are subjected to a slew of new...
Let’s Discuss Agency in the PYP
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights, School Leadership, Teaching Strategies, Product Updates | August 26, 2019
Written by Ali Ezzeddine, 4 Generations 4 EducationOne year ago, when the enhanced PYP was published, all PYP teachers were discussing the word Agency by asking the following questions:What will it look like?How do we implement it?How do we measure it?Why is it...