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...
Written by Megan Davenport, Team Atlas How often do you take a moment to reflect on the different types of assessments your students experience? Everyone has their go-to assessments, and busy teaching days don’t offer much time (or mental capacity) to step back and...
by Chic Foote, Educational Consultant, New Zealand This post was originally published in February 2015 and was updated July 2019. In their book The Curriculum Mapping Planner, Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Ann Johnson devote module 6 to the review cycle. Within this they...
What is the Foundation of Effective PD? Three Research-Based Characteristics of Results-Oriented Professional Development for Educators PD FORMAT: PD Facilitation, Form and Style PD CONTINUITY: PD Length and Recurrence PD PLANNING: PD Design Professional Development...
Written by Sarah Sisco, Curriculum and Professional Development Director at the American International School of Jeddah “You can’t make me.” Maybe that’s a phrase you’ve heard before when implementing new processes and pioneering change...
Written by Christine Zimmermann, Atlas Consultant and Retired Director of Curriculum and Instruction, NJ During my first years as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for a New Jersey public suburban PreK-12 district of six schools and approximately 3000...
