Moving from Planning Activities to Unit Mapping in Early Childhood Classrooms

Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D When I was teaching PreK, getting our children in and out of the lunch room was usually a struggle; it was crowded and a little too loud for us. As soon as the weather warmed up we’d beeline to the playground picnic tables with our...

Mapping Non-Thematic Components in Early Childhood

Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D If you’ve ever spent a day in an early childhood classroom, you know traditional reading, writing, and math skills aren’t the only thing happening. In fact, you might have been overwhelmed by all the movement and activity! Teachers...

Blended Learning in a Student Centered Classroom using Google Apps for Education

by Constance Bahn, MEF International School What is Blended Learning (BL)? Blended learning (BL) is an effective learner-centered and student-centered pedagogy strategy to develop independent and resilient students with self-efficacy and perseverance to solve problems...

Differentiated Teaching: An Instructional Practice for Teaching a Foreign Language

Written by Kiriaki Kostanaki and Evi Adelfopoulou Teaching in an International school, such as Pinewood American International School of Thessaloniki, is always a challenging experience. Teachers have to deal with a diverse classroom composed of students that come...

Lesson Planning Templates: So many Options!

Written by Megan Davenport and Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D, FariaPD There are many different ways to approach lesson planning. Some schools or districts ask for a consistent approach, while others allow flexibility for teachers to outline their lessons as they see fit....

Academic Honesty in a Digital World

Written by Lasse Nielsen, The Ostrava International School It has never been easier for students to gain information than it is now. The internet has become an essential part of modern education and for good reason. The students we teach have so much knowledge at...