Aligning a Concept-Based Curriculum from Planning to Practice
Written by Sarah Plews, Senior Leader for Professional Development and Learning CLIP – Oporto International School; and Atlas PD Consultant At the heart of effective teaching and learning is curriculum alignment; ensuring the written curriculum is congruent with the...
Assessing Your Assessment Methods
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...
Be a Concept-based Curriculum Hacker
By Sarah Plews, Senior Education Leader CLIP – Oporto International School Hack into concept-based curriculum. Collaborate with a team and have a go. Maybe you are wondering what exactly it means to “hack into curriculum.” And the buzz around concept-based...
What Does Instructional Leadership Look Like?
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | January 30, 2019
By Benjamin Heckscher, History Department Head Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye American Section A friend of mine used to say, half-jokingly, that the reason we’re teachers is that we don’t work well with others. Of course, in one sense, all we do is work...