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Leveraging Parents as Critical Partners in the PYP
Conducting parent workshops on the essential elements of The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is key for your school. These workshops allow parents the opportunity to engage in the same learning process their children do on a daily basis, thus providing parents the chance to … Continue reading
Putting #IBMO2015 into Action
The IB AP Annual Conference in Macau is over and educators around Asia Pacific are heading back to their schools. The key question we should now be asking ourselves is, ‘How is this going to help my school improve student learning?’ After … Continue reading
Posted in assessment, differentiation, international teaching, PD, PYP
Tagged assessment, choice, differentiation, formative assessment, IB, Macau, PD, PYP, teaching
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Do you miss the classroom?
I have been asked this question a lot over the past 7 months as I have moved into my new position this year as Assistant Principal / PYP Coordinator after 15 years of teaching. My answer……. Yes, I miss … Continue reading
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Situational Leadership II – Choose how to lead
I’ve recently just finished my third PTC course, Leadership and Team Dynamics. During the week, each of us scored ourselves using the LBAII (Educator’s Leader Behavior Analysis II) in order to find out more about our perceptions on our leadership … Continue reading
Collaborative Planning, more than just working together
The PYP Programme Standards and Practices Standard A Practice 3.b The school as a community of learners is committed to a collaborative approach to curriculum development. We know collaborative planning is more than just teachers working together on a document. … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, integration, international teaching, PYP, teaching
Tagged collaboration, PD, planning, PYP, teaching, transdisciplinary, units of inquiry
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Doing Differentiation?
Have you ever heard, “how do you do differentiation?” As many resources tell us, differentiation is not something you do and tick off, it is more an ongoing philosophy or approach where we continue to really know our students and … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, differentiation, learning style, PD, readiness levels, student interest
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Transdisciplinary Skills are…..
In Making the PYP Happen document it states the following: Within their learning throughout the programme, students acquire and apply a set of transdisciplinary skills: social skills, communication skills, thinking skills, research skills and self-management skills. These skills are valuable, not only … Continue reading
Posted in assessment, international teaching, PoI, PYP, transdisciplinary skills, unit of inquiry
Tagged assessment, inquiry, PYP, real-life experiences, units of inquiry
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What do your students know? Just Listen
This is just a quick reminder of one of the many different ways in which to gain information about our student’s prior knowledge. Think about the information this pre-assessment discussion provides me in order to plan for engaging, appropriate and … Continue reading
Posted in assessment, Math
Tagged assessment, differentiation, formative assessment, math, prior knowledge, student voice
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Google Portfolios model “Making the PYP Happen” and “ICT in the PYP”
“Schools have a responsibility to show evidence of student learning. Portfolios are one method of collecting and storing information that can be used to document and assess student progress and achievement.” – Making the PYP Happen “Learners’ awareness, use and … Continue reading
Posted in assessment, integration, PYP, PYP Attitudes, PYP Profile, technology
Tagged assessment, choice, expectations, portfolios, PYP, technology, units of inquiry
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Working with ConferApp
In January of 2013, I attended my 3rd 21st Century Learning Hong Kong conference. I attended a session with Jeff Dungan (@jdungan) on the Confer App. It looked like an effective and efficient tool to use in the classroom. I … Continue reading
Posted in apps, PYP, PYP Attitudes, PYP Profile, Reading, science, teaching, technology, writing
Tagged 21clhk, apps, assessment, differentiation, formative assessment, math, PD, technology, writing
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