Author Archives: sharyn

Unpacking with Parents (2/20)

Posted on September 14, 2019 by sharyn

I believe the partnership between home and school is critical in supporting the whole child. Each year I try to think about the best way to share information with parents and invite them into the life of the school.  I … Continue reading →

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2 Decades of Teaching and Still Learning (1 of 20)

Posted on September 13, 2019 by sharyn

This 2019-2020 school year marks my 20th year as an educator. My journey started in Cleveland, Ohio in the same elementary school I attended as a child. That August in 2000, I joined a wonderful team of colleagues, some of … Continue reading →

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Non-Negotiables at School

Posted on August 20, 2017 by sharyn

As I shared before in a previous blog post, our school has a professional book club. Our first title this semester is, ‘Neuro Teach; Brain Science and the Future of Education’ by Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher. As I started … Continue reading →

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Guided by Guiding Statements

Posted on August 10, 2017 by sharyn

A few years back I composed a post about schools and their Mission, Vision, and Learning Principles. I was reminded of this post last week as we enter a new academic year. At my current school, we begin each academic … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Your School’s Culture

Posted on July 30, 2017 by sharyn

As I met with our new teachers this week, I began to reflect on what I shared with them about their new school. More specifically, how we support a professional and positive school culture for all teachers and students. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Parents as Critical Partners in the PYP

Posted on September 19, 2015 by sharyn

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 →

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Putting #IBMO2015 into Action

Posted on March 23, 2015 by sharyn

 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 →

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Do you miss the classroom?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by sharyn

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

Posted on July 18, 2014 by sharyn

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 →

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Collaborative Planning, more than just working together

Posted on February 21, 2014 by sharyn

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 →

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