Tag Archives: teaching

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 →

Posted in leadership, parents, PD, PYP | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in assessment, differentiation, international teaching, PD, PYP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in collaboration, integration, international teaching, PYP, teaching | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Is Halloween too scary for children?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by sharyn

Ok, so my birthday just happens to be on October 31, but that isn’t why I am writing this post. As I was catching up with my google reader this weekend I came across many posts with Halloween themed activities … Continue reading →

Posted in international teaching, teaching | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Launch of Teacherhorizons

Posted on October 15, 2011 by sharyn

Teacherhorizons is a new website offering recruitment services and networking opportunities among international schools. They officially launched their services Oct.12, 2011 and welcome you to visit their site for more information. Watch their informational video below.

Posted in international teaching, teaching | Tagged | Leave a comment

Make it Work

Posted on August 21, 2011 by sharyn

I have to admit that I don’t know how to sew even though I am pretty sure that my mother tried to teach me at some point, but my husband and I still like to watch Project Runway and love … Continue reading →

Posted in Math, teaching, unit of inquiry | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Shared concerns for a new school year

Posted on July 22, 2011 by sharyn

I am about to be the ‘new teacher’ again for the 4th time in my life. My usual feelings of nervousness and excitement are resurfacing as I am to report to my new school and new team next week! This … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Stop me if you’ve heard this one…

Posted on May 19, 2011 by sharyn

“Don’t smile at them until after Christmas!” When I first started teaching, I heard this from more than one veteran teacher. I remember being a bit scared and a little curious about what would happen if I did smile at … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , | Leave a comment