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Service Learning - Case Study 3
Case Study 3: The Plymouth College of Art, UK What role does research play? The key here is to find a starting point and be willing to adapt to circumstances. Once you have CP2 students they can act as...
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Service Learning - Case Study 2
Case Study 2: Verdala International School, Malta What role does research play? The research stage of service learning incorporates explicit reference to Approaches to Teaching and Learning; not just...
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Service Learning - Case Study 1
Case study 1: The International School of Monaco Is service learning timetabled? Yes, in the first term, students use timetabled service learning lessons for the research stage and to identify local ethical...
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Introduction to Thinking Processes
Thinking skills and processes are implicit in our exploration of every theme in PPS as well as made explicit in its own discrete theme. Sound familiar? Well yes - you would be absolutely right to draw...
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4.2 Creative Thinking across disciplines
Imagine. Predict. Innovate. All command words that demand independent thought and risk-taking can be somewhat intimidating. However, creative thinking is happening right under the students' noses in...
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1.2 Self-management strategies
Let's talk growth mindset. How do we build confidence, independence, interpersonal skills and resilience in a variety of personal and professional situations and contexts? Whilst we are exploring these...
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1.1 Self-awareness and Empathy Free
Differentiating empathy from sympathy is difficult. Through the work of neuro-psychologists and academics, we explore its definition and real-world application. Students can explore their own reactions...
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4.3 Problem-solving: Thinking under pressure
PPS' Thinking Processes weaves its way through every part of the IB experience. The more a student understands when and how to apply a wide variety of thinking processes in different contexts, not only...
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Thinking Processes Free
Students need to develop and be able to utilise a wide range of thinking skills to be able to thrive. This page introduces this theme and demonstrates different directions it can be taken in. Furthermore,...
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5.1 Approaches: The Trolley Dilemma
You may well have heard of the trolley dilemma already. The most important thing to say about this is that it is not the solution that it is the key - it is there as an exercise to test our individual...