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What kind of leader am I being?
A different form of leadership is required in a time of crisis. This page brings together a number of reflections on leadership in times of crisis, and considers two frameworks to help reflect on our...
IB Coordinators
The Big Picture
This section provides you with presentations and activities to explore the International Baccalaureate's 'big picture' - its philosophy, mission and aims. It identifies key concepts and terms as well...
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How to run staff meetings online
When a school site closes the business of schools still needs to continue in order to provide learning for students. Virtual meetings can be hard to get right (e.g. the loudest team members can monopolize),...
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COVID-19: Best resources I have found Free
This global pandemic has created such a rich professional learning community, with everyone willing to share their best resources. On this website I have tried to draw on the best that is happening in...
Teaching and Learning
A virtual possibility
As many parts of the world shut their internal and external borders many of us enter a whole new world for education as teaching and learning shift completely to on-line mode. Over the past few weeks...
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How do I lead people remotely?
Managing and leading teams face-to-face has its challenges but making the jump from in-person to virtual leadership has additional specific challenges. The interpersonal dynamics between you and the team...
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Blogs
The word 'blog' is an abbreviation of the term 'web log'. It is an online collection of a person's commentary and links. They are on the whole used by individuals to share knowledge and express a point...
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COVID-19: What will we do 'first day back'? Free
This is the opening scene from the film 'Love Actually' - people greeting each other at the arrivals gate of Heathrow Airport. People reunited, sharing the love they have for each other. One thing we...
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Is Covid-19 a game-changer for education? Free
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a dramatic interruption in the way we do schooling across the globe. Schools in SE Asia have been shut since January and in the US, Europe and Australasia since...
Teaching and Learning
Debates:running debates online
Many online tools allow you to run class debates online from students' homes. On this page I will be using Zoom's breakout room feature. There are other alternatives such as Microsoft Teams. This page...