Teaching and Learning
COVID-19: University Update Letter to Parents
IB students and their parents are understandably anxious about their admission to universities. At a time when the situation changes on a daily basis it is important to keep all stakeholders - not least...
Teaching and Learning
Parents Guide to Google Classroom
Google Classroom allows teachers to create classes, post assignments, organise folders, and view work in real-time. This page presents a straight-forward guide for parents, so that they can support their...
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Padlet
Padlet is an online virtual bulletin board that that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images,...
Teaching and Learning
Advice on working from home
As school campuses shut all over the world increasingly teachers are having to work from home. School leaders have a duty of care to staff as well as students. Working from home can sound liberating but...
Teaching and Learning
Online subject courses for IB students
The spread of the coronovirus (Covid-19) is resulting in an increasing number of schools having to temporarily close. Students around the world are relying on online learning through virtual classrooms...
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Covid-19: What happens if school is closed? Free
As I write, governments in 119 countries have closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the virus Covid-19. In some of these countries schools have been closed for weeks and others are...
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International Mindedness - A competition Free
Here's one way you could help develop student's international mindedness One of the goals of the International Baccalaureate is to develop ‘inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people’. No one could...
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Quotation | Notation | Reflection Free
Quotation | Notation | Reflection is a useful protocol to start a discussion at a staff meeting | mini workshop. The quotes on this sheet have been taking from the banner messages of educational speakers....
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Making professional development work Free
A new report has been released looking at international trends on teacher professional development. In this blog I summarise its key messages as well as providing links to a rich resource of material...
Leadership
Writing a job description - top tips
One of the most important things school leaders do is to hire the right people. Hiring great talent starts with attracting great talent. Here’s a list of top tips for creating effective, engaging and...