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Questions that should be at the heart of each subject Free
These questions go to the heart of teaching a subject: what counts as knowledge within each academic discipline and how things become known. What leads to significant learning builds on the answer to...
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A simple idea Free
I visited a primary school today that was trying to teach their children metacognitive skills - skills central to the IB approaches to learning. In every classroom there was a visual of 'The Learning...
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Teaching and Learning
Provocation: Are they really learning?
Are they really learning? This is a provocation to encourage reflection on what goes on in classrooms and how learning is achieved. It compares a stereotypical view of classroom learning to learning in...
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International Mindedness - A competition Free
Here's one way you could help develop students' international mindedness At the heart of the IB mission is the goal of developing young people who can help create ‘a better and more peaceful world through...
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Happy Holidays! Free
2018 was a milestone year for the IB: their 50th birthday. If you wish for a very quick introduction to the IB visit their 50th anniversary website HERE. It has a very useful 1 minute 30 second video...
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Being an Inquirer - an IB attribute
someone who seeks or requests truth, information or knowledge The IB describes this attribute as (a) nurturing our curiosity and developing our skills for inquiry and research, (b) knowing how to learn...
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Quick introductions to the IB Free
When I facilitate IB workshops for school leaders (administrators) and pedagogical leaders (e.g. on approaches to teaching and learning) I am often asked for succinct summaries of the big philosophical...
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TOK - a curious subject Free
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a curious subject. It is at the heart of the IB Diploma Programme, but do teachers really understand what it is about and why it is so important? This page provides a quick...
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This Generation Free
This blog merely captures two videos I came across recently. Recently I have written blogs about the challenges of the complexity and fast changing nature of our times. However, we should never forget...
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Are you willing to be disturbed? Free
In 2002 Margaret Wheatley wrote an essay called “Willing to be Disturbed.” It was first published as a commentary on how confusing the world seemed to be post 9/11. However, I think it offers us, as educators,...