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World Cafe
A knowledge sharing tool. The use of the term 'world cafe' points to the friendly conversational style to be adopted rather than formal meeting style. Create the learning atmosphere Play music from cafes...
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May Update Free
With near half a million words on this website it is not always easy to pick out what has been recently added. I therefore intend to provide on-going 'What's New?' blogs signposting some of the pages...
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What are our mantras? Free
Have you ever asked students what they think the school really believes about them? What are the key messages they keep hearing from us? Mantras have been around for thousands of years. They are those...
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Think Win-Win
This tool helps to develop collaborative skills, central to the social skills of learning. 'Think Win-Win' is one of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Think Win-Win is a mindset. This...
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Job Descriptions Free
There are key roles to get right if you are going to have a successful Diploma Programme: the roles of the DP Coordinator, the CAS Coordinator, the extended Essay Supervisor and (if you have one) the...
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Are YOU internationally minded? Free
This month a new book was published that challenges all of our views of the world. Bill Gates describes Factfulness by Hans Rosling as "One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable...
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Videos
Videos when they are used well can provide good visual stimulus. Today many students have YouTube as a default position when trying to learn a skill. Videos can be used to provike, engage, provide insight,...
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China - International Education Free
China has the largest education system in the world. The one-child policy (up until 2015) has meant that the strong education ethic evidenced throughout many parts of Asia is exaggerated in China where...
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Exam time! Free
Help your students get ready for the IB Final May Exams which start this year on 24 April and run until 18 May 2018. Here we provide a strategy (Plan, Prepare, Perform), top tips (from IB alumni), and...
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What's on your toilet walls? Free
I had never really considered toilet walls as a learning environment until I was facilitating a workshop in a school recently. As I went to their staff toilet at lunchtime I was provided with the opportunity...