FT online - SIT and sports fans.
To use the psychology article cited in this blog, visit FT online and sign up your students and yourself for free access to FT articles. My article for you to use in your psychology class relates the...
Watching our language
Valuing diversity and difference is a key aspect of becoming more internationally minded and is an important goal of all IB programs. This needs to be reflected in the language we use in the classroom...
Biological determinism and reductionism
I’ve just been teaching my students about biological determinism vs. free will and biological reductionism vs. holism. At first, it was quite challenging to help them see the difference between claiming...
Standards based reporting
One of the most significant improvements of the new curriculum is its focus on standards. Many of our schools use standards-based reporting to communicate with parents and students about performance. ...
The uncertainty of markbands
A question I keep getting is - what are the markbands for the new curriculum? The answer is: no one knows. And I know that this answer fills us all with a bit of anxiety. However, I would encourage...
FT online - tech and bias
Here is another blog advising an easy way to find events in the world that are psychologically relevant and interesting, and link well with our new course. To use the psychology article cited in this...
My first Paper 2B
The summative assessment that I gave my students for their first unit was a Paper 2B. It was a paper that I created. I required them to write about three concepts: bias, causality, and responsibility. ...
Reliability and validity
As well as knowing the six concepts (bias, causality, change, measurement, perspective, and responsibility) and understanding their link to the course content and contexts, students should be familiar...
Reflections on the course
After completing my first unit, I want to reflect on how things are going so far. Many of you have expressed concerns that students may be behind or lack the necessary skills. With only six weeks completed,...
New resource: FT online
High-quality news articles can strengthen our teaching of the new curriculum. To support student learning, we should provide current events and real-world examples for them to analyse. This means identifying...