Sanity-Saving Feedback Strategies

5 years ago

Feedback Principles Since we launched the Formative and Feedback Project at KIS in 2017, we received positive responses from teachers, students, and…

Learning agility

5 years ago

This diagram was inspired by the blog post, The agile learner in a VUCA world, written by @alohalavina. VUCA is an acronym…

Factfulness by Hans Rosling

5 years ago

Develop a fact-based worldview  Factfullness by Hans Rosling is my first summer reading. Lots of good review have been shared and…

Transitions Between IB Programmes

5 years ago

Transcend --> Transit --> Transfer --> Transform  My two children decided to keep fish at the beginning of this year.…

IDEAS Project and Fair

5 years ago

End of year event Towards the end of the academic school year, teachers are very close to burnout, and students…

Better Conversations: note-taking and reflection

5 years ago

Better Conversations by Jim Knight  I have been enjoying reading Jim Knight's books relating to professional learning and instructional coaching.…

Design thinking in MYP personal project

5 years ago

What are students getting out of the personal project? I enjoy tremendously in supporting students in completing their MYP personal…

MYP Jump Start 2019-2020

6 years ago

We had a great success implementing a two-day MYP induction and orientation at KIS last year (2018-2019). Students had opportunities to…

PYP to MYP Transition

6 years ago

Introduction The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) are two of the four IB programmes offered…

IB Hong Kong Conference 2019

6 years ago

Developing self-regulated learners through teacher research and innovation  Rationales  KIS International School, together with the KIS community, developed a 5-year strategic…