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Hybrid teaching: Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Adaptive, Be Imaginative

Reopening School As there has been no local COVID-19 transmission for at least 50 consecutive days in Thailand, we are planning to open the school and welcome our students physically back to campus in August with precautions. We need to comply with the government laws, regulations, policies and as a school, it is important to …

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Ideas to reconnect when school reopens

MYP student orientation 2020 ideas @KIS  We are getting ready to welcome our schools back to campus next week! The logistics and planning for reopening have been challenging. Our senior leadership team and administrative staff have worked very hard the whole summer to ensure safety and health measures are in place. I am thankful for …

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Developing Self-regulating Learners through a Systematic Formative Feedback Process

Why did I conduct this action research? Professor Hattie’s research emphasizes the learners’ engagement with the feedback process and its role in developing assessment-capable learners who are able to regulate their own learning. Hattie notes that developing assessment capable students who know the learning intention for what is being taught can describe where they are …

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Build the community through IDEAS

How do we end the school year during the closure? I worked collaboratively with our MYP teachers and initiated IDEAS Project and Fair last academic school year at KIS International School (Bangkok, Thailand). IDEAS represents Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Activity, Service. The concept is also a continuum extending to the Creative, Activity, Service (CAS) component in the Diploma Programme.  …

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Harness the power of reflection through storytelling

Curated storytelling as reflection  Chef’s Table, an original Netflix documentary series, is one of my favourite TV shows. The world’s most renowned international chefs are interviewed in the show, and they share their journey of being a chef through powerful storytelling. They talk about the trial-and-error process when crafting their cuisine. They reflect on their …

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Critical Reflection through Prompt Questions

Reflective Writing Guide

This post is writing to introduce a reflection protocol: What? So What? Now what? to promote student reflection and critical thinking. Critical Self-reflection How do we guide students to reflect critically? I have been researching this question and hope to increase high-level thinking of my students. I have observed that my students’ reflections were superficial …

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