We had a great success implementing a two-day MYP induction and orientation at KIS last year (2018-2019). Students had opportunities to meet others from different grade levels and participated in various community building engagements. Teachers also got to know students whom they did not teach. In addition, teachers had time to meet in their departments to …
Introduction The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) are two of the four IB programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate (IB). PYP caters to children from the ages of 3 to 12, and MYP is for children from the ages of 11 to 16. The difference between the two programmes isn’t …
Developing self-regulated learners through teacher research and innovation Rationales KIS International School, together with the KIS community, developed a 5-year strategic plan which runs from 2015-2020. One of our goals is to further develop the programmes to support and meet the needs of all students in preparation for them to be proud of themselves and their …
Wonder Day Inquiry Are you looking for some inquiry project examples? Do you sometimes feel that the curriculum is so crowded that students do not have time to conduct an inquiry project? Are you trying to allocate time to increase student autonomy and agency? This upcoming Friday, March 15, there will be 11 teachers out …
Are you looking for a creative way for students to demonstrate their thinking creatively? Analogy Prompt is an excellent strategy. Analogy prompt is a great strategy to help learners make sense of critical information and paint a picture of an important concept. I like to use analogy prompt in my teaching and teacher training workshops. …
Learning by sharing I received an email from a language acquisition teacher a few days ago. She inquired about the possibility to exchange unit planners. She is the only language acquisition teacher at school and doesn’t have anyone to build language acquisition unit plans collectively. What a great idea! Language acquisition teachers are sometimes the …