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Avoid These 10 Leadership Pitfalls for Effective School Leadership

29/07/2024 / Leadership, Relationship Building / Leave a Comment

Introduction Effective leadership in education isn’t just about making the right decisions; it’s equally about avoiding critical leadership pitfalls. While many resources focus on what leaders should do, the pitfalls they must avoid are often overlooked. Inspired by this notion, I find myself drawn to a different kind of reflection. Leaders are not just about …

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MYP Teacher Onboarding

Effective MYP Teacher Onboarding: Ideas and Activities for Success

29/09/2024 / Facilitation, Relationship Building, Transitions / Leave a Comment

Introduction Onboarding new MYP teachers is more than just paperwork, curriculum documentation, and orientation. It’s about creating memorable experiences that shape their perception and effectiveness in our school. Drawing from “The Power of Moments” by Chip and Dan Heath, we can turn routine onboarding into a memorable and impactful experience. Effective teacher onboarding addresses their concerns …

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Event Planning Made Easy for Educators

18/02/2024 / Productivity / 1 Comment

Introduction Organizing events and managing schedules can often become a time-consuming task, especially when using traditional methods like adding events to Google Calendar individually. However, this process can be simplified by leveraging a more efficient alternative. By integrating Google Sheets with App Script, we can seamlessly sync events to designated Google calendars, enabling a streamlined …

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Team-Based IDUs: Key Challenges and Solutions in Implementation

30/01/2024 / Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Unit, MYP Unit Planning / Leave a Comment

Introduction Interdisciplinary Units, or IDUs, are a key component of the MYP. At their core, IDUs are about connection and collaboration. By integrating two or more disciplines, they allow students to synthesize knowledge, skills, and understanding from different disciplines and discover how they could inform and enrich one another. During an IDU, students might find themselves bringing together …

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AI in the Classroom: Balancing Technology with Human Agency

Maximizing AI in the Classroom: Aligning IB ATL Skills with UNESCO’s AI Education Guide

02/01/2024 / AI Education, ATL Skills, Self-directed Learning / Leave a Comment

Introduction With AI’s rapid growth, education is facing a potentially exciting or terrifying change, depending on how educators respond to it. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) integration into classrooms is not a distant future, if it hasn’t already happened. AI’s ability to generate content, quickly analyze large amounts of data, design learning experiences, offer real-time feedback to students, and so …

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Navigating Challenges in Designing Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences

03/12/2023 / ATL Skills, Interdisciplinary Unit, MYP Criteria, Self-directed Learning / Leave a Comment

Introduction My previous review of interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the MYP programme was a while ago. COVID had prevented schools from implementing interdisciplinary units (IDUs) for a couple years. There are many teachers who have not had a chance to check out the updated MYP interdisciplinary subject guide (published February 2021). We have started to plan IDUs to be …

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