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MYP Curriculum Guide Benefits - Clarity, Understanding, Consistency, and Collaboration

MYP Curriculum Guide: The Impact and Creation of a Comprehensive Guide

15/11/2023 / Curriculum, Leadership / Leave a Comment

Introduction It can be difficult for parents, students, and even teachers to understand the MYP curriculum. Parents frequently complain about the absence of a clear curriculum in the MYP. This makes it challenging for parents to understand the subjects and expectations for their children. Furthermore, it is challenging for students to refer to the subject …

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Foster Student Agency through QUEST Framework

03/09/2023 / ATL Skills, Inquiry, Self-directed Learning / Leave a Comment

Introduction We piloted a course called Agency in Action last academic school year (2022–2023). The purpose of the course was to provide structure and guidance for students to develop self-directed learning projects. Each lesson lasted for 40 minutes, and students had approximately 12 hours to complete their projects per semester. We took advantage of this …

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How to increase student agency through entrepreneur project?

27/06/2023 / ATL Skills, Self-directed Learning / 1 Comment

Introduction In order to increase student agency and foster community, I started an entrepreneur project at my new school, ESF Discovery College, with MYP Year 1 – Year 5 students. This blog post describes my experience with the project. Giving students the chance to direct their own learning is essential in my opinion as a …

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Debunk Myths of Student Agency

09/04/2023 / ATL Skills, Self-directed Learning / 1 Comment

Introduction Although student agency is a topic that is frequently discussed in education, it is also one that is sometimes misinterpreted. Teachers frequently assert that they are providing students with agency by letting them choose what they want to do. Giving students choices is only one aspect of actual student agency, though. Agency involves encouraging students’ …

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Banning Artificial Intelligence in Education Is Counterproductive

27/01/2023 / ATL Skills, Online Learning, Relationship Building, Self-directed Learning, Technology Integration / 1 Comment

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the way we learn, work, and create. Everyone is talking about ChatGPT these days. “ChatGPT has gained over 1 million registered users in just 5 days, it became the fastest-growing tech platform ever.” (Harris, 2022). Putting things into perspective, Instagram took over two months to reach a million users …

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A Path to Radical Acceptance: Looking Back at 2022, Looking Forward to 2023

17/01/2023 / Personal Reading, Relationship Building / 1 Comment

Introduction In my “Reflect on 2021, Welcome 2022” blog post, I shared my anxiety, stress and frustration about Covid, separation from family, and job hunting in 2021. This winter break, I finally got to spend time with my family in Taiwan after 3.5 years away! It was a mixed feeling. The joy and excitement I …

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