Putting the heart back into learning… (and the lungs, legs, arms, too!) Observing the steady impact on young learners of spending more time in front of screens and much less time being active outdoors, as part of their professional learning, IICS teachers decided to explore what they could do to redress this apparent growing imbalance. […]
CLIL – What is it? CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated learning. The CLIL framework emphasizes mainstream teachers as both subject specialists and language facilitators. The methodology of CLIL is focuses on the learning of a language through the acquisition of subject-specific content. A considerable body of case studies and short-term research show CLIL […]
2015-2016 has been an exciting year in the IICS Secondary School science department. Over the past years the science teachers had noticed that student performance in Grade 10, 11 and 12 varied immensely, with high-flying students greedily consuming more knowledge while the course material seemed to run away from those who were struggling. With such […]
Perhaps the word documentation carries with it a collective teacher groan, a stigma of hours logged in at home and teachers wondering how valuable it was for the intended audience. We are left reflecting, did the documentation achieve its purpose – did it illuminate our theories about our students’ understanding? There is nothing worse for […]
Recently, I traveled to Coventry, UK for an IB DP Maths SL (category 2) workshop at the University of Warwick. The workshops were run by IBSCA and went very smoothly. The venue was a dedicated conference centre on the university campus. It is easily accessed by direct flight to Birmingham, a short train to […]
With a firm belief, in the fundamental importance of reading for academic success, enabling life-long learning and personal enrichment this PLC explored what practical strategies can impact our students’ reading habits and create a strong culture of reading at IICS. “Adolescents entering the adult world in the 21st C will need to read and write […]
“Of what use is it that we can travel to the Moon, if we can’t cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?” – Thomas Merton-American Monk and writer On a daily basis many adults struggle to remain calm and present in the moment multitasking and dealing with increasingly hectic daily routines. As a Primary […]
Physical Education Job-a-like at the American International School of Bucharest, March 25-27.I had a great time at AISB and learned a lot from different PE teachers, not only in CEESA, but around the world. Day 1 was the job-a-like portion of the conference where we learned about new technology we could use when teaching and […]
Learning2 is an innovative, engaging conference with a focus on leveraging technology to support learning. Since it’s inception in 2007, Learning2 is considered to be one of the leading annual educational technology conferences internationally. I attended several inspiring sessions. In the ‘Maker your own Learning’ session, we tinkered and built our designs, tackled frustrations and created […]
I went to Barcelona for a MYP Category 2 Physical Health and Education (PHE) workshop. I had the opportunity to connect with many other Physical and Health teachers about the ins and outs of PHE assessment, discussing our varying PE philosophies and program focuses. One challenge we face as PHE teachers in the MYP is […]
The Happiness AdvantageOctober 30, 2020 - 1:06 pmThe Happiness Advantage The seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work Shaun Achor .. when we are positive our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient and productive…. Recommended by Vivian, I found this book both fascinating and affirming. Grounded in quality research (well hopefully, the author […]
