The Loris Malaguzzi International Center, Reggio Emilia Italy Infant-toddler centres and preschools as privileged contexts to encounter and to know, along with the families, children with special rights. Visits to municipal schools and infant-toddler centres and opportunities to meet with the Reggio educators in order to focus on their approach to support the development of […]
The American School of Warsaw hosted the annual conference for the Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) in November. During each block, there were sessions geared towards all types of music educators; vocal, instrumental, and general music. In addition, there were round table discussions about general music and performing ensembles in the IB. […]
I attended the Child Protection Workshop organized by the Council of International Schools. It was one of the four repeat workshops being offered during this academic year to help get schools up to speed with the new accreditation requirements in this area. It was attended by 115 teachers, counselors and administrators from all over the […]
I recently attended an IB category 2 Economics workshop in Brussels. I found the workshop to be highly productive and valuable as we discussed current and upcoming changes to the IB economics curriculum. The assessment moderation portion of the PD helped assure me that I was marking my students assessments correctly and not inflating their […]
I attended Environmental Systems and Societies workshop this month at Warwick University, England. It was one of the most productive PD sessions I attended so far this year. This workshop helped me to better understand the new curriculum and changes to the assessments. It was also a great opportunity to learn from other participants and […]
On the first day of the meeting, a detailed school tour was done. Facilities Managers have been told the technical and physical features of AISB. We have visited classrooms, kitchen, labs, gym etc. FMs have asked a lot of questions to each other. Similar and different points have been shared with the advantages and disadvantages […]
Professional development in Prague – ISP What does one do when in Prague? You present of course! Such an amazing city but that aside, IICS had the opportunity to share with the international Early Years community, our approach to learning in the Early Years. The conference was hosted by the International School of Prague, with […]
“Clean your inner gardens of weeds so you can plant the soil with seeds.” […]
Recently I had the privilege of attending an Elementary Job A Like at the American School in Budapest. It was a wonderful couple of days. It is comforting just to converse with like minded people, share ideas and resources and most importantly get inspired about new possibilities in ART. We participated in a number of […]
Goals of the Meeting The Tech Integration and Design Job Alike took place at AISB, in Budapest. The goal of the meet was to allow tech integrators and ed tech coaches to come together to share successes, failures, resources, and blueprints for transformative learning with technology. Some of the major topics were the ISTE Standards, […]
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 […]
