July 20, 2021
It's almost here: the second edition of Personal Project for IB MYP 4 & 5: Skills for Success is in production and scheduled for release on 27 August.
I wrote back in February about some of the changes to the Personal Project, but you can check out my latest guest blog post on the role of skills in the project on Hodder Education's web site, where you will also find sample pages from the new book as well as content from my co-author, Laura England.
For the first time in several years, I am not beginning the academic year in a school. Although it is admittedly a little bittersweet not to be planning my first lessons or decorating my classroom right now, I am also enjoying this "reset" and the chance to focus on...
Consider this Part 2 of my recent post on the IB Approaches to Teaching (ATT). This time, I am reflecting on how our practices as teachers directly impact student learning. I decided to look to the ATLs for this and wondered if I could map the ATLs against the ATTs....
When I started teaching within the IB system in 2009, I remember feeling pretty well out of my depth for at least the first year. A colleague reassured me early on not to worry because "you're still teaching the same content". I'm sure that she was trying to be...