Reimagining IDUs

Earlier this month, the IB released the updated guides to the Personal Project and Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning, and there are some exciting changes coming from September! Two things seem clear in both guides: there is a greater emphasis on student agency...

Teacher or writer?

This weekend marked two writing milestones for me: On Friday, this DP English assessment prep book was released in the UK (US release is planned for late February).Today, my co-author Laura England and I submitted the draft manuscript for the second edition of the MYP...

‘Macbeth’ 2.0: upgrading a 2-dimensional unit

I have probably taught Macbeth close to a dozen times over the years. It’s a great work, and I honestly haven’t come across too many students who have actively disliked it. But there are only so many different ways you can teach iambic pentameter....