Understanding or Misunderstanding in the IB PYP?
The PYP is currently under review with a new set of Principles & Practices set for publication in 2018. One of area I hope the IB addresses is the notion of teaching for understanding and the...
View ArticleThe Inquiry, Inquiry
Most aspects of inquiry learning I encounter I tend to agree with, but a few interpretations and methods leave me feeling confused or unconvinced. I've been pondering inquiry learning trying to get my...
View ArticleHow do we teach the Approaches to Learning?
Learning to Learn The IB Primary Years Programme highlights five sets of transdisciplinary 'learning to learn' skills known now as the Approaches to Learning (AtLs). They are: research skills,...
View ArticleWe are all teachers of language!
If you read the IB standards and Practices they are pretty clear: language learning in the IB programmes is very important: "all teachers are responsible for language development of students" But...
View ArticleLanguage Acquisition: Has the PYP been getting it wrong?
LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS The IB explains that we are all teachers of language; language learning occurs throughout the day - all day. There are lots of times and places students learn language. They learn...
View ArticleCan We Measure Agency?
The Provocation I was reading the press release for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme's Enhancements recently. One of which is the Frequently Asked Questions about The Learner....
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