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  • Where did those ten years go?

    I wish I had the discipline (or had formed the right habit) to have kept a journal of my life. Of interest to almost no-one, it would be a nice reminder of such things as the date I got on… Continue reading

  • How Twitter shook my confidence as a teacher (and why that’s a good thing)

    I’ve been a Twitter user for about a year and a half. That’s late to the party, I know, but at first I was skeptical. It seemed a time-suck and a frivolity: what could be worth saying in 140 characters?… Continue reading

  • A Year of i-Biology | Reflections

    One year ago (ish) I started to make a more purposeful effort to write down my thoughts, reflections and ideas on my teaching and this blog was born. I should make the time to post more often and on more… Continue reading

  • You Are Not Special

    Having given two Commencement Addresses* in my time at BIS – a nerve-wracking experience – and focusing on the positives* of graduation in each, this is a breath of fresh air. David McCullough Jr. has apparently landed a book deal… Continue reading

  • Tweeching

    https://twitter.com/IBWorldmag/status/261433865992826880 So many of my blog posts on this site, or resources posted to i-Biology, have been stimulated by something first heard about on Twitter, so here goes… Blogging My site (i-Biology.net) is powered by the blogging platform WordPress.com. It… Continue reading

  • How much should homework count?

    I saw this on Twitter via @Mr_Abud, and it got me thinking: What is the role of homework in my class? Years ago I read Alfie Kohn’s (@AlfieKohn) Homework Myth and adjusted my practices (I think) accordingly. This tweet from… Continue reading

  • How do you measure Inspiration? Goals in 2012-13

    This year’s goals are a bit different to last year’s – and I like it. The word from above was that we are to have four goals for the year, all essentially linked to the school’s strategic plan and mission.… Continue reading

  • Curriculum Studies Assignment: Physics & the MYP

    With permission from my tutor, here is my Curriculum Studies assignment: “A critical review of a Grade 10 Introductory Physics course as part of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, examining selected aims and purposes and analyzing the extent to… Continue reading

  • Differentiation through a ‘Readiness Filter’?

    Carrying on from my last reflection on the differentiation workshops here this week… Some subjects have a great freedom of curriculum and are natural fits for student-driven inquiry all the way through to MYP 5 (and beyond if they exist… Continue reading

  • Differentiating… differently.

    Long time no post! The school year is well underway and a ton of topics are on my mind, but things have been chugging along busily. Without the MA assignment to procrastinate, there’s been a little less motivation to blog,… Continue reading