Over the last few years as a science teacher and coordinator I’ve been thinking a lot about how we might create a culture of thinking that balances vigorous and challenging outcomes with student co-creation (or navigation) of inquiry, particularly where … Continue reading
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Capturing the Curriculum, Criteria & “Zooming In”
Shortlink to this resource: is.gd/mypassess Update Sept. 5 2017 based on edits summarized in this update from the IB. Big Update Dec. 2 2017: added subject group overview (curriculum articulation) tabs for each subject group, with data validation for key, related … Continue reading
Visualising the Curriculum: A Design-Cycle Approach
This year, two of my professional learning ‘Tankyuu‘ goals are to develop the curriculum review cycle for our school and to investigate ways in which we can best communicate our curriculum to the school community: parents, teachers, students and outside … Continue reading
New Challenges: Director of Curriculum & PD [for 2015-2017]
In the exciting time of year where international school friends and colleagues are making decisions about their futures – stay or go, which fair, which country, which school – we feel some relief at having made the decision to stay. … Continue reading
Curriculum Spark: ATLAS Webinar
Here are the slides from a short webinar I presented for Rubicon ATLAS on our MYP: Next Chapter journey so far. Over the last couple of years, we have had a lot of interaction with Ben, Chris, Natalie and the … Continue reading
Is “every experience a moving force” in our curriculum?
As I struggle through writer’s block (after a very intense couple of months of work and more), trying to organise and finish off this ULL assignment, I find myself pulled back into the literature, thinking about the quotes of educationalists … Continue reading
Moving in One Direction: Finding Ourselves with an ATLAS Curriculum Map.
This week Tony (@bellew, Curriculum, IBDP & PD Coordinator) and I gave a presentation to MS-HS faculty during our Wednesday PD time on “Why we map with ATLAS Rubicon.” Here it is. ……….o0O0o……… I’m willing to bet that if you’re … Continue reading
“Curriculum Development IS Professional Development”
As the year winds down, it is time to reflect and plan for next year. The summer will bring family time, trips and MA study before we get back into it all in August. I had a good ‘coaching’ session … 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
Teaching in the Third Dimension: Moving into Concept-based Curriculum
This post is a quick organisation of thoughts based on the new position paper by the IB. There is more in the paper than is discussed here, so please head over to the IB’s Position Papers site to read it. … Continue reading
