Wayfinder Learning Lab – Stephen Taylor

Stephen

  • Reflection on Professional Goals 2011-12

    This has been a fast-paced, challenging but very positive first year at Canadian Academy. I have been fortunate to work with outstanding and supportive colleagues and very capable students. At the start of the year, as a new teacher to… Continue reading

  • Learning Science By Doing Science: A quick reflection on Student feedback to teachers

    The results of teacher evaluations by students were sent out to teachers this week and I was generally pleased with the feedback I received. Students here have written fairly and with thought and obviously appreciate their education. As a teacher… Continue reading

  • New records & future musings on i-Biology.net

    This week had three new site records in a row for views to i-Biology.net, before and during the IBDP Exams for the northern hemisphere schools. That gives me a sense of pride in what’s been achieved here, but also a… Continue reading

  • MA Assignment: Proposed Assessment in MYP Next Chapter Sciences

    This is a piece of work I submitted in February for my MA in International Education unit on Assessment with the University of Bath. I was given permission from my tutor to post it on this personal professional reflective blog.… Continue reading

  • Areas of Interaction Workshop: A Quick Reflection

    Tomorrow we’re back to work, after a long weekend for Golden Week, preceded by a long weekend in Singapore on a Category 3 Areas of Interaction workshop with a colleague. With a ton of work to shift and the faculty… Continue reading

  • Concept Cartoons in Science Class

    EDIT Dec 2018: Super old post (2012) now, but Concept Cartoons are the gift that keeps on giving and I was reminded of it from this Twitter thread. I’m not sure if Millgate House have produced these resources as online… Continue reading

  • Experiments & Challenges in Peer Instruction

    I heard this talk from Dr. Eric Mazur earlier in the academic year, when thinking about getting back into Physics teaching. I gave it a listen again this morning, while tidying up and reminded by a post by Ed Hitchcock*.… Continue reading

  • My Biggest Challenge: Striking the Balance

    Is it possible to be too reflective? Sleep is a challenge for teachers. Certainly for me. At any given time I have multiple streams running through my brain and it can be difficult to switch off. At times it is… Continue reading

  • A Year of Meat-Less Living

    This is a re-post of a piece I wrote on my family blog in 2011, but I was encouraged to edit and re-post today by an article posted on GOOD Magazine’s website: “Eating some meat may be better for the… Continue reading

  • Biology4Good is taking off!

    After a run of generous donations, i-Biology users have so far donated well over £700.00 to my chosen charities, including the Marine Conservation Society, Mines Advisory Group, Hope HIV, Save the Children, Save the Rhino, Tree Aid and Medecins sans… Continue reading

  • A Million Views on i-Biology.net

    It’s exciting to see how i-Biology has grown over the past few years, and to get feedback from students and teachers who are using the resources here from all over the world. As always, constructive comments are welcome and if you spot… Continue reading