Cycle Diagrams
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Standardization Cycle 2.0
How can an updated standardization cycle help avoid the challenges of the ‘moderation event’? Continue reading
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Updated: The Challenge of Interdisciplinary Learning
Since the original post in early 2016, we’ve made some progress, experienced some great successes and uncovered some further challenges. Enthusiasm is building behind Interdisciplinary Units (IDU’s), though there is still work to be done. I’ve updated the flowchart below… Continue reading
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Tankyuu (探 究): A Quest for Teacher Professional Inquiry
One of our big projects over the last few years has been to shift the focus of professional learning and goal setting from competence in the programmes and practices into genuine teacher inquiry. As a lot of foundational work had… Continue reading
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Cycle Diagrams and Design Thinking
Inspired by the IB’s Middle Years Programme (MYP, ages 11-16) Design Cycle in the 2014 Next Chapter programme overhaul, I went into a frenzy of designing cycles and applying design/cycle thinking to my roles as teacher and coordinator. Over the… Continue reading
