Inquiry
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The Spark
It’s not AI, it’s me! Searching for The Spark in understanding. Continue reading
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Content & Inquiry in an AI World
What’s the role of curriculum in in the age of AI? A redux of a post from the “Just Google It” era. Continue reading
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PerplexityAI as an Inquiry Engine
How might we use Perplexity, a simple and accessible AI tool, as a research assistant in units of inquiry? Continue reading
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The Buoyant Force: L2 Talk & FOEN Workshop
This was a great challenge during the Learning2 Conference last week in Nanjing. It was my first time at the conference and I was looking for an experience that would push me and provide something to think about. I presented… Continue reading
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Cultures of Thinking & Global Thinking Routine Posters
A few quick visual posters for elements of Creating Cultures of Thinking. I made these as we work towards some of our goals in the WAB HS and in parallel with my role as a coach in the #CCOTOnline course.… Continue reading
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Creating Cultures of Thinking: Summary Cards
I love Creating Cultures of Thinking by Ron Ritchhart of Project Zero at HGSE so much, and refer to it so often, that I made these aide-mémoire cards and chapter summaries, and I carry them with me for planning, coaching… Continue reading
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Making Learning Visible in Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences
“Children grow into the intellectual life around them.” (Vygotsky, quoted by Ron Ritchhart) I really enjoy parent-student-teacher conferences. (I’d rather do more of these and less report writing, but that’s a different post.) Even with a limited time-slot (my last… Continue reading
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Let’s All Meet Up In The Year 2000… (on #Factfulness)
… won’t it be strange when we’re all fully grown? November 1995: I’d just turned 15, Britpop was at its peak (who did you prefer, Oasis or Blur?) and Pulp released this singalong anthem. We loved it. ………..o0O0o……….. I couldn’t… 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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Curriculum as a Compass?
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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Reflecting on the Impacts of Science: IMaGE, Global Goals & Connections in MYP Sciences.
I’ve added a new page to i-Biology.net to post resources and ideas for MYP Science Crit. D: Reflecting on the Impacts of Science. Some slides are below, but to see the full page, click here. [IMaGE = International Mindedness and… Continue reading
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Is this an inquiry with an ‘I’ or an enquiry with an ‘e’?
This post has been sitting in my drafts for a while, and I was reminded to complete it after a question from a student when I was covering a TOK class: “What’s the difference between inquiry and enquiry?” [tL:dR: Definitions matter… Continue reading
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What does this look like in the classroom?
This post is a quick recommendation for a very practical resource for teachers, coordinators & learning coaches. “What Does This Look Like in the Classroom? Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice”, by Carl Hendrick & Robin MacPherson, with illustrations… Continue reading
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The Buoyant Force of Continuum Learning
If you’re new to this blog – welcome! Ideas on here often build on previous posts or conversations, so I hope this make sense. To find out more, please visit my about page, with posts by topic. ……….o0O0o………. As I… Continue reading
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The Tempered Learner (on self-regulation)
Going all the way back to my “MYP: Mind The Gap” session at IBAP 2013, I’ve been thinking about defining effective self-directed inquiry, the role of the MYP in “preparing” kids for DP, the approaches to learning and (more recently) building in ideas… Continue reading
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