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“You teachers have it easy.”
The summer has just begun. The students have left campus, I’m procrastinating cleaning up the lab… and we’re back to it again in two months. If you’re a teacher, you’ll know someone who hates that fact enough to remind you… Continue reading
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“The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It”: IBAP Conference 2013
A whistle-stop summary of the last couple of weeks. Continue reading
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MYPiggy in the Middle
I was in two minds about sharing this, but I wonder how many MYP Coordinators feel the same from time-to-time. We have a funny balancing act to perform – between full-time teacher and full-on admin. It leads to interesting experiences!… Continue reading
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Aspiring to Inspire: Inspiration vs Standardisation
John Boyer’s TEDx Talk gives food for thought as a teacher and curriculum leader. Continue reading
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2 Million Views on i-Biology.net!
This week saw i-Biology.net push past two million page views. It now gets around 4,000 views per day, which is a lot of teachers and students looking for resources. This week also saw the closure of Gifts4Good.co.uk, who had been processing charitable donations for… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Year to Come
Team Taylor arrived in Japan a year ago yesterday, and what a year it has been. We have been warmly welcomed by new friends and colleagues and CA has proven to be a great place to work and live.… Continue reading
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Disconnect to (re-)Connect
It’s the summer, and we’ve had some great – but short – trips in Japan: camping, surfing, lake-going and playing. Academic work has dominated the time we’ve been at home, though, as well as thoughts of getting ready for the… Continue reading
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