Learning to be a teacher, one day at a time…
When we moved into our new campus, our team seized on the opportunity to re-think how our year group uses space. Inspired by the masterclass that Rosan Bosch held at WAB’s Future of Education Now!, we thought differently about how we might set up different spaces for our learners. Instead of allocating each class a... Continue Reading →
I borrowed this concept of ending the year with lists of both personal and professional 'top threes' from Chris Kennedy's blog, A Culture of Yes Top 3 actions I took this year Acknowledging the Christchurch Mosque attack A conversation with one of our learners who felt despondent about the attacks in New Zealand prompted me... Continue Reading →
Documentation of learning is a tricky business. Like so many teachers, the camera roll on my phone is full of photos and videos of learning in action. How can those digital artefacts be used to tell a story? I was intrigued by the 1 second day app and this past academic year committed myself to... Continue Reading →
Wow was that week 5 of PYPx gone? For those just joining, you may wish to look at previous blog posts. Breaking the mould of #PYPx - Part 1 Authentic collaboration in #PYPx - Part 2 Peaks and Valleys of #PYPx - Part 3 We started our staging process this week by reflecting on previous... Continue Reading →
We are officially finished week 4 of our PYP Exhibition Expedition and I'm trying to blog our experiences of the process. For those joining the journey be sure to see the previous posts. Breaking the mould of #PYPx - Part 1 Authentic collaboration in #PYPx - Part 2 Peak - not being in school but... Continue Reading →
We are officially into 'Week 2' of our PYP Exhibition Expedition and I'm trying to blog our experiences of the process. For those joining the journey be sure to see Part 1 Breaking the mold of #PYPx - Part 1 Time We started this week feeling pushed for time. Public holidays, school events and other... Continue Reading →
After a few years of acting as a PYP mentor, this year I find myself working with our Year 6 team on exhibition. Over the next few weeks as part of our exhibition, I will try to document our journey. The Year 6 team identified that for an exhibition to be powerful, it needs to... Continue Reading →
Teaching the Teacher 