When working with educators we always consider what does the evidence tell us and the students about their current conceptual understanding, what does it mean for them and us and what are next steps.
#conceptsinaction #assessment

If you are a PYP single subject teacher in China and want a chance to collaborate with those teaching the same subject area please join us. A few places still left.
You can register on this link:
innovativeglobaled.org/new-events/sin…

'The topic of rhythms offers a .. space for our consideration it nudges our thinking from ‘the problem of time’ and asks us to think ...what might be possible if we focus on the experiences in front of us rather than the schedule on the wall.' Fiona Zinn

unpackingourpedagogy.blogspot.com/2024/04/findin…

'Play is foundational for bonding relationships .. .'
Isabel Behncke
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

A “bloat” of hippos..much to be curious about in nature. Queen Elizabeth National al Park Uganda #aweandwonder

The wonder and awe of nature. Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda. #aweandwonder

Line, texture, shape, design.. so many concepts to explore at National Museum in Doha.

'when inquiry is dismissed as ineffective, one always needs to ask ‘what do you mean by inquiry?’'. Kath Murdoch

Is their a collective understanding of inquiry in your setting and what practices align with it?

A thoughtful post by Kath Murdoch.

kathmurdoch.com.au/blog/2024/3/26…

Some nice ideas to check in for understanding in this article
edutopia.org/article/engagi…

Continuous assessment is focussed on the learner as a partner in the assessment process. We assess with learners, they have opportunites to to self/peer assess throughout the learning. It has been great to delve into this with Andrea Muller as we finish our first book draft.

Join me in an insightful conversation w/ Jim Knight 🇺🇦, the mind behind Instructional Coaching Group (ICG), as we delve into the world of professional learning and instructional coaching. This is the 4th time Jim has come on my podcast and I always appreciate our discussions.…

Research highlights the importance of integrating oral and written English language instruction into content area teaching for multilingual learners/English learners.

We can do this by incorporating videos and graphic organizers, explicitly teaching key vocabulary, and…

Play is our brain's favorite way of learning. ~ Diane Ackerman

An excellent and much needed read. Thank you Guy Claxton. 'To trash these innovations through dogmatism, cherry-picked research, and ignorance is sheer vandalism.'

It was wonderful to share insights into continuous assessment and how to promote learners as self adjusters and regulators of their learning with over 100 teachers from the China Meet organized by Toddle Thank you for the opportunity.

Time to add to the book collection
edutopia.org/article/pictur…

For anyone wanting to build their repertoire of strategies. There are some nice ideas here for not only the language classroom, as some of them can be transferred to any subject area.

edutopia.org/article/17-fun…

For anyone looking at past, present, future, these images drawn to represent the future provide great conversations. Did they get it right? How close were they? What might the future look like in 2100?
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Excited to be offering this workshop specifically for music, art, physical education and language teachers at the AISGZ
on May 11. If you want a chance to collaborate and connect with other teachers to join us.

innovativeglobaled.org/shop/single-su…

The outdoors offers limitless potential to young children. It becomes a place where they can go to relax their mind, to be inspired & to deep dive into the world of imagination. It's a place where they can design, create & explore. The possibilities are endless. ~ M. McMillan