The MYP reframed
The MYPChat on Twitter this morning raised a few questions that significantly impact the development of the MYP in our schools. How do we implement all the elements of the MYP mindfully balancing teacher workload […]
MYP Implementation
The Target Board Strategy
Action plans have numerous practices that need to be implemented. Here’s a useful collaborative strategy for prioritizing implementation. I’ve used this with different schools including Canadian Academy in Kobe when I was working with Stephen […]
Why we can’t just do whatever we want (in isolation)
This blog post might end up with a nice title like “Why Collaboration is Key.” But really, it is about why as educators, we can’t just do whatever we want (in isolation). Imagine that you are […]
‘Thinking Things Anew’
The other day I had a badly-designed experience in a restaurant. The food came about 50 minutes after we ordered it, which was bad enough. But the real clunker was, they failed to serve the […]
Weaving threads of understanding into school culture
When faced with the challenge of implementing new practices, often organizations go through an implementation dip because previous expertise no longer suffices in the new programme. The organization can support teachers through some processes, which […]
Supporting the Implementation Dip
“There’s a lot of assumed knowledge here.” This statement by a teacher who was struggling to successfully transform his teaching in an MYP classroom was overheard almost a decade ago during a faculty meeting. […]
Making meetings more meaningful
Now that we are only some 80-something days away from the end of the school year, thoughts turn toward what we are completing in our action plan this school year, and what we want to […]
Five keys for cultivating a culture of collaboration
“The lone genius is a myth. The most interesting mysteries lie at the intersection of minds.” Stuck in my head is this quote overheard and jotted down during the Thinking Collaborative conference last April. Implementing the […]
Stretching learning through action
The IB Global News, recently emailed to Coordinators and Heads of Schools, held clarified definitions of action in the continuum. Key to the MYP definition is this statement, “Through responsible action, tightly connected with sustained […]
What if learning isn’t linear?
When we develop curriculum in schools, we’re saying “scope and sequence,” to mean the progression of learning experiences we design for our students. The term “scope and sequence” suggests that learning is a linear progression […]
