by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Leadership, Pedagogy, Service
By John Cannings “No problem about contacting….I do that all the time with my friends” One of the great goals of any high school service-learning programme is that by the end of the programme students can take responsibility for planning and initiating a project. That...
by admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Pedagogy
By Maxine Driscoll 21st Century Skills For almost two decades educators, politicians, business leaders and parents have been talking about 21st century skills and what schools must do to prepare our children for their future. While the International Baccalaureate,...
by James Gallagher | Nov 22, 2018 | Approaches to Learning, ATL
Over the last few weeks since releasing our first product, Skill Tracker, we’ve been fortunate to receive some excellent feedback – a lot of it product related. However, interestingly, we’ve also heard through our intelligence gathering, that teachers, MYP...
by admin | Oct 26, 2018 | Approaches to Learning, ATL
By Stephen Taylor Originally posted at The Wayfinder Learning Lab Twitter: @sjtylr 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,...
by Sally Hirsch | Oct 17, 2018 | Approaches to Learning, ATL
Pick up any book or read any blog about entrepreneurship and starting your own company and you’ll generally find two distinct sides to the process. The first is the thrill of bringing an idea into reality, setting your own schedule, being your own boss and avoiding...
by James Gallagher | Oct 11, 2018 | Approaches to Learning, ATL
A couple of months ago, at my school, we had the opportunity to participate in the Beta testing of the ATL tracker app with MYP year 5 students. The reflection in this blogpost seeks to analyze some of the challenges we have come across when developing the MYP skills...
