Music, learning and excellence
Martin Barraclough, Director of Music at Cranleigh, Abu Dhabi, thinks music should be placed at the centre of a modern curriculum. All else follows.
Developing FlexEd, a blended learning solution for a smaller partnered school
Kai Vacher, Principal British School Muscat and his team, devise the provision of an affordable blended education programme for secondary students in a new partner school, the British School Salalah.
AP: different, not easier
A senior prank and the student reaction that followed, got Darcie Flansburg thinking about comparing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) with Advanced Placement (AP).
Building on Bloom
Dr. Domenico Meschino would like us to take Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning to a new level in order to help us meet the needs of 21st Century learners.
Teaching creativity
Professor of Educational Technology and Creativity, Mike DeSchryver thinks that if we want to teach creativity, we must first explore our creative selves – while also having some fun!
Innovative approaches to personalised learning in international schools
International schools are leading the way when it comes to effective differentiation, according to David Williams.
‘Great’ is all well and good, but ‘good’ . . . now we’re talking!
Gavin English, Deputy Head Pastoral at Alleyn’s School in London, considers whether the pursuit of ‘greatness’ is overrated.Could good be better?
The crucial importance of experiential learning
Nicholas Chaddock asks if it isn’t time for all international schools to bring outdoor education in from the cold and give it parity of esteem with ‘academic’ subjects.
Encouraging students to choose Computer Science and Career Technical Education courses
Larkin LeSueur explains how the Humble Independent School District in Texas has used the ‘Goldilocks Principle’ to encourage students to choose courses in Computer Science and Career Technical Education (CTE).
Writing, lifelong learning and gender equity
Tony Dickenson teacher, lifelong learner and writer reflects on gender and equity. How should we be encouraging boys to understand the obstacles that girls face every day?