ITM June 2023

June 2023

How working overseas changes us; Music education and diversity; why education in Dubai is so impressive; the rise of E-Sports and a new Olympic pathway for schools in Australia.

AP & IBDP: how are they different? The impact of reading; the soft skills of coding and allowing ‘Big Ideas’ to emerge.

Musical balance

Musical balance

Tau Wey, Head of Keyboard Music at Sevenoaks School reflects on the need for diversity in music education.

A new now

A new now

Nolan Price taught in Japan for 5 years, adjusting to what was his ‘new now’. How did this affect his life and teaching?

Dubai inspires

Dubai inspires

Russell Speirs takes 8 UK-based educators to see what Dubai has achieved in the education sector and why it inspires.

Qatar calms

Qatar calms

Joel Stewart describes how a visit to Qatar changed his world view and then his life when he returned to work there.

AP vs IB

AP vs IB

A prank and the reaction that followed got Darcie Flansburg thinking about the differences between the IBDP and AP.

Let's talk reading!

Let's talk reading!

Katherine Beith considers the reading journey her school has recently experienced. According to Y4, things are all on track!

School readers

School readers

Sally Flint talks to the new Director of Accreditation at COBIS, Mick Smith, about the books that have influenced him.

E-Sports Hubs

E-Sports Hubs

Jenny Mollon looks at the development of E-Sports in schools, examining implications for school design.

Olympic pathway

Olympic pathway

Nick Mooney looks at a new relationship between schools in NSW and the Australian Olympic Committee.

Coding and life skills

Coding and life skills

As coding goes mainstream, Ronen Even Tzur thinks that it also has much to offer in the development of ‘softskills’.

Space to think

Space to think

It's hard not to step in to support children when they are grappling with a concept, but Kriti Mathur held herself back!

Your school in ITM

Your school in ITM

What works, innovation and best practice: we'd like to publish stories from your school in ITM. Contact us now!

May 2023 ITM

May 2023

Ahead of IPSEF 2023, Steffen Sommer asks what makes a school successful and Gavin English ponders whether ‘good’ is actually better than ‘great’ when it comes to learning. Just two of the articles in the May edition of ITM.
Great or Good?

Great or Good?

Gavin English considers whether the pursuit of ‘greatness’  is overrated. Could good actually be better?

Cambodia's future

Cambodia's future

Colm Byrne believes mentoring local teachers makes sustainable change possible for education in Cambodia.

Perfect alignment

Perfect alignment

Dr Steffen Sommer thinks aligning four core elements lays the foundation for a successful international school.

New differentiation

New differentiation

David Williams looks at how international schools are becoming leaders in developing personalised learning.

Growth uninterrupted?

Growth uninterrupted?

Nalini Cook and Mansoor Ahmed talk mega projects, the kids next door and digital nomads to explain new growth.

Cultural development

Cultural development

Gordon Montgomery looks at how Oundle has developed its culture in order to embrace an enriching range of partnerships.

Changing world

Changing world

Tash Hingston of ISC Research tracks how international schools are growing as a result of new patterns of demand.

Silly walks

Silly walks

Mike DeSchryver thinks that if we want to teach creativity, we must first explore our creative selves, while also having fun!

Knowledge expansion

Knowledge expansion

Domenico Meschino would like us to take Bloom’s Taxonomy to a new level to meet the needs of 21st Century learners.

Mistakes? Maybe not!

Mistakes? Maybe not!

Holly B.F. Warren finds an allegory to visualise mistakes positively and encourages us to keep looking for more.

Write for ITM

Write for ITM

Tell us hat's happening at your school that is making a difference to student learning and effective teaching.!

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Digital divide

Addressing global digital poverty: challenge, solutions and opportunities

If the gulf in educational opportunity wasn’t wide enough, ‘digital poverty’ will only get worse unless more children get access to the internet, says Al Kingsley.

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December 2019

Seasonal books and videos, getting the right blend for online learning in international schools, P4C, discussion and helping children understand dementia.

Save the Med

Save the Med

Jasmine Spavieri looks at the inspirational work of Save the Med, and how international teachers and students can join an expedition in 2020.

Talk about it

Talk about it

In the third of three articles on the development of language in schools, Orla Redmond examines the value of discussion as a learning tool.

PODtime

PODtime

Linda Parsons, electronic learning coordinator at Deira International School explains the online solutions DIS found to support their IGCSE students.

Life Prep 

Life Prep 

Stephen Walshe suggests Philosophy for Children (P4C) can provide essential life skills for younger learners.

I Love My Grandpa

I Love My Grandpa

Sally Flint talks about her new picture book in which she explores dementia from a child’s perspective.

China startups

China startups

According to Mark Schaub, a reflective and patient approach will help international partners avoid five common mistakes that can plague new projects.

Write for ITM in 2020

Write for ITM in 2020

Contact us to find out more - we'd love to hear from you in the New Year! Andy Homden

Right blend

Right blend

Online curriculum specialist Paul Daniell sees blended approaches as a way of providing affordable, high quality teaching in international schools.

Favourite festive videos

Favourite festive videos

Dip into these beautiful winter stories, narrated by some wonderful readers. Curated by Jan Homden.

Keep moving!

Keep moving!

As former first lady Michelle Obama urged us, 'Let's get our kids to move!' Leah Davies shows how.

Winter picture books

Winter picture books

Books to make you laugh, books that share a little magic and books to help us appreciate the world around us. Collated by Jan Homden.

Listening dividend

Listening dividend

Listening is invaluable in schools for teachers, school leaders, students and parents. Here, Peter Hudson explains the dividend of listening for leaders.

Understanding atoms

Teaching atomic theory in primary

Can primary age students grasp the key ideas behind atomic theory? Mark Verde, Assistant Principal Learning & Curriculum, Bangkok Patana School certainly thinks so, and research seems to support him.

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