Reflections on Covid-19
COVID-19 has brought the world to a STOP! Many world leaders, as well as journalists, have used war-time imagery, which for some has been compelling: it identifies a common enemy (the virus), a strategy...
COVID-19: Best resources I have found
This global pandemic has created such a rich professional learning community, with everyone willing to share their best resources. On this website I have tried to draw on the best that is happening in...
COVID-19: What will we do 'first day back'?
This is the opening scene from the film 'Love Actually' - people greeting each other at the arrivals gate of Heathrow Airport. People reunited, sharing the love they have for each other. One thing we...
Is Covid-19 a game-changer for education?
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a dramatic interruption in the way we do schooling across the globe. Schools in SE Asia have been shut since January and in the US, Europe and Australasia since...
Covid-19: What happens if school is closed?
As I write, governments in 119 countries have closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the virus Covid-19. In some of these countries schools have been closed for weeks and others are...
International Mindedness - A competition
Here's one way you could help develop student's international mindedness One of the goals of the International Baccalaureate is to develop ‘inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people’. No one could...
Quotation | Notation | Reflection
Quotation | Notation | Reflection is a useful protocol to start a discussion at a staff meeting | mini workshop. The quotes on this sheet have been taking from the banner messages of educational speakers....
Making professional development work
A new report has been released looking at international trends on teacher professional development. In this blog I summarise its key messages as well as providing links to a rich resource of material...
Thought for the week ahead
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What is 'great teaching'?
What is geat teaching? It sounds simple and obvious question but can we answer it? in spite of the intuitive conviction held by teachers that 'they know it when they see it' research would suggest that...