This blog post talks about exploring different forms of technology as part of the transdisciplinary theme How we express ourselves. During a unit under the transdisciplinary theme How we express ourselves, we explored how technology can be a modern language of human expression. We began working around the tool or app of the day to […]
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Changes to Coordinator’s handbook
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A grade 5 learning journey
A PYP coordinator in an international PYP school in Russia describes the experiences of students in engaging with their PYP exhibition. In the final year of the IB Primary Years Programme, students conduct personal and group inquiries into an area of their own choosing. These student-initiated inquiries are the culmination of the student’s growth and learning […]
Responsible action: Part 4
IB is working on developing a good practice guide that will illustrate schools’ commitment to act collaboratively and responsibly to find global solutions to global challenges. We will be running a 4-part series of posts in this blog and on LinkedIn with questions to engage you and your community in discussions around responsible action. Help […]
Do we have the confidence to allow students to be playful learners?
This article engages teachers to reflect on learning through play. In his seminal work, Play of Man, (click on the link to download a free copy) written in 1901, Karl Groos proposed that there are certain universal types of play which all children engage in and which help children to grow into fully functioning and […]
Responsible action: Part 3
IB is working on developing a good practice guide that will illustrate schools’ commitment to act collaboratively and responsibly to find global solutions to global challenges. We will be running a 4-part series of posts in this blog and on LinkedIn with questions to engage you and your community in discussions around responsible action. Help […]