This article provides year 2 and 5 examples of modeling, developing and assessing approaches to learning in both stand alone and integrated inquiries in a Mandarin classroom.
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Revising central ideas: Adopting a transdisciplinary perspective
The author of this article shows how a central idea was rewritten to become more transdisciplinary in nature.
Classroom globetrotting
After discovering last year that 15 different languages were spoken in her classroom, Dottie Price, Year 3 PYP teacher, created Language Fridays: a whistle-stop tour around the world in half an hour. Every Friday afternoon, 30 minutes were set aside for students to volunteer to teach their mother tongue to classmates. In the first week, […]
Change ahead
This article illustrates a transition journey from PYP to MYP. For the last 3 years, educators in my department (IB Language Acquisition / foreign language) have been working hard at enriching and diversifying our appreciation for diverse approaches to teaching; as well as at broadening our explorations of learner-centered practices that benefit inquiry-based teaching and […]