Tag Archives | approaches to teaching

Getting to know the PYP

Hand signs for the seven key concepts

This blog explores the use of hand signs and how they can assist students and teachers in remembering the PYP terminology, unpack an inquiry, emphasize a conceptual lens, prompt a question, form a rap, and be a reflection tool.

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Rafael Angel is a PYP, MYP and DP teacher currently teaching at Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai, India

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 […]

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