This article brings together effective practices for language development and concept-based inquiry to simplify some important principles all educators should consider.
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Celebrating community through internationalism
Using internationalism as a driving force, a Primary Years Programme school community in Germany developed a mini-unit focused on highlighting individual and collective cultural identity and to celebrate yearlong learning experiences.
Time for exploration and tinkering
In this article you will read about how the first grade team has made changes each year to a unit of inquiry under the transdisciplinary theme “how the world works”, based on the developmental level, interests and inquiries of students.
Developing conceptual understanding of a system
In this article you will read how grade 1 students developed conceptual understanding of a ‘system’, under the transdisciplinary theme ‘How we organize ourselves’.
From surface to deep learning: The importance of knowledge
This article illustrates how the use of the SOLO Taxonomy allowed our students to progress from shallow to deep thinking.
Why do we organize ourselves in the way we do?
In this article you will find reflections on the connection between whole school professional development and the action cycle.