Author Archives: Terry Linton

Qualities of a bad leader

Together with my friend Neil Westcott, we came up with this list based off some of the leaders we worked with. Further addtions provided by Gavin Johnson. Anything missing from this list? Anything you disagree with? Comment please. Lacks transparency Inaccessible Uses PA or secretary as a buffer Puts parent communications before staff communication Puts […]

Creating Authentic Units HK 2019

Authenticity I had a great experience working with this fantastic group of educators in Hong Kong at IB regionals, February 23-26 2019. Prior to the workshop the title of my workshop, “creating authentic units”  sparked interest and many asked me so  what is an authentic unit anyway? I would respond, I don’t know but I’ll figure […]

Parent Questions Text Books in the IB

The International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes are student-centred, concept-based, taught through inquiry and driven by assessment. They are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. The following are frequently asked questions common to many schools delivering the IB programmes and were recently asked by our parent teacher association. Q1: Why there is no textbook for […]