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 […]
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 […]
In the Qualities of a Bad Leader post one of the last points was that poor leaders are indecisive or they make decisions slowly. In the blog, Mind the Product, Alex Hughes has an excellent article on decision making. “Indecision in Product: How to Avoid becoming a Bottleneck” Be wrong as fast as you can, […]
How to move to the next level in your career Everyone acknowledges the role of the coach in sports. Coaches provide the guidance, support and feedback necessary to enable the athlete to get better. Coaches are commonplace in sports, but not in life. Not many people can point to a competent coach in their workplace […]
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 […]
Welcome to my blog, you have likely arrived here due to the major purpose of this blog which is IB teaching and learning. As an MYP coordinator, I provide as much support as humanly possible for the people in my programme. Part of this blog is to collect and make public that information to share […]
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