by Ali Ezzeddine | May 5, 2024 | Inquiry
In this blog, I will share 10 tips that will help you start your career as an inquiry-based teacher: Be an inquirer and a role model. You can’t teach in an inquiry-based learning classroom if you are not curious and a lifelong learner. Share your...
by Ali Ezzeddine | Apr 22, 2024 | Leadership
Many coordinators ask about IB visits and how to prepare for them. Let’s start by looking at the different types of visits: Consultation: This visit takes place during the consultation phase. The IB consultant supports the school with readiness in preparation for the...
by Ali Ezzeddine | Mar 14, 2024 | Concept, Transdisciplinary
Many PYP coordinators face challenges when developing a programme of inquiry (POI) for the first time or revising it with the team. In this blog, as usual, I will share the PYP perspective based on the IB documents and then give you some tips and ideas. Let’s start...
by Ali Ezzeddine | Mar 2, 2024 | Leadership
This blog can be read anytime in connection to a previous blog, “Stand-alone or Integration”. We hear a lot of the following questions related to collaboration in the PYP: When do we meet? What is the frequency of the meetings? Who needs to attend the collaborative...
by Ali Ezzeddine | Feb 1, 2024 | Transdisciplinary
As a PYP workshop leader and experienced PYP coordinator, I hear a lot of the following questions: How many integrations do we need to do per year? Do specialist teachers (Arts, PSPE) need to do 6 units per year? Do we need to create a stand-alone unit? Can we connect...