Inspiring Educators Everywhere
Why is it important to build community as teachers? What are the benefits? This week we chat with David Towse. He is a technology coach based in Tokyo and the person behind PYP ConnectED. What is PYP ConnectED and how is it bringing teachers around the world together? Listen to the Making Better Teachers... Continue Reading →
What does Design Class look like in modern middle and high schools? What do students learn and why are they learning those skills? From coding to building, students do a lot! We learn about Design in the modern classroom from Jason Reagin, Design teacher at Chadwick International School. Listen to the Making Better Teachers... Continue Reading →
So what is the IB PYP Exhibition anyway? Well, if you are a student or teacher at Primary Years Program school, its a pretty big deal. In Episode 3 of the podcast, Grade 5 teacher, Christopher Murray talks with us about the culminating event in a PYP student's academic career. Listen to the Making... Continue Reading →
Do you remember your first year in the classroom? We certainly all do! It as a roller coaster ride to say the least. In this week's episode, we chat with first-year teacher, Greg Vice about the challenges and rewards he has faced during his first year as an elementary homeroom teacher. Listen to... Continue Reading →
There's a brand new podcast for teachers around the world. Host, Kevin O'Shea talks about this new show, where it came from and what to expect in future weekly episodes. Listen to the Making Better Teachers Podcast: Libsyn Player, Download Episode, iTunes / Apple Podcasts Coming soon to Google Play and Spotify... About the... Continue Reading →
This evening I was following the #asiaED chat on Twitter and the topic was co-teaching and co-planning. The theme centered around the positives and challenges of working in this type of education model. This, of course, got me to thinking about my experiences co-teaching and co-planning. I currently work at an international school where I... Continue Reading →
Many years ago, in the early days of my teaching career, I don’t have many memories of teacher collaboration where I taught. In the pre-Google era, we would copy worksheets from books of blackline masters on shelves in the resource room and make our own worksheets using a word processor. We would make these things,... Continue Reading →
It’s been a long time, but I am back. Where have I been all this time? Probably where you have been as well, in the classroom. The new school year kicked off for me in late August and there were some big changes. I moved grade levels from Grade 2 to Grade 1. I moved... Continue Reading →
Tech has become more and more prevalent in classrooms across the world in recent years. It has become a wonderful way to connect students with others around the world, give them new avenues of creativity and access to knowledge may not have had in the past. I personally think it has also become a way... Continue Reading →
