Inquiry based lessons are a great way to help students build important learning and life skill, creating meaningful learning opportunities, and create global minded students. Here is a free animal inquiry project that is versatile, open ended, and fun. Animal Inquiry Project If you’re an IB teacher, one of your goals is to help your students become global citizens. If…
Meaningful learning experiences are much more likely to help our students retain content. These are the learning activities that leave an impact and students remember for years to come. How to create meaningful learning experiences can actually be very simple. Let’s look at how you can create impactful learning experiences in your classroom. As an IB educator, my missions is…
The IB Learner profile is a great place to start if you’re wondering what characteristics you want to encourage and foster in your students. These 10 skills are incredibly important and focusing on them can transform the way things run in your classroom. It can also help your students become strong global citizens. If you’re wondering what a global citizen…
Global citizenship is important in today’s very global world. The concept of global citizenship is at the center of International Baccalaureate, or IB, education. Even if you’re not an IB teacher, teaching your students to be global citizens is important. So, what exactly is global citizenship? And, why should you focus on global citizenship skills in your classroom? What is…
Math manipulatives are handy tools to help make math concepts concrete for your students. But, when is it time to give up the math manipulatives? When must students know how to solve problems without concrete support? The answer might just surprise you. Here’s when your students should stop using math manipulatives along with reasons why math manipulatives are helpful. Why…