IB Learner Profile- Does it support a constructivist approach to learning? LEARNER PROFILE – MISSED CONNECTIONS I have started formal study after a long break. It has been both challenging and interesting to become a ‘student’ again. I have discovered that as a learner I like to dive down rabbit holes of ideas and topics that interest me, and re-learning that formal … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – MAVERICK
ABC OF INQUIRY – MAVERICK ABC OF INQUIRY – MAVERICK “When people tell me that I must get my maverick gene from my father, they are only half right. My father and I both have inherited our rebellious personalities from Nana. She has always lived her life on her own terms, something that was once considered quite scandalous, given the times … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING
ABC OF INQUIRY – LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING ABC OF INQUIRY – LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING “He (she*) who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying”. Friedrich Nietzsche (* “She/they” added to quote to acknowledge and recognise the many ways and identity claims connected to gender) … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – JIGSAW RESEARCH
ABC of INQUIRY – JIGSAW RESEARCH ABC of INQUIRY – JIGSAW RESEARCH ” “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France JIGSAW RESEARCH: Putting the pieces together… Jigsaw research is a great way to enable learners to explore complex topics and … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – INTEREST
ABC of INQUIRY – INTEREST ABC of INQUIRY – INTEREST “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France INTEREST: A chance to connect Teaching and learning that is based around leaner interests doesn’t mean a free-for all in terms of just doing … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – INDUCTIVE TEACHING
ABC of INQUIRY – INDUCTIVE TEACHING ABC of INQUIRY – INDUCTIVE TEACHING “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin Inductive teaching requires the teacher to position themselves as curious, a mentor and experienced practitioner. Learners are provided with scaffolded opportunities to explore, investigate and reflect on learning topics in order to construct … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS “You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it.”Jiddu Krishnamurti, philosopher. Concepts allow us to glimpse ideas that travel across time, space and place. CONCEPTS: Once upon time, in a place… Concepts are big ideas that go beyond the specifics of a particular time, place or topic. The ideas … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES “Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se”. Charles Eames Charles and Ray Eames are influential designers, who saw that connections with spaces, people and ideas influenced all. Communities are formed and developed on the strength of their connections, … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE ABC of Inquiry- COMFORT ZONE “I hope in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something” Neil Gamain’s words … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE
ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE ABC OF INQUIRY -COLLABORATIVE: “We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity… and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice.” Cynthia McKinney, politician and activist. Collaboration is not just a joining together, it is a respect and valuing of diversity and understandings, … Read More