MA International Education University of Bath assignment (Education in and International Context).
In this assignment I have tried to propose an original idea for helping schools define and measure the degree to which they demonstrate the values of international education.
Assessment Assignment: Bath MA International EducationStephen Taylor
This is an assignment I completed for the Assessment unit of the University of Bath's MA in International Education programme.
It is shared here to allow me to embed it onto my professional reflective blog at http://ibiologystephen.wordpress.com
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Defining Inquiry for the PreK-12 continuum. Inquiry as a 'theory of everything' of good education, built on a solid foundation of well-taught knowledge, skills and concepts.
This is an assignment for my University of Bath MA in International Education, based on the tensions in transition from MYP to DP. It revolved around the different schools of through about learning and, most importantly, inquiry. It focuses on the different approaches to inquiry characterised by Dewey and Vygotsky, before moving onto a modern look at evidence-based practices.
How International Is Our School? MA DissertationStephen Taylor
Title: A pilot-test of a visualization and set of evaluation rubrics for factors affecting the promotion of international-mindedness and global engagement (IMaGE) of a school.
Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced?
Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been
Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?
This conceptual paper provides an overview of constructivist education and the development and
use of constructivist principles in contemporary higher education, outlining constructivism and
some specific facets of student-centered learning. Drawing from first-hand experience and using two
examples of current university assessment practice, reflective learning, and learning outcomes, the
author argues that, despite claims constructivist pedagogical approaches have become normative
practice when it comes to assessment processes, constructivism has not been fully embraced. The question ‘is there clear evidence that constructivist principles have been applied to all aspects of university undergraduate study?’ is considered. This is important and significant and should be of concern to all educators who espouse constructivist principles in higher education.
Problems With Assessing Student Autonomy in Higher Education, an Alternative Perspective and a Role For Mentoring.
https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_123/EDUPIJ_123_article_5a91aa7fe0490.pdf
Assessment Assignment: Bath MA International EducationStephen Taylor
This is an assignment I completed for the Assessment unit of the University of Bath's MA in International Education programme.
It is shared here to allow me to embed it onto my professional reflective blog at http://ibiologystephen.wordpress.com
Downloads have been disabled.
Defining Inquiry for the PreK-12 continuum. Inquiry as a 'theory of everything' of good education, built on a solid foundation of well-taught knowledge, skills and concepts.
This is an assignment for my University of Bath MA in International Education, based on the tensions in transition from MYP to DP. It revolved around the different schools of through about learning and, most importantly, inquiry. It focuses on the different approaches to inquiry characterised by Dewey and Vygotsky, before moving onto a modern look at evidence-based practices.
How International Is Our School? MA DissertationStephen Taylor
Title: A pilot-test of a visualization and set of evaluation rubrics for factors affecting the promotion of international-mindedness and global engagement (IMaGE) of a school.
Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced?
Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been
Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?
This conceptual paper provides an overview of constructivist education and the development and
use of constructivist principles in contemporary higher education, outlining constructivism and
some specific facets of student-centered learning. Drawing from first-hand experience and using two
examples of current university assessment practice, reflective learning, and learning outcomes, the
author argues that, despite claims constructivist pedagogical approaches have become normative
practice when it comes to assessment processes, constructivism has not been fully embraced. The question ‘is there clear evidence that constructivist principles have been applied to all aspects of university undergraduate study?’ is considered. This is important and significant and should be of concern to all educators who espouse constructivist principles in higher education.
Problems With Assessing Student Autonomy in Higher Education, an Alternative Perspective and a Role For Mentoring.
https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_123/EDUPIJ_123_article_5a91aa7fe0490.pdf
Learning outcomes a good idea yet with problems and lost opportunitiesThe University of Hull
Learning outcomes are used throughout assessment processes in higher education. In many countries their use is mandatory, with a frequent assumption that they bring many positive benefits to educational processes. Yet, there are tensions associated with them and their current mode of use has far less flexibility than they should provide. This paper considers from a conceptual basis some of the tensions associated with the use of prescribed pre-articulated learning outcomes and the question of whether learning outcomes, as currently operationalized, provide the benefits they were meant to deliver. This is of significance to educators throughout higher
education.
Can We Actually Assess Learner Autonomy? The Problematic Nature of Assessing Student Autonomy.
This paper explores, from a theoretical basis, the difficulty in defining and assessing learner
autonomy in higher education. Although the development of learner autonomy as a key aim of higher education, it is a vague and ill-defined term. As such, the assessment of learner autonomy within university programs of study is highly problematic. The author argues that the authentic assessment of genuine learner autonomy may not be possible within formal credit-bearing programs of higher education. The aim of the paper is to stimulate reflection and discussion so that university teaching staff may reflect and consider whether they can assess autonomy in the programs they are responsible for.
The Role of Interest and Enjoyment in Determining Students’ Approach to Learning.
This paper provides information about findings from a recent research project that provides a new insight into how students’ approaches to learning may be impacted by their level of interest in and enjoyment of the topic being studied. The data from this research suggests that for contemporary students, interest and enjoyment play an important role in determining their approach to learning. As such there are implications for all educators who may wish to encourage their students to use a deep approach to learning.
Competence and competency in higher education. competencey based educationThe University of Hull
Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE).
Background/purpose – British, European and American universities are increasingly adopting competency-based learning, yet, there are different and conflicting definitions of competence, competency, and competency-based learning. Consequently, multiple interpretations and understandings are held by educators in respect of what these terms mean, when applied to their own teaching and assessment practices. Therefore, unless informed and considered discussion has taken place amongst staff about their individual understandings and interpretations, any development of new, competency-based assessment processes and procedures, is necessarily problematic. The main purpose of the paper is to stimulate reflection and discussion, so that teaching staff can arrive at a common understanding and interpretation of what competency-based education is, so that they may develop appropriate, authentic and equitable assessment processes.
The uk's key information set was it really needed and what was its real purposeThe University of Hull
An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it Really needed and What was its Real Purpose?
This paper provides a critical analysis of the United Kingdom’s higher education Key Information
Set (KIS), which was implemented following the 2011 UK White Paper ‘Students at the Heart of the System’. It argues that one of the central tenets of the KIS – providing information that
students within a free market can make an informed choice and, through this process of consumer choice improve the quality of teaching, is untenable because a central component of the KIS, the National Student Survey (NSS), is unreliable when used for comparing university courses. Further,it argues that the KIS reified a neoliberal perspective about the worth and value of higher education qualification, positioning it as a commodity of value only to the paying individual rather than being
something of value to society as a whole. It will be of particular interest to academics and policy
makers from outside of the United Kingdom, where governmental and regulatory agencies may be implementing similar policies
(How) Do Students Use Learning Outcomes? Results from a Small-Scale Project.
Pre-specified, prescribed or intended Learning Outcomes have been in use throughout
higher education programs for over two decades. There is an assumption amongst quality assurance bodies and university program approval and review processes that students engage with them. Yet, learning outcomes may constrain learning, they may not always be understood by learners and their relevance to learning has been questioned. There is anecdotal evidence from lecturers that some students do not understand them and do not use or refer to them. This paper reports on a small-scale
research project investigating how university student’s use prescribed learning outcomes in their everyday learning and when producing assessed work. No clear differences were found between higher and lower achieving students, yet there were differences between first- and third-year students. Surprisingly, some were able to achieve highly without referring to the outcomes against which they were assessed.
E-learning: Is This Teaching at Students or Teaching With Students. Robert Jo...eraser Juan José Calderón
E-learning: Is This Teaching at Students or Teaching With Students?. Robert John Muirhead, BN, RGN, RSCN
The development of e-learning as a teaching
strategy in higher education has implications
relating to student learning, the role of the
teacher, and the institution of higher education.
This paper debates the andragogical and
pedagogical theories that support the development
of e-learning to date. Leading to a discussion on
how the process of e-learning may be contributing
to the “stamp-me-smart” culture and restricting
the development of critical thinking within
student nurses. Concluding that e-learning has a
top-down institution-led development that is
contrary to the student-led development
espoused by universities.
Search terms: Nurse, education, e-learning,
androgogy, pedagogy
The Possibilities of Transforming LearningBarry Dyck
Thesis defense slides for "The Possibilities of Transforming Learning: A Practitioner Research Study of a Pilot Alternative Learning Environment."
In this study, I examine the pilot year of an alternative learning environment in which I, as a practitioner, explored the possibilities for transforming learning for a small class of Grade 11 and 12 students. Drawing on a pedagogy of care, a constructivist model of learning and a student-centered approach to learning, the students and I negotiated new curriculum, combining regular classroom courses with courses constructed by their own learning interests. In this case study, a rhizomatic analysis of student and practitioner data, collected both during and after students’ graduation from high school, showed that students were highly engaged with learning when guided by their personal interests. In the study, I also found, however, that students struggled to fully embrace the potential of their own interests, held back by the ambiguity of self study and the clear metrics of the regular school system to which they were accustomed. As practitioner, I struggled to meet the demands of the prescribed curriculum and those of the curriculum that constantly evolved and changed according to students’ interests. The study also speaks to the tensions in defining the role of a teacher in this alternative learning environment. In conclusion, I suggest we seek to make possible an alternative high school learning environment that more closely resembles free schooling (i.e., learn what you want, where and when you want) within a public school that would, combined with a traditional course of study, meet the provincial criteria for graduation accreditation.
Thesis available at http://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/jspui/handle/1993/21938
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Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and
Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide.
Masters and PhD student researchers in the social sciences are often required to explore and
explain their positionality, as, in the social world, it is recognized that their ontological and epistemological beliefs influence their research. Yet novice researchers often struggle with identifying their positionality. This paper explores researcher positionality and its influence on and place in the research process. Its purpose is to help new postgraduate researchers better understand positionality so that they may incorporate a reflexive approach to their research and start to clarify their positionality.
THE INFLUENCE OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON RESEARCH LITERACY AND ...ijejournal
The current study investigates two Problem-Based Learning (PBL) processes that were carried out in two different Online Learning Communities of 62 pre-service teachers who took a Research Literacy course as a part of their academic obligation. The first one was combined with the moderator based learning
scaffoldings (OLC+M), and the other one with the social based learning scaffoldings (OLC+S). The study seeks to map the differences between these two OLCs in terms of Achievement Goal Motivation and Research Literacy skills as a result of the PBL intervention, and the correlation between these aspects as is expressed in each group. The findings indicated that PBL had a significant positive effect on AGM in both groups, while only the OLC+S showed the significant outperforming in some of the Research Literacy skills, as well as the positive correlation between them and the Mastery Approach component of AGM. The discussion raises possible interpretations of theoretical and practical relationships between Research Literacy skills in the educational field and motivational factors among adult students, as they are expressed in online communication environments.
I use this lab sequence over a couple of lessons to get to grips with some basics of different types of reactions, balancing, writing formulas and problem-solving.
Learning outcomes a good idea yet with problems and lost opportunitiesThe University of Hull
Learning outcomes are used throughout assessment processes in higher education. In many countries their use is mandatory, with a frequent assumption that they bring many positive benefits to educational processes. Yet, there are tensions associated with them and their current mode of use has far less flexibility than they should provide. This paper considers from a conceptual basis some of the tensions associated with the use of prescribed pre-articulated learning outcomes and the question of whether learning outcomes, as currently operationalized, provide the benefits they were meant to deliver. This is of significance to educators throughout higher
education.
Can We Actually Assess Learner Autonomy? The Problematic Nature of Assessing Student Autonomy.
This paper explores, from a theoretical basis, the difficulty in defining and assessing learner
autonomy in higher education. Although the development of learner autonomy as a key aim of higher education, it is a vague and ill-defined term. As such, the assessment of learner autonomy within university programs of study is highly problematic. The author argues that the authentic assessment of genuine learner autonomy may not be possible within formal credit-bearing programs of higher education. The aim of the paper is to stimulate reflection and discussion so that university teaching staff may reflect and consider whether they can assess autonomy in the programs they are responsible for.
The Role of Interest and Enjoyment in Determining Students’ Approach to Learning.
This paper provides information about findings from a recent research project that provides a new insight into how students’ approaches to learning may be impacted by their level of interest in and enjoyment of the topic being studied. The data from this research suggests that for contemporary students, interest and enjoyment play an important role in determining their approach to learning. As such there are implications for all educators who may wish to encourage their students to use a deep approach to learning.
Competence and competency in higher education. competencey based educationThe University of Hull
Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE).
Background/purpose – British, European and American universities are increasingly adopting competency-based learning, yet, there are different and conflicting definitions of competence, competency, and competency-based learning. Consequently, multiple interpretations and understandings are held by educators in respect of what these terms mean, when applied to their own teaching and assessment practices. Therefore, unless informed and considered discussion has taken place amongst staff about their individual understandings and interpretations, any development of new, competency-based assessment processes and procedures, is necessarily problematic. The main purpose of the paper is to stimulate reflection and discussion, so that teaching staff can arrive at a common understanding and interpretation of what competency-based education is, so that they may develop appropriate, authentic and equitable assessment processes.
The uk's key information set was it really needed and what was its real purposeThe University of Hull
An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it Really needed and What was its Real Purpose?
This paper provides a critical analysis of the United Kingdom’s higher education Key Information
Set (KIS), which was implemented following the 2011 UK White Paper ‘Students at the Heart of the System’. It argues that one of the central tenets of the KIS – providing information that
students within a free market can make an informed choice and, through this process of consumer choice improve the quality of teaching, is untenable because a central component of the KIS, the National Student Survey (NSS), is unreliable when used for comparing university courses. Further,it argues that the KIS reified a neoliberal perspective about the worth and value of higher education qualification, positioning it as a commodity of value only to the paying individual rather than being
something of value to society as a whole. It will be of particular interest to academics and policy
makers from outside of the United Kingdom, where governmental and regulatory agencies may be implementing similar policies
(How) Do Students Use Learning Outcomes? Results from a Small-Scale Project.
Pre-specified, prescribed or intended Learning Outcomes have been in use throughout
higher education programs for over two decades. There is an assumption amongst quality assurance bodies and university program approval and review processes that students engage with them. Yet, learning outcomes may constrain learning, they may not always be understood by learners and their relevance to learning has been questioned. There is anecdotal evidence from lecturers that some students do not understand them and do not use or refer to them. This paper reports on a small-scale
research project investigating how university student’s use prescribed learning outcomes in their everyday learning and when producing assessed work. No clear differences were found between higher and lower achieving students, yet there were differences between first- and third-year students. Surprisingly, some were able to achieve highly without referring to the outcomes against which they were assessed.
E-learning: Is This Teaching at Students or Teaching With Students. Robert Jo...eraser Juan José Calderón
E-learning: Is This Teaching at Students or Teaching With Students?. Robert John Muirhead, BN, RGN, RSCN
The development of e-learning as a teaching
strategy in higher education has implications
relating to student learning, the role of the
teacher, and the institution of higher education.
This paper debates the andragogical and
pedagogical theories that support the development
of e-learning to date. Leading to a discussion on
how the process of e-learning may be contributing
to the “stamp-me-smart” culture and restricting
the development of critical thinking within
student nurses. Concluding that e-learning has a
top-down institution-led development that is
contrary to the student-led development
espoused by universities.
Search terms: Nurse, education, e-learning,
androgogy, pedagogy
The Possibilities of Transforming LearningBarry Dyck
Thesis defense slides for "The Possibilities of Transforming Learning: A Practitioner Research Study of a Pilot Alternative Learning Environment."
In this study, I examine the pilot year of an alternative learning environment in which I, as a practitioner, explored the possibilities for transforming learning for a small class of Grade 11 and 12 students. Drawing on a pedagogy of care, a constructivist model of learning and a student-centered approach to learning, the students and I negotiated new curriculum, combining regular classroom courses with courses constructed by their own learning interests. In this case study, a rhizomatic analysis of student and practitioner data, collected both during and after students’ graduation from high school, showed that students were highly engaged with learning when guided by their personal interests. In the study, I also found, however, that students struggled to fully embrace the potential of their own interests, held back by the ambiguity of self study and the clear metrics of the regular school system to which they were accustomed. As practitioner, I struggled to meet the demands of the prescribed curriculum and those of the curriculum that constantly evolved and changed according to students’ interests. The study also speaks to the tensions in defining the role of a teacher in this alternative learning environment. In conclusion, I suggest we seek to make possible an alternative high school learning environment that more closely resembles free schooling (i.e., learn what you want, where and when you want) within a public school that would, combined with a traditional course of study, meet the provincial criteria for graduation accreditation.
Thesis available at http://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/jspui/handle/1993/21938
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Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and
Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide.
Masters and PhD student researchers in the social sciences are often required to explore and
explain their positionality, as, in the social world, it is recognized that their ontological and epistemological beliefs influence their research. Yet novice researchers often struggle with identifying their positionality. This paper explores researcher positionality and its influence on and place in the research process. Its purpose is to help new postgraduate researchers better understand positionality so that they may incorporate a reflexive approach to their research and start to clarify their positionality.
THE INFLUENCE OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON RESEARCH LITERACY AND ...ijejournal
The current study investigates two Problem-Based Learning (PBL) processes that were carried out in two different Online Learning Communities of 62 pre-service teachers who took a Research Literacy course as a part of their academic obligation. The first one was combined with the moderator based learning
scaffoldings (OLC+M), and the other one with the social based learning scaffoldings (OLC+S). The study seeks to map the differences between these two OLCs in terms of Achievement Goal Motivation and Research Literacy skills as a result of the PBL intervention, and the correlation between these aspects as is expressed in each group. The findings indicated that PBL had a significant positive effect on AGM in both groups, while only the OLC+S showed the significant outperforming in some of the Research Literacy skills, as well as the positive correlation between them and the Mastery Approach component of AGM. The discussion raises possible interpretations of theoretical and practical relationships between Research Literacy skills in the educational field and motivational factors among adult students, as they are expressed in online communication environments.
I use this lab sequence over a couple of lessons to get to grips with some basics of different types of reactions, balancing, writing formulas and problem-solving.
This is a document used in my EE summer school sessions. After looking at excellent examples of EE's, examiners' reports, the EE guide and subject-specific guidance, students were given this document.
In this formative in-class Criterion C task, we connect the content from the last unit with some basics on Forces, using the Red Bull Stratos jump as a basis.
Information Literacy In Higher EducationKavita Rao
Information Literacy in Higher Education: A Revolution in Learning.Paper presented In International Conference on “e-Resources in Higher education: Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges” held on 19-20 February 2010.
Remake / remodel: Using eportfolios and a system of gates to improve student ...Patrick Lowenthal
Electronic portfolios have become increasingly popular. The value of a portfolio, though, depends on how, when, and why students create, submit, and have their portfolios evaluated. In the following paper, we describe how we redesigned a program's assessment and evaluation plan around the use of electronic portfolios and a system of gates focusing on the larger assessment/evaluation framework first and the technology second.
Information Education in Thailand
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Kulthida Tuamsuk
Information & Communication Management Program
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Presented at Sukhothai Thammatirat Open University
21 September 2009
Version: draft for group discussion.
Prepared for Assignment 2, EDDE 804 - Leadership & Project Management in Distance Education, Ed. D. in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada
This is a North Central University course (EDU 7101), Week 5 Assignment: Support a Claim. It is written in APA format, has been graded by an instructor (A), and includes references. Most higher-education assignments are submitted to turnitin, so remember to paraphrase. Let us begin.
ArticleConceptualizing internationaleducation From inte.docxdavezstarr61655
Article
Conceptualizing international
education: From international
student to international study
Clare Madge
University of Leicester, UK
Parvati Raghuram
The Open University, UK
Pat Noxolo
The University of Sheffield, UK
Abstract
In a rapidly changing transnational eduscape, it is timely to consider how best to conceptualize international
education. Here we argue for a conceptual relocation from international student to international study as a
means to bridge the diverse literatures on international education. International study also enables recog-
nition of the multiple contributions (and resistances) of international students as agents of knowledge for-
mation; it facilitates consideration of the mobility of students in terms of circulations of knowledge; and it is a
means to acknowledge the complex spatialities of international education, in which students and educators
are emotionally and politically networked together through knowledge contributions.
Keywords
International study, mobile agents, circulations of knowledge, geographies of international education,
emotions
I Introduction: thinking beyond
‘international student’
as a category
Recent decades have seen a considerable
increase in the volume of ‘international’ stu-
dents worldwide;
1
the number of students
enrolled outside their country of citizenship
has seen a five-fold increase from 0.8 million
in 1975 to 4.1 million in 2010 (OECD, 2012).
This is a global phenomenon – UNESCO sta-
tistics suggest that virtually every country in
the world has experienced an expansion in the
number of international students in the first
decade of the 21st century (http://stats.uis.unes-
co.org/unesco). For instance, from 2003 to
2010 the number of international students in
Egypt grew from 27,158 to 49,011; in the
Czech Republic from 10,338 to 34,992; and in
the Republic of Korea from 7,843 to 59,194
Corresponding author:
Clare Madge, Department of Geography, University of
Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Email: [email protected]
Progress in Human Geography
2015, Vol. 39(6) 681–701
ª The Author(s) 2014
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(http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco, latest statis-
tics). However, it is the growth of international
students in the so-called major receiving coun-
tries (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and
some European countries) that so far has
spurred most interest from the research commu-
nity – from scholars (Findlay et al., 2012; Waters
and Brooks, 2011), educational institutions (King
et al., 2010), think-tanks (Mulley and Sachrajda,
2011) and educational providers and policy-
makers (British Council, 2012; UKCISA, 2008).
This increase in international student num-
bers is part of a wider ‘transn.
Tick TOCS Tick TOCS - channeling change through theory into scenariosWendy Schultz
Describes an original scenario-building method used to explore futures for education, based on combining scanning output with specific social change theories. The social change theories provided logical narrative arcs to evolve different futures from starting points in the present.
Open Educational Resources: Education for the World? (Richter & McPherson 2012)Richter Thomas
Pre-Publish Version of: Richter, T. & McPherson M. (2012). Open Educational Resources: Education for the World? Distance Education, 33(2), pp. 201-219.
What do academic libraries have to do with open educational resourcesR. John Robertson
This paper (preprint for Open Ed 2010) will discuss the possible roles of academic libraries in promoting, supporting, and sustaining institutional Open Educational Resource initiatives. It will note areas in which libraries or librarians have skills and knowledge that intersect with some of the needs of academic staff and students as they use and release OERs. It will also present the results of a brief survey of the views of some OER initiatives on the current and potential role of academic libraries.
Presentation for the 2010 Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE) Annual Conference. Discusses the issues in teaching information literacy to this new generation of college students.
This presentation is for my class to work through as teachers are on a series of PD days. It is based on a very bad One Direction joke cracked in a class about vectors.
I split the presentation for the unit into two, as I added so many slides to help with student questions and misconceptions. This one focuses on mathematical aspects of the unit.
In the first week of High School, my Grade 9 Chemistry class were asked to put on a short show for the BBP and KA students (3-5 year-olds) about water. We used it as a chance to get to know each other and to formatively assess Criterion B: Communication and F: Attitudes in Science.
This was made with Jon Schatzky and Barney Trezona.
As a task in our MYP Areas of Interaction workshop, we worked together to unpack on AOI for students. We chose Approaches to Learning, and then focused on 'Social'. Using the document "Making the PYP Happen' and its trans-disciplinary skills, we then decided to create a rubric for the skill of 'Conflict Resolution'.
Ideas for integrating inquiry and differentiation with AOI'sStephen Taylor
Jon Schatzky and I have been working on some ideas on this MYP workshop. None of the work presented here is definitive, but some of the graphics might be of use. The editable powerpoint is available for download.
Big thanks to Cameron Hall for his great work on visualising the Areas of Interaction.
One World: Scientific Solutions to Global IssuesStephen Taylor
A one or two lesson formative assessment task to introduce students to One World.
Students watch one of two videos which introduce a scientific solution to a problem in a global context. They then prepare a mind-map poster which goes through the stages of the One World criterion.
This is a work in progress, but outlines some of the ways in which home-made concept cartoons are used in my class. It was featured on the SlideShare homepage.
I highly recommend that teachers, especially in Middle School, get a copy of the concept cartoons resources.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
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