PD – The Curriculum Development Process’s Secret Sauce
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | November 21, 2018
By Sofía Amador, Professional Development Consultant & IB and Curriculum Coordinator, Marian Baker School Professional development must be at the core of any successful educational experience, and leading a curriculum development process is not the exception. It... 
Science Education Meets 21st Century Learning with Engineering Design
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | November 15, 2018
By Duygu Erdoğan and Özge Aydemir Kaya, Middle School Science Teachers Don’t you think “21st century learning” is a great challenge for students as well as their teachers? As teachers, we are responsible to equip our students with 21st century skills, which is not an... 
The What, Why, and How of Phenomenon Based Learning
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | October 31, 2018
By Viviana Nielsen and Anna Davies, International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland Phenomenon based learning is an interdisciplinary approach to learning in which students are presented with a phenomenon from the real world, for example: Why have there been so... 
Beyond The Textbook – Instructional Material for History Curriculum
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | September 25, 2018
By Benjamin Heckscher, History Department Head Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye American Section As a history teacher, I’ve found that the most important step in successfully planning my year is owning the instructional material I want to... 
How Service Learning Fueled a Teacher’s Unit of Inquiry
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights | September 20, 2018
By Kevin Fayarchuk, Third Grade Teacher American International School of Budapest We take an integrated approach with our third-grade unit, Rights and Responsibilities and encompass as many subject areas as we can: reading, writing, math, unit of inquiry, and several...