Advocating for Student Voices in a Buzzword World
by Kerry Shanahan, Third Grade Teacher, Country Day School Costa Rica The educational world is not shy to its fair share of jargon-based dialogue and a tornado of abbreviations that could make your head spin. Every waking day students are subjected to a slew of new...
Let’s Discuss Agency in the PYP
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights, School Leadership, Teaching Strategies, Product Updates | August 26, 2019
Written by Ali Ezzeddine, 4 Generations 4 EducationOne year ago, when the enhanced PYP was published, all PYP teachers were discussing the word Agency by asking the following questions:What will it look like?How do we implement it?How do we measure it?Why is it... 
Camera Obscura: Design Thinking in Art Class
Teaching Strategies | July 11, 2019
This post was originally published in October 2016 and was updated in July 2019.Design Thinking is a powerful tool for helping educators design curriculum and develop units, and it can also be a helpful methodology for teaching students skills such as empathy,... 
Continued Professional Development for Learning CPDfL: Making an Impact
by Sarah Plews, Senior Leader for Professional Development and Learning CLIP – Oporto International School and member of the Faria PD Team The most important activity that leaders can undertake to make the biggest impact on student outcomes is supporting teacher...