I love reading. It’s one of the few activities that is deeply individual yet collaborative when shared through a book club. Over the years, I’ve started book clubs with friends and colleagues, and the experience has always been worthwhile — as long as the book is good and the members are committed.   Earlier this year, while preparing for a professional development session I was to lead on AI in teaching, the idea resurfaced. I had bought a small selection of books to inform

A couple of Saturdays ago, I led a PD workshop for our teachers at AIAN on the theme of AI. The goal of the session was not to provide a list of tools or tips, but to start a meaningful conversation about how we, as educators, can use AI thoughtfully and creatively in our work. Before the workshop, I had reached out to staff to learn how they currently use AI. The responses were diverse—some teachers use AI for lesson planning and feedback, others for generating assessments o

As teachers in international schools, we know that many of our students are learning content and language at the same time. This is where...

One of the most rewarding parts of teaching is designing activities that help students make meaningful connections between the past and...

The website Our World in Data has a fantastic population cartogram that I printed out as a large poster and hung in my classroom. As a...

In today’s world, being able to interpret information presented in visual forms—such as graphs, charts, maps, and infographics—is a vital...

There’s no doubt that the development of farming was one of the most consequential moments in human history. It allowed for an...

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to lead a professional development session for 16 teachers at my school, Access International Academy...

My teaching philosophy is grounded in the belief that I should build positive relationships with my students. I try to do this through...

I asked AI to draw a globe with people, goods, and ideas flowing around it to show interconnectedness — and here’s what it gave...

In a previous post , I shared a lesson introducing students to the complex nature of geography and how it combines both physical and...

The 10-mark essay question in IB Geography HL Paper 2 is a crucial component of the exam, testing students’ ability to think critically,...

Critical thinking is a fundamental skill in both academic and real-world settings, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years...

The IB MYP places a strong emphasis on communication skills, particularly in the Individuals and Societies subject group. Criterion C:...

Continuing on from my previous post on Criteria A of the IB MYP Individuals and Societies rubric, here I want explore Criteria B:...

I would like to say that I have in-depth experience with IB MYP Individuals and Societies. As an IB teacher and examiner, I use the...

When I worked at the British Council in Bogotá, we held weekly meetings where a member of the teaching staff would share practical...

Last week, I taught a lesson on the essential vocabulary in AP Microeconomics Unit 2: Supply and Demand. Vocabulary is foundational in...

I have been using a lot of resources from the OER Project this year. It has great material to teach history in a way that develops real...

This past month, I had lead a project that combined history, art, and storytelling with my Grade 6 students in social studies class. In...