Learning Activities – The MYP Classroom

Coetail - Course 5, Global Collaboration, Learning Activities, Technology Integration

Global Connections 101

April 25, 2019June 30, 2019by Lina Farrow4 Comments

For the last couple of years I have been very keen on exploring different ways in which I can connect my students with the outside world. This has been a priority for me because I truly believe in the motivation that working for an authentic audience can bring. Before starting Coetail, I had managed to [...]

Coetail - Course 3, Individuals & Societies, Learning Activities, Technology Integration

Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals through Data Visualization

October 8, 2018June 30, 2019by Lina Farrow4 Comments

Infographics are one of the various data visualizaiton tools that I frequently use in my classes. I love infographics because they help my students understand and easily remember information (read my post here where I talk about the picture superiority effect). It is also relatively easy to find an infographic with the information you [...]

Coetail - Course 3, English Language Acquisition, Global Collaboration, Humanities, Individuals & Societies, Learning Activities, Pastoral Care, Technology Integration

Creative Commons – Here to Save you from a Copyright Impasse

September 24, 2018June 30, 2019by Lina Farrow3 Comments

Thirty-nine thousand years ago, humans were using images to record and communicate ideas, long before any form of writing was developed. In our digital era, this quintessential means of communication is more relevant than ever. With the amount of information available at a click's distance, images can help pique the audience's interest and steer them towards certain content, [...]

ATL skills, Coetail - Course 1, Learning Activities, Technology Integration

Not Just a Tweak: Reimagining Teaching and Learning in a Connected World

February 18, 2018June 30, 2019by Lina Farrow5 Comments

Forty thousand. That's the estimated number or search queries on Google per second. The same source states that in 1998, the year Google was founded, the search engine received 10000 search queries per day. As it is evident, we live in a time where the amount of information is growing exponentially, and so is the [...]

ATL skills, Grammar points, Learning Activities, Spanish Language Acquisition, Unit Planning

ATL: Communication skills – Using intercultural understanding to interpret communication

February 5, 2017June 30, 2019by Lina FarrowLeave a Comment

Use both hands to receive. Don't stick the chopsticks in your bowl of rice. Never ever walk into someone's home with your shoes on. These are just a few of the many Chinese customs and etiquette rules that we had to learn before moving here. So, why did we bother learning these? As expats, we could have [...]

ATL skills, English Language Acquisition, Learning Activities, Reading, Unit Planning

ATL: Communication Skills – Read Critically and for Comprehension

January 2, 2017June 30, 2019by Lina FarrowLeave a Comment

So many things to teach and so little time! The eternal dilemma when planning a unit. For the first unit of my English-Humanities MYP Year 1 class (Phases 4-5), we chose Read Critically and for Comprehension as the ATL skill to teach this unit. This is an incredibly broad skill, so deciding on what aspects [...]