An MYP Language Acquisition and Individuals & Societies classroom with open doors
At the end of last year, when I choose to revamp my Creative Minds G6 English-Humanities unit (read more about it here), I was excited at the prospect of making the unit more grounded and relatable to my students. At the same time, I wanted my students to choose their own paths of inquiry according to [...]
Well, that went by really fast. I can't believe that I am already planning the final project of my Coetail journey. Without further ado, here is the rationale for my project. Why do you think this unit is a good possibility for your Course 5 project? I chose the Creative Minds unit from my Grade 6 [...]
I teach an integrated class of English Language Acquisition-Humanities in Grade 6. In our first unit, we use digital storytelling as a medium to assess the students' conceptual understanding in Humanities. In this unit, the students expand their understanding of how time, place and space (key concept) shape and give meaning to their identity (related [...]
As with most aspects of education, a solid partnership between home and school is instrumental to success. When it comes to digital citizenship, things are not different. Creating this partnership can present its challenges, but a concerted effort, and giving a voice to all the relevant stakeholders, will improve the chances to have a positive [...]
For my Course 1 final project, I chose to modify the first unit taught in G6 (MYP 1) for Spanish Language Acquisition Phase 1. Being the first unit, it not only introduces the students to Spanish as a language, but it also helps the students get acquainted with key aspects of the Hispanic culture. This [...]
For quite a few years now, I have seen this image do its rounds in social media. Although simple in presentation, it conveys a powerful message about technology integration in the classroom: digital tools are there to help with the learning process, but they are not the learning goal in itself. They are a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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