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Part 2 – Empowering Listening Skills in the IB Classroom

Cycle 2 We thought about a way that we could show them pieces of evidence of the importance of listening skills and how these skills can affect their performance. Then we prepared a formative assessment connecting listening skills and the content of the unit we were covering, a set of 8 questions about the content […]

Part 1 – Empowering Listening Skills in the IB Classroom

Today, we will delve into the valuable resources we utilized to take action in order to enhance the listening skills of our students. By implementing various data collection cycles, we were able to gather crucial insights that could lead to significant improvements in their communication abilities. Join us as we explore the methods employed, focusing […]

Enhancing Understanding: The Power of Effective Listening Skills for Students.

Today, we will be exploring the importance of effective listening skills and how they can impact the process of teaching and learning. By actively listening to both the teacher and their peers, students can reap numerous benefits. Moreover, feel free to share how listening skills have influenced your PHE lessons, along with the strategies you’ve […]

How to write a teaching philosophy?

One of my instructors in the Teacher Preparation Program, TPP, told us that – If it is not written, it does not exist, when he asked us to write our teaching philosophy. I was already practising as a teacher, but I’d never heard of teaching philosophy. That was my first time.  To explain the whole […]

What is conceptual understanding in PHE? 

Lynn Erickson (2012) defines concept-based curriculum and instruction as a three-dimensional framework that links/connect content and skills with (disciplinary) concepts, generalizations and principles. The critical elements that require a concept-based approach are; intercultural understanding and international-mindedness, practical application of knowledge in real-life situations {transfere skills} and affective skills that enable students to effectively engage emotionally.  […]

Differentiation in MYP PHE

Dear teachers, today I will share how you can differentiate your physical and health education assessments. When you finish reading, please let me know if this was useful to you, and feel free to share how you differentiate your assessments.  To explain in detail how we can differentiate through Content -Process-Product, I will take you […]

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