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Equitable Classroom Talk Time: 3 Easy Strategies that Work!
Picture this: you're in class, students are discussing a prompt or idea in pairs and then sharing with the class, but every time you ask...
Feb 25, 20256 min read


The Amazing Race: A Fun, Interactive Way to Practice Science Concepts!
Tips for running the Amazing Race style review game for your students! Free resources to help you get started!
Feb 11, 20254 min read


Embedding the HL Lenses into your IBDP ESS Course
If you're like me and teaching IBDP HL Environmental Systems & Societies for the very first time this year you are probably also...
Jan 29, 20253 min read


From Morocco to Manila: Life Update
So it's been a while since my last blog post... almost a year in fact and while I apologize for disappearing for so long a lot of life...
Jan 21, 20253 min read


30 hours of Practical Work for the NEW IBDP ESS Course
It's time for a new syllabus for ESS and if you're an international school teacher like me you are also most likely in the middle of...
Mar 12, 20242 min read


The New IBDP ESS Course: An Overview for Prospective Students
It's time for a new syllabus for ESS and if you teach both ESS and Biology like I do it can feel like a lot all at once. But there's good...
Feb 27, 20244 min read


The IBDP Collaborative Sciences Project
With a new syllabus for IBDP Biology, Chemistry & Physics the Group 4 Project is no more... or should I say that it is no longer called...
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Reflecting and the IBDP Extended Essay: The RRS & 3 Formal Reflections
Reflecting is a key part of the IBDP Extended Essay and one that is often overlooked and rushed by students and supervisors alike. In...
Jan 30, 20244 min read


Cheap & Easy Environmental Science Lab: Using Bread and Food Colouring to Model Ground Pollution!
How can students see what happens underground? Understanding and visualizing ground pollution is something that many students find...
Jan 16, 20243 min read
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