Reflecting & Looking Forward
I have thoroughly enjoyed my first year teaching at EISB. I made a big life decision in August to move
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Author: Thomas Beadle
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Summer Reading!
Summer is an important time for children to take a break from school to focus on their hobbies, fun, playing
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The Benefits of Teaching Poetry (MYP 1)
“Poetry enables teachers to teach their students how to write, read, and understand any text. Poetry can give students a
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How can new technologies affect our identities and relationships? (MYP 2)
In their current unit, MYP 2 students are investigating how new technologies can affect our identities and relationships. Throughout the
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Letters to Canada
In their current English Language & Literature unit, MYP2 students are learning about epistolary texts and how to properly write
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MYP1: Discovering the world through historical fiction
In their current English Language & Literature unit, MYP1 students are (1) finding out how historical fiction can raise awareness and
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Map Making in MYP 1
In their previous unit, students in MYP 1 learned about cartography and how maps can help us to better understand
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Follow-Up: How have innovations and ideas changed the world? (MYP 2)
In their previous unit, students in MYP 2 completed projects about significant innovations that have changed the world. Here is
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How have innovations and ideas changed the world? (MYP 2)
In their current unit, MYP 2 students are exploring the overarching question “how have innovations and ideas changed the world?”
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Understanding IB Assessment: Language & Literature / Individuals & Societies
There are four equally-weighted assessment criteria for each subject in the IB MYP. Because it is not always clear to
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