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LINK TO THE TEACHER RESOURCE PAGE NEW IDEAS Are U.S. educators trying to catch up or are we leading the way? A VERY different perspective on test scores, and other measurements of educational "success." When we look at other factors, beyond international math scores, we see that the US continues to be one of the highest scoring country on significant indicators such as democracy, overall wealth, happiness, and innovation and creativity as determined by new patents. The biggest myth is that the US educational system is "behind," while in fact, it's just the opposite according to Dr. Yong Zhou. Hear Dr. Zhou discuss his new book. We [the US] will never compete based on test-scores. Whatever you do, you give up something else. We can’t have and teach everything. The Chinese and Indians that may score well but there will be other things where they will lose. We should not privilege certain subjects as most valuable knowledge. If we lose passion, courage, and belief in oneself we will lose [globally]. We should not just privilege one type of thinking over another. Every little person and idea should be valued. We cannot predict what profession will be there. The stone age didn’t end because they ran out of stone. It ended because other technologies were discovered. Only diversity of talents can sustain the economy, civilization and the world.
NEWS New IB Guides for MYP PE and Spanish. Check the OCC to download an extra copy. $$$ If you want to purchase something or have ideas that need funding be sure to send Jenny Sims your proposal, details, costs, etc so she can forward on to Jennifer Tandy and Betsy Knight. Parents will be keeping an eye on grants this summer and can help you write a grant in case something matches your request IB Online professional development opportunities: We offer a wide range of online professional development workshops for teachers in all three programmes (including the continuum). These workshops are available on the IB’s online professional development website.
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. Congrats to Mrs. Oliver, 2008-2009 PB Middle Teacher of the Year. We love you! Here's what your colleagues said: Kim puts in many after school hours to help kids succeed in school. She's there to answer around the clock questions about any HR/union business, and if she doesn't know the answer, she will call all of her key contacts on the spot to figure out what is really going on. She is always wiling to help out her coworkers. She has a very positive, upbeat personality, no matter the issue. She is very easy to work with and fun to be around! Kim Oliver truly understands the importance of addressing the diverse learning styles that exist in a middle school classroom. Through her creative and interactive approach of delivering curriculum, she is able to increase access to content that wouldn't be available for some students in a traditional classroom model. As evidenced by the energy of her classroom, students clearly enjoy learning math via games, hands-on activities, and innovative Smartboard lessons. Nice work Kim! She is so easy to work with. The students enjoy learning in her class. She is always up for working on an interdisciplinary unit. She is funny. She puts in the hard work and dedication for her students. She is an awesome teacher that uses countless alternative approaches to facilitate learning in her room. She is an outstanding union representitve, QUICK LINKS Add your picks for our reading list. http://123.writeboard.com/d6ab3159e0ba0a982 Get password from Juliana or Jenny. Thanks to Juliana for setting this up for us. Click here for GRANT resources compiled and updated by Betsy Knight FOPBSS. fyi...IB materials, curriculum information and historical documentation of our program are available for all members of the Pacific Beach learning community. Visit the IB office to view the IB Assessment and Language Policy drafts. Reimers, Fernando M. "Preparing Students for the Flat World". Education Week. 2008. Accessed January 21, 2008 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/08/07reimers.h28.html. IB Global Theme: Sharing Our Humanity |
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