Dear Educators, Last year, I became a certified Level 1 Animal Flow coach, and this year, I decided to bring this experience into my teaching by introducing a unit on Animal Flow to my Grade 9 and 10 students. Below is the GRASPS for the unit. I welcome any questions or feedback. Enjoy exploring it. […]
Dear Teachers, I am excited to share this interdisciplinary unit with you today. After an amazing IDU with the Design team with I shared here, we will now be working with Language and Literature in a movement composition unit. Students are already engaged, even before the unit starts they’ve been asking about it in the […]
Hello Educators, Today, we’ll dive into Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I’m excited to share insights from Jason Hicks of Pathways to Inclusive Education, who recently spent two weeks at my current school helping us differentiate learning to meet our students’ needs using UDL. If this is your first time learning about UDL, I recommend […]
Introducing Sunday Reflections Starting today, we’re excited to launch a new initiative called Sunday Reflections. Every Sunday, we will pose a thought-provoking question related to education, designed to inspire us to reflect on our teaching practices and explore new ways to enhance our impact in our PHE Lessons. These questions will catalyze deeper thinking, encouraging […]
Dear Teachers In today’s increasingly digital world, keeping children and adolescents physically active has become more pressing than ever. Sedentary lifestyles are leading to a rise in health issues like obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health concerns. To address this, our interdisciplinary unit leverages the power of technology to reinvigorate physical activity through the creation […]
Hello Teachers, On Saturday, August 10th (12:00pm CAT ), International Schools of Africa Physical and Health Education teachers will host a free 90-minute webinar. The purpose will be to dive into UDL in Physical and Health Education and to generate ideas for engagement in Physical Education. To attend this free webinar, please access the Google […]
Hello Teachers The main goal of this blog is to share my beliefs, resources, strategies, and methods about teaching Physical and Health Education in the IB MYP Program. Before joining IB school I went through a Teacher Preparation Program certified by the University British of Columbia, so I had an opportunity to learn the IB […]
The main goal of this blog is to share my beliefs, resources, strategies, and methods about teaching Physical and Health Education in the IB MYP Program. Before joining IB school I went through a Teacher Preparation Program certified by the University of British Columbia, so I had an opportunity to learn the IB program, for […]
As I reflect on my journey of teaching overseas, I can’t help but feel a deep sense of gratitude and admiration for my secondary principal, Dr. Mechum Purnell. Dr. Purnell, who is now moving from the Overseas School of Colombo to the American School of Bangkok, has been a pillar of strength and support during […]
Before we dive into today’s topic, I would like to share my experience with the Problem-Based Learning approach during my IB teacher training in the Teacher Preparation Program. This happened in 2009 in Mombasa, Kenya, and the man on the cover picture with me is Dr. Tom Abuto. When I arrived in Kenya he organised […]
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