pypchat - home Resourcing Books - Resourcing the PYP, MYP, & DP International Shipping FREE A major "how to get the books" resource is Book Depository in the UK, which ships books free world-wide (see the Country List). Okay, not to all countries, but most. For example, Vietnam and Thailand are NOT on the list. The beauty of Book Depository is that it's based in the UK and carries most US and many Australian titles. An oddity of Book Depository is that it ships every book individually (unless you order multiple copies of one title). Online Bookseller -- based in Singapore Open Trolley -- online Singapore-based bookseller, with more than 1 million discounted titles Lists of Recommended Titles LibraryThing catalogs WorldCat booklists Recommended Resources -- recommendations that have come out of the IB Librarian Continuum workshops in the Asia-Pacific region. Library Catalogs of PYP/MYP/DP Schools Many of these OPACs have resource lists of books relating to units of inquiry, the Learner Profile, and/or the PYP Attitudes -- and so are worth exploring.
Inquiring Minds: Mrs. Myers' Kindergarten The Best K-12 Education Technology Blogs If it takes a village to raise a child, how many people does it take to train an educator? It’s hard to say, but 50 helping hands seems like a good place to start. In the spirit of community, collaboration and information sharing, EdTech: Focus on K–12 has rounded up 50 ed-tech blogs that we deem must-reads for the K–12 community. We launched our first Must-Read IT list last year to great response so we hope that you all enjoy this year's batch of blogs as well. These blogs are a mix of voices and include blogs authored by teachers, administrators and technology vendors. This list was built in part by you, our readers. Without further ado, here is the 2013 Honor Roll: Purely Paperless We are living in a world that is becoming increasingly digital, and Montana elementary school teacher Kate Peila is a paperless girl. Read the blog: purelypaperless.blogspot.com The Daring Librarian Who says librarians can’t have fun? Read the blog: thedaringlibrarian.com EdReach Read the blog: edreach.us Edudemic
Lemony Snicket and Lisa Brown’s Charming Illustrated Allegory about Curiosity, the Imagination, and the Subjectivity of Observation by Maria Popova What children’s imaginations reveal about our relationship with reality. Few children’s book writers today could compare in humor, sensitivity, and sheer creative irreverence to Lemony Snicket, the young-readers pen name of grown-up author Daniel Handler, under which he has penned such magnificent creative collaborations as 13 Words, illustrated by the great Maira Kalman, “Who Could That Be at This Hour? It tells the story of a little girl, a little boy, and their little dog, who grow intensely fascinated with the mysterious Swinster Pharmacy of the neighboring town and begin pondering what it might sell. First, the small party journeys to the next town to investigate in person, surreptitiously observing the white-coated employees and even following one of them home one night, to his house right across the pharmacy. Rumors around town say there are four secrets about the Swinster Pharmacy, but no one knows what any of them are. Illustrations courtesy of McSweeney’s
MindShift | How we will learn MindShift explores the future of learning in all its dimensions. We examine how learning is being impacted by technology, discoveries about how the brain works, poverty and inequities, social and emotional practices, assessments, digital games, design thinking and music, among many other topics. We look at how learning is evolving in the classroom and beyond.We also revisit old ideas that have come full circle in the era of the over scheduled child, such as unschooling, tinkering, playing in the woods, mindfulness, inquiry-based learning and student motivation. Contact the us by email.
Austral Ed - Professional Resource Books for the PYP October 2013 This is a short initial list of books which we hope will provide some useful professional resources for teachers of the Primary Years of the International Baccalaureate. We have tried to choose books which do not have a narrow focus but which are transdisciplinary in concept. We are gradually adding to the list and improving it as we have time to add to it and as we get more feedback from teachers and librarians. Titles recently included are marked • We have always been reluctant to recommend teacher reference materials as we are not teaching in a classroom and therefore cannot test or put into practice the strategies suggested in the books. Please Note All prices are in Australian dollars and include the 10% GST tax. If you would like to order any of the books on the list, send the orders to Austral Ed by email to austral@gleebooks.com.au Payment can be made with bank cheques in Australian dollars, by direct bank transfer or by Credit card. Take a moment! Speaking Rules!
Technology Front and Center -- THE Journal Innovative Instruction | Feature Technology Front and Center A new high school in Texas will combine technology with project-based learning. By Bridget McCrea03/23/11 Armed with a $3 million Texas Title I Priority Schools grant, Belton Independent School District in Texas will open the doors to an innovative high school concept this fall. Currently in the development phase, Belton New Tech High School at Waskow will combine technology and project-based learning to create a learning environment that Principal Stan Whittle hopes will entice students to "take ownership of their educations and their futures." The new school is part of the New Tech Network, which was founded in Napa, CA., in 1996 after local businesses became disenchanted with the supposedly "skilled" graduates in the area. Whittle said the district has been researching the idea of project-based learning for several years. The new school will start with 125 ninth graders and "small class sizes," according to Whittle.
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