by Gary GOODWIN | Jun 11, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
This week, grade 9 students reflected on the concepts from the past unit by looking at the factual, conceptual, and debatable questions for the unit. This kind of activity is helpful in preparing for eAssessments as students will be required to think conceptually...
by Gary GOODWIN | May 21, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Humanities, Secondary History
This week, grade 11 students began exploring Cuban history in preparation for the case study on Fidel Castro for the paper 2 topic of Authoritarian States. We started by looking at Cuba in the 19the century and US involvement in aiding Cuba achieve independence from...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 16, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History
Grade 9s learned about the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia this week. Interdependence between governments has been the focus of our inquiry with the Soviet Union and their control of Eastern European countries serving as our entry point. Below are some screenshots of...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 9, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History
This week, a couple of classes tried out Google Jamboard to try to enhance our collaboration during this period of distance learning. Jamboard allows us to collaborate on a virtual whiteboard where we can draw, add stickers and post-it notes, and annotate maps and...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 2, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities
Grade 9 students have created wonderful webinars about the Cold War. Students created their own research questions, analyzed sources, carried out an investigation, and reflected on the process. This was a very intensive project and many collaborated with classmates...
by Gary GOODWIN | Mar 12, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary ToK
This week classes have been involved in planning major projects and revising for exams. Visuals have been a big part of this process so that we can see where we are and where we need to be. Visuals also help to show the big picture when lots of details are...
