by Dan KEARNEY | Apr 28, 2016 | Grade 9, Secondary History, The Grades
This afternoon Grade 9 spent some time on Skype speaking with high school students in Australia. This was part of their Global Perspectives course, in which they are asked to reach out to students from other cultures to get their ideas about global topics. ABIS...
by Dan KEARNEY | Apr 12, 2016 | Grade 10, Secondary History, The Grades
Today in History class Grade 10 were asked to explain an important event from our current topic and they did so in the role of one of the Simpson characters. After a brief prep period, a roll of the dice told each student how to explain their event. For example,...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 24, 2016 | Grade 11, Secondary History
It was such a hit earlier in the year that I brought back desk scribbling for our IB students. Breaking the text into sections, assigning a section to each student, and then allowing them to represent the facts and explanation in their own style is a fantastic way to...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 17, 2016 | Grade 12, Secondary History
Great work this week by Grade 12 students summarizing the policies and goals of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982) on a poster. Working in pairs, students read through different sources and determined what is the most significant information–the poster...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 3, 2016 | Grade 11, Secondary History
This week Grade 11 demonstrated their understanding of the political opposition to the Russian tsar Alexander II by creating recruitment posters. The two main opposition groups–the intelligentsia and the populists–had very different aims and tactics, and...
by Dan KEARNEY | Jan 20, 2016 | Grade 10, Secondary History
Congratulations to Grade 10 on their strong performance on the recent IGCSE Global Perspectives course. Results were released this week and ABIS had a good showing. I hope this is a boost to the entire class as they wrap up mock exams and begin the final stretch...
