EY Connect - Jan 2024 issue
Morning everyone With the end of the cold spell, I know some of us welcome it, and some of us miss it already 😆 Grab a cup of tea/coffee, and let's jump right into some thinking. 1 REFLECTION Last week during assembly, I read " A Chick Who Knows How To Swim ", a story whose characters embody different IB learner profile attributes along the way. I had in mind that I wanted to focus on the attributes, and make it come alive for the children through the plot. Instead, the children brought way more interesting things to the discussion. A couple of examples: Instantly, my focus shifted to acknowledging their skill of noticing details, the discrepancies they saw in the illustrations, and of course, what does this mean for the story? Children's abilities to tune into the little things make learning relevant and significant for them. ❓ When children notice things that are outside of your focus/intention, what will you choose to do? 1 IDEA A recent January 2024 study ti...