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Transforming Learning with Qridi Core

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PYP Unit Planning Explained

November 26, 2024
Juhani Katajamäki

The article explains the PYP unit planning process, focusing on collaboration, inquiry-based learning, and alignment with IB principles. Key elements include transdisciplinary themes, central ideas, essential questions, and assessments. It also highlights tools like Qridi Core and a free template to streamline planning, promoting reflection, differentiation, and global citizenship.

Approaches to Learning Skills Made Easy

November 12, 2024
Dr. Christine Lang

Core & More Education's founder, Christine Orkisz Lang, presents an articulated ATL curriculum for PYP and MYP to support schools working on this necessary continuum of learning for 21st-century skills and competencies.

Enhance Teaching & Learning of Key (Specified) Concepts with Qridi Core

August 29, 2024
Juhani Katajamäki

Central to the PYP framework are key concepts, which provide a foundation for inquiry-based learning. These concepts are broad, powerful ideas that transcend subject boundaries and encourage students to think deeply and critically about their learning.

Understanding the IB Learner Profile [Enhancing Education with Qridi Core]

August 27, 2024
Juhani Katajamäki

The International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile is a cornerstone of the IB educational framework, guiding students towards becoming well-rounded individuals who are prepared to thrive in a globalized world. This article explores what the IB learner profile is, explains its components, suggests activities to develop these traits, delves into the concept of balance within the learner profile, and discusses the benefits of using Qridi Core for classroom displays and overall implementation.

Crafting PYP Central Ideas with Qridi Core - A Resource Guide to Understand, Know, and Do

April 25, 2024
Dr. Christine Lang

This article focuses on writing strong PYP central ideas, a starting point in the design of an impactful and international-minded Unit of Inquiry. This ensures that students inquire into, and learn about, globally significant issues in the context of a particular transdisciplinary theme. 

From Experiences to Learning: Using an Inquiry Reflection Cycle

December 8, 2023
Dr. Christine Lang

Enhance growth by adding a reflection cycle into your inquiry process. Use the adapted version of Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle which has been designed specifically for use by both teachers and learners in inquiry-based settings to significantly enhance the learning process by fostering deeper understanding, self-awareness, and continuous improvement.

An unofficial inquiry into the IB: One insider’s view

March 28, 2023
Christine Lang

This article sheds some light on what the IB programs are today, and why independent schools might wish to consider it as a programmatic alternative.

The Power of ‘All’ Presentation

March 21, 2023
Christine Lang

In the virtual version of this workshop which took place at the CEESA 2023 Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, participants will consider how small adjustments to current curricular objectives can ensure a more inclusive and equitable program based on developmentally-appropriate recommended resources (with examples provided).