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Transforming Learning with Qridi Core

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Student Agency in the PYP: Voice, Choice, and Ownership

March 18, 2025
Christine Lang

The enhanced Primary Years Programme (PYP) emphasizes student agency, which is defined as voice, choice, and ownership. Rather than being passive recipients of knowledge, students actively participate in shaping their learning experiences. Encouraging agency fosters lifelong learning, increases engagement, builds confidence, nurtures a growth mindset, and prepares students for future academic and professional success.

Inquiry-Based Learning: Theory, Phases, Methods, and Advantages

March 18, 2025
Christine Lang

Inquiry-based learning empowers students to take charge of their education, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. By understanding inquiry-based learning theory, phases, methods, and advantages, educators can create engaging and effective learning environments that prepare students for lifelong learning.

PYP Assessment Tools and Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide

March 11, 2025
Christine Lang

Assessment in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a continuous and informative process that ensures meaningful evaluation and enhances student learning. The PYP assessment cycle incorporates formative, summative, self-, and peer assessments, using diverse methods such as observations, portfolios, rubrics, and performance-based tasks.

Transdisciplinary Learning in the PYP

March 11, 2025
Christine Lang

Transdisciplinary learning is a powerful approach that helps students make meaningful connections between subjects, fostering deeper understanding and real-world application.

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.