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May 29, 20244 min read
Spicing Up Education through Indian Food: A Reflection on Week without Walls
This week, my school, Access International Academy Ningbo, is having a “Week without Walls,” where students go on various excursions and...


May 20, 20244 min read
Understanding the IB MYP Integrated Humanities E-Assessment
I teach IB MYP Individuals and Societies and have been an IB examiner for the MYP Integrated Humanities E-Assessment for the past three...

May 13, 20242 min read
Lesson Plan – Using Supporting Evidence to Justify a Claim
As a social studies teacher, I teach both content and skills. One skill I am focusing on with my Grade 7 students this term is on the use...

Apr 30, 20242 min read
G5 Social Studies Lesson on “Human Migration – Push and Pull Factors”
This year, I am teaching Grade 5 social studies at an international school in China. In this class, I have ten students, out of which...

Apr 16, 20243 min read
Book Review - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
I recently read “Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling" by John Taylor Gatto and in this post, I want to reflect...

Mar 30, 20242 min read
Reflective Teaching – What I Learned at ETASHA
I am pursuing a master’s degree in education with a focus on advanced teaching, and this semester, I am enrolled in a course on research...


Mar 14, 20243 min read
Who Owns English?
I taught English for 6 years in Bogotá, Colombia, to non-native speakers in various contexts, including at the high school level,...

Mar 8, 20242 min read
Creative Writing: Exploring the RAFT Task
Designing assessments and tasks in a thoughtful way can not only assess students' knowledge and understanding but also foster creativity,...

Jan 23, 20243 min read
Book Review: “Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator” by Dave Burgess
Last month I wanted to refresh my mind and expose myself to some inspiration on how to teach my middle school students better. With this...

Jan 13, 20242 min read
My Reflection on our TOK Classes
This year, I started a new role in an international school in China. I am a middle school social studies, but also teach an elective to...

Dec 8, 20232 min read
Lesson Plan - Creativity as a Process
I started my career in skill development and training and then moved on to school education. And now, as a teacher, I constantly think...

Nov 14, 20232 min read
Lesson Plan - Analyzing Historical Artifacts to Learn about the Stone Age
I am teaching my grade 6 students about the stone age and to lead into the unit, I created a lesson on sources of history and analyzing...

Nov 1, 20233 min read
Teaching Younger Learners
I recently returned to teaching full time middle school social studies. For the past 3 years, I had been teaching university students and...

Aug 12, 20232 min read
Sapienship.lab - A Resource for Educators
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, professor, and author, best known for his critically acclaimed book "Sapiens: A Brief History...

Jul 30, 20232 min read
Using ChatGPT to learn English
Last week was my final class at the British Council, where I have been teaching English to adults and young learners for the past year...

Jul 20, 20233 min read
21st Century Skills for Success
My first job out of university, over 10 years ago, was at ETASHA Society, a non-profit organization based in New Delhi that focused on...

Jul 18, 20232 min read
Book Review: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
There is a tired old saying: History is written by the victors, and the vanquished remain unheard. It is quite cliché but holds truth,...

Jul 13, 20232 min read
Challenging the Status Quo by Reading
I had the privilege of being educated in different parts of the world. I studied grades 1-4 in the USA, grades 4-6 in Israel, grades 7-9...


Jul 9, 20232 min read
The Importance of Debating Skills
In the 21st century, where effective communication and critical thinking are necessary to succeed in any field, the art of debating has...

May 19, 20232 min read
Lesson Plan – How to Lead a Discussion Effectively
This semester I am teaching an elective at a private university in Bogotá, Colombia with the Faculty of Business. It is called “21st...
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