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href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/32774/teaching-learning" >Teaching & Learning</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21021/high-quality-remote-online-learning" >High quality remote | online learning</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/33071/ib-covid-19-microsite" >IB & COVID-19 Microsite</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/33905/return-to-school" >Return to school</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/37665/education-in-the-future" >Education in the future</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20881/mission-vision" >Mission & Vision</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21642/introduction" class="father">Introduction</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28233/schools-as-learning-organisations" >Schools as 'Learning Organisations'</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28352/schools-system-thinking" >Schools - System Thinking</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29160/school-culture" >School Culture</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/39425/diversity-equity-inclusion" >Diversity, Equity & Inclusion</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/46342/are-we-inclusive" >Are we inclusive?</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20905/writing-vision-and-mission-statements" class="father">Writing Vision and Mission Statements</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28281/happy-new-year" >Happy New Year</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20944/what-is-the-purpose-of-your-school" >What is the purpose of your school?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23892/how-to-write-a-mission-statement" >How to write a mission statement</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21025/is-your-school-mission-clear" >Is your school mission clear?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21005/my-vision-" >My Vision </a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23893/how-to-write-a-vision-statement" >How to write a vision statement</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28280/does-your-vision-drive-your-school-forward" >Does your vision drive your school forward?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21070/getting-the-branding-right" >Getting the branding right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21072/getting-the-culture-right-a-case-study" >Getting the culture right - A Case Study</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20914/aligning-mission-with-ib" >Aligning Mission with IB</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20918/strategic-leadership" class="father">Strategic Leadership</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20917/strategic-planning-process" >Strategic Planning Process</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20929/change-management" class="father">Change Management</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20978/culture-change" >Culture change</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20979/understanding-the-changing-world" >Understanding the changing world</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20980/lead-the-change" >Lead the change</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21173/are-you-a-change-leader" >Are you a change leader?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20946/managing-change-across-different-cultures" >Managing change across different cultures</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20930/change-management-tools" >Change Management Tools</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22585/opening-a-new-school" class="father">Opening a new school</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31368/checklist-opening-a-new-school" >Checklist: Opening a new school</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22901/what-is-international-education" >What is International Education?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22824/us-and-canada-educational-landscape" >US and Canada - Educational Landscape</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22834/getting-the-vision-right" >Getting the vision right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22942/getting-the-values-right" >Getting the values right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22898/getting-teacher-recruitment-right" >Getting teacher recruitment right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22845/getting-staffing-right" >Getting staffing right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22899/getting-professional-development-right" >Getting professional development right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22933/getting-the-learning-right" >Getting the learning right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22488/getting-the-curriculum-right" >Getting the curriculum right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23425/information-systems" >Information Systems</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22584/getting-the-legal-framework-right" >Getting the legal framework right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22859/getting-the-finances-right" >Getting the finances right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22895/getting-marketing-right" >Getting marketing right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22879/getting-accreditation-inspection-right" >Getting accreditation / inspection right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22867/diary-of-an-international-head" >Diary of an international head</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20883/leadership" >Leadership</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21643/introduction" >Introduction</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21023/what-is-leadership" class="father">What is leadership?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34593/leadership-resources" >Leadership Resources</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23833/whats-my-big-idea" >What's my big idea?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23834/communicating-my-big-idea" >Communicating my big idea</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24717/passionate-leadership" >Passionate Leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21154/leadership-traits-behaviours-and-skills" >Leadership traits, behaviours and skills</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21360/leadership-styles" >Leadership styles</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26653/exploring-leadership-through-videos" >Exploring leadership through videos</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21202/leadership-vs-management" >Leadership vs Management</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21152/what-makes-school-leadership-effective" >What makes school leadership effective?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34832/leading-in-a-time-of-great-change" >Leading in a time of (great) change</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27122/middle-leadership" >Middle Leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27125/data-driven-leadership" >Data-driven leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21812/leadership-lessons" >Leadership Lessons</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23915/leadership-top-tips" >Leadership Top Tips</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21139/my-leadership" >My leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22649/case-study" >Case Study</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21311/roles-of-a-middle-or-senior-school-leader" class="father">Roles of a middle or senior school leader</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/41646/the-art-of-middle-leadership" >The art of middle leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/43075/first-100-days-of-being-a-middle-leader" >First 100 days of being a middle leader</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21206/leaders-influence-others" >Leaders influence others</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21226/leaders-lead-high-performing-teams" >Leaders lead high-performing teams</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21241/leaders-motivate-people" >Leaders motivate people</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21207/leaders-communicate-effectively" >Leaders communicate effectively</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21151/culture-and-context" class="father">Culture and context</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21255/developing-a-shared-school-culture" >Developing a shared school culture</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21252/what-is-our-school-culture" >What is our school culture?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21253/whats-the-impact-of-national-cultures" >What's the impact of national cultures?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22320/impact-of-cultures-on-learning" >Impact of cultures on learning</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21153/ib-leadership-pathway" class="father">IB Leadership Pathway</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21379/ib-approach-to-leadership" >IB Approach to Leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21377/ib-leadership-intelligences" >IB Leadership Intelligences</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21369/ib-leadership-workshops" >IB Leadership Workshops</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21663/discussion-scenarios" >Discussion Scenarios</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21330/recruitment-development" class="father">Recruitment & Development</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31281/writing-a-job-description-top-tips" >Writing a job description - top tips</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23558/appointing-heads-of-school" >Appointing Heads of School</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21331/appointing-teachers-and-subject-leaders" >Appointing teachers and subject leaders</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28716/applying-for-a-teaching-job" >Applying for a teaching job</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26344/preparing-for-a-job-interview" >Preparing for a job interview</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/44854/induction-of-new-staff" >Induction of new staff</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21427/staff-development" >Staff Development</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28926/appraisal-performance-management" class="father">Appraisal | Performance Management</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22499/appraisal-of-school-leaders" >Appraisal of school leaders</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23547/governance" class="father">Governance</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23019/getting-governance-right" >Getting governance right</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21266/governors-roles" >Governors' roles</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23539/governors-meetings" >Governors' Meetings</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21265/governance-case-studies" >Governance - Case Studies</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23541/helpful-resources" >Helpful resources</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23533/graduation-speeches" >Graduation Speeches</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22600/leadership-case-studies" class="father">Leadership case studies</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22598/leading-in-a-time-of-political-change" >Leading in a time of political change</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25420/leadership-thought-pieces" class="father">Leadership Thought Pieces</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25626/applying-to-be-a-head" >Applying to be a Head</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25419/emotionally-intelligent-leadership" >Emotionally intelligent leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31268/leadership-network" >Leadership Network</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/42725/new-year-excellent-think-pieces-to-start-the-year" >New Year - Excellent think pieces to start the year</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="selected" ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20882/teaching-and-learning" >Teaching and Learning</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20937/introduction" >Introduction</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25734/how-do-students-actually-learn" class="father">How do students actually learn?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27322/creating-the-optimal-conditions-for-learning" >Creating the optimal conditions for learning</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/36004/student-agency" >Student agency</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24556/how-do-we-think-all-about-the-brain" >How do we think? All about the brain</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/39352/learning-and-thinking-differences" >Learning and thinking differences</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25510/how-do-we-engage-motivate-students" >How do we engage | motivate students?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25968/how-does-learning-happen-in-your-school" >How does 'learning' happen in your school?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/30123/how-do-we-help-students-who-struggle" >How do we help students who struggle?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26597/how-do-we-make-learning-memorable" >How do we make learning memorable?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/36026/student-work-book-scrutiny" >Student work - book scrutiny</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26504/evidence-informed-teaching" class="father">Evidence informed teaching</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26760/which-teaching-strategies-are-effective" >Which teaching strategies are effective?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21406/how-do-you-become-an-expert-teacher" >How do you become an expert teacher?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23084/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-research-informed-school" >What does it mean to be a research-informed school?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21877/characteristics-of-high-performing-schools" >Characteristics of high-performing schools</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26907/a-professional-development-programme-for-your-school" >A Professional Development Programme for your school</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24874/what-do-you-believe-about-teaching" >What do you believe about 'teaching'?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29321/mindsets-matter" >Mindsets matter</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29169/homework-to-be-or-not-to-be" >Homework - to be or not to be?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26700/useful-videos-on-pedagogy" >Useful videos on pedagogy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21414/my-philosophy-of-teaching" >My Philosophy of Teaching</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22536/a-note-on-constructivism" >A note on constructivism</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21573/our-21st-century-context-" class="father">Our '21st Century' Context </a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23436/learning-for-the-21st-century" >Learning for the 21st Century</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22689/whats-worth-teaching" >What's worth teaching?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25354/skills-for-their-future" >Skills for their future</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25083/teaching-for-the-21st-century" >Teaching for the 21st Century</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24610/all-about-pedagogy" >All about pedagogy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34908/reggio-emilia-approach" >Reggio Emilia approach</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34909/pisa-assessments" >PISA assessments</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24892/what-are-we-doing-to-our-children" >What are we doing to our children?</a></li></ul></li><li class="selected" ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28226/what-is-well-being" class="father">WHAT is well-being?</a><ul class="level-2"><li class="selected" ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31119/why-focus-on-well-being" >WHY focus on well-being?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31121/how-can-we-teach-well-being" >HOW can we teach well-being?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31120/well-being-and-human-flourishing" >Well-being and human flourishing</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34358/well-being-and-student-leadership" >Well-being and student leadership</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34712/how-to-help-students-and-staff-facing-trauma" >How to help students and staff facing trauma</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34714/-mental-health-well-being" > Mental Health & Well-Being</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/35103/staff-well-being" >Staff Well-Being</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31107/ps-well-being-and-the-secrets-of-a-long-life" >PS: Well-being and the secrets of a long life</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28920/revision-strategies" >Revision Strategies</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31323/parent-teacher-consultations" >Parent - Teacher Consultations</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21648/what-is-pedagogical-leadership" class="father">What is pedagogical leadership?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21285/the-role-of-subject-leader-and-coordinator" >The role of subject leader and coordinator</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31573/your-role-as-a-pedagogical-leader" >Your role as a pedagogical leader</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26714/pedagogical-leadership-workshop" >Pedagogical Leadership Workshop</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21461/professional-learning-development" class="father">Professional Learning (Development)</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25045/pd-make-it-personal" >PD - Make it personal</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26710/teacher-journal-clubs" >Teacher journal clubs</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24970/learning-walks-sharing-practice-pineapple-pd" >Learning walks | sharing practice - Pineapple PD</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21653/school-improvement" class="father">School Improvement</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27217/school-improvement-tool" >School Improvement Tool</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21193/case-study-transforming-a-school-from-within" >Case study - transforming a school from within</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25367/thought-pieces" class="father">Thought Pieces</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25707/learning-is-" >Learning is ...</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/35877/our-students-are-digital-natives" >Our Students Are Digital Natives</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28282/provocation-are-they-really-learning" >Provocation: Are they really learning?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25648/whats-the-best-way-to-revise" >What's the best way to revise?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25872/make-learning-real" >Make learning real</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25414/the-teenage-brain" >The Teenage Brain</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25652/knowledge-vs-skills" >Knowledge vs. skills?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25368/thinking-skills" >Thinking skills</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25488/social-emotional-learning" >Social-Emotional Learning</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26009/how-do-we-build-confidence-in-our-students" >How do we build confidence in our students?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25705/take-care-explaining-concepts" >Take care explaining concepts</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25424/collaboration-teamwork" >Collaboration & Teamwork</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25369/learners-what-makes-an-expert-learner" >Learners: What makes an 'expert learner'?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25511/recalling-information-revision" >Recalling information - revision</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25519/making-learning-memorable" >Making learning memorable</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25653/our-century-who-are-our-students-thought-leaders" >Our century: who are our students' thought leaders?</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21808/ib-atls" >IB ATLs</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22888/atl-working-with-staff" >ATL - Working with staff</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27371/establishing-an-atl-culture" >Establishing an ATL culture</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26572/atl-toolkit" >ATL Toolkit</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21002/ib-approaches-to-teaching" class="father">IB Approaches to Teaching</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21436/teaching-is-based-on-inquiry" >Teaching is based on inquiry</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21609/teaching-is-focused-on-conceptual-understanding" >Teaching is focused on conceptual understanding</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/36730/teaching-is-developed-in-local-and-global-context" >Teaching is developed in local and global context</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21312/teaching-is-focused-on-effective-teamwork-and-collaboration" >Teaching is focused on effective teamwork and collaboration</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22877/teaching-is-differentiated" >Teaching is differentiated</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21952/teaching-is-informed-by-assessment" >Teaching is informed by assessment</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21320/ib-approaches-to-learning" class="father">IB Approaches to Learning</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31693/atl-skill-progression-how-to-plan-for-it" >ATL skill progression - how to plan for it?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25966/how-well-do-you-know-your-children-individually" >How well do you know your children - individually?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22804/which-skills-are-important" >Which skills are important?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22932/ib-atl-social-skills" >IB ATL: Social Skills</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22809/ib-atl-communication-skills" >IB ATL: Communication Skills</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22772/ib-atl-self-management" >IB ATL: Self-Management</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22829/ib-atl-research-skills" >IB ATL: Research Skills</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/22813/ib-atl-thinking-skills" >IB ATL: Thinking Skills</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20885/ib-world-school" >IB World School</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21644/introducing-the-ib-world" class="father">Introducing the IB World</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34995/ib-voices" >IB Voices</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34894/in-conversation-with-the-ib-director-general" >In conversation with the IB Director General</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24965/10-slides-series-introduction-to-ib-big-ideas" class="father">10 slides series - introduction to IB big ideas</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24773/the-ib-in-10-slides" >The IB in 10 slides</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24832/ib-learner-profile-in-10-slides" >IB Learner Profile in 10 slides</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24968/international-mindedness-in-10-slides" >International Mindedness in 10 slides</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24966/approaches-to-teaching-in-10-slides" >Approaches to Teaching - in 10 slides</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24884/approaches-to-learning-in-10-slides" >Approaches to Learning in 10 slides</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24831/ib-leadership-in-10-slides" >IB Leadership in 10 slides</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29449/top-video-series" class="father">Top video series</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29298/top-international-mindedness-videos" >Top International Mindedness Videos</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31233/top-leadership-videos" >Top Leadership Videos</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29317/top-learner-profile-videos" >Top Learner Profile Videos</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29314/top-teaching-and-learning-videos" >Top Teaching and Learning Videos</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24337/what-is-our-global-context" class="father">What is our Global Context?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24338/global-citizen-what-does-it-mean" >Global Citizen - what does it mean?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24339/global-competencies" >Global Competencies</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/37668/be-a-digital-global-citizen" >Be a digital global citizen</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24341/global-issues" >Global Issues</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24732/global-issues-resource-bank" >Global issues resource bank</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23655/an-ib-education" class="father">An IB Education</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23135/what-is-an-ib-education" >What is an IB Education?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23070/knowledge-how-do-we-make-learning-relevant" >Knowledge - how do we make learning relevant?</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20936/ib-culture-key-policies" class="father">IB Culture - Key Policies</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21458/academic-integrity-honesty-policy" >Academic Integrity (Honesty) Policy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21454/admissions-policy" >Admissions Policy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21459/assessment-policy" >Assessment Policy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21455/inclusion-policy" >Inclusion Policy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21457/language-policy" >Language Policy</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21445/glossary-of-ib-terms" >Glossary of IB Terms</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29316/ib-continuum-schools" >IB Continuum Schools</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21521/how-do-you-promote-market-the-ib" class="father">How do you promote | market the IB?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25774/case-study-why-choose-ib-as-opposed-to-the-national-programme" >Case Study - Why choose IB as opposed to the national programme?</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23557/what-are-the-challenges-in-being-an-ib-school" >What are the challenges in being an IB School?</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20884/ib-programmes-pyp-myp-dp-cp" >IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21645/introduction" >Introduction</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34604/role-of-head-of-school-in-an-ib-school" >Role of Head of School in an IB School</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20886/ib-mission" class="father">IB Mission</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/42970/education-for-sustainability" >Education for sustainability</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/37507/live-the-mission-be-the-change" >Live the mission - be the change</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20887/ib-learner-profile" class="father">IB Learner Profile</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23651/inquiry-into-the-learner-profile" >Inquiry into the Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20981/our-learner-profile" >Our Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20984/living-the-ib-learner-profile" >Living the IB Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20990/staff-learner-profile" >Staff Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21003/leader-profile" >Leader Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23532/learner-profile-assemblies-town-halls" >Learner Profile Assemblies / Town Halls</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21007/ib-resources" >IB Resources</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20888/international-mindedness" class="father">International Mindedness</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21032/what-is-international-mindedness" >What is International-Mindedness?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/45653/what-do-we-mean-intercultural-understanding" >What do we mean 'intercultural understanding'?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21063/global-engagement" >Global Engagement</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21037/multilingualism" >Multilingualism</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/29315/are-you-internationally-minded" >Are you internationally-minded?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21034/international-mindedness-and-the-world-of-work" >International-mindedness and the world of work</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21075/international-mindedness-in-my-school" >International Mindedness in my school</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21036/ib-resources" >IB Resources</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20945/service-learning" class="father">Service (Learning)</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24711/toxic-service" >Toxic Service!</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25360/the-diploma-programme" class="father">The Diploma Programme</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21308/key-documents" >Key documents</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25158/the-core" >The Core</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25156/diploma-subjects" >Diploma Subjects</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25162/dp-assessment" >DP Assessment</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25165/dp-coordinators-handbook" >DP Coordinator's Handbook</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21672/timetabling" >Timetabling</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25427/unit-planning" >Unit Planning</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25366/teaching-tips" >Teaching Tips</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25267/ib-coordinators" >IB Coordinators</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25229/introduction" >Introduction</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/46133/a-quick-guide-for-the-dp-coordinator" >A quick guide for the DP coordinator</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25151/ib-coordinator-job-description" class="father">IB Coordinator - Job Description</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34354/coordinators-resource" >Coordinator's Resource</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/40603/new-important-ib-workshops" >NEW important IB workshops</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25261/the-big-picture" class="father">The Big Picture</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25140/ib-mission" >IB Mission</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25139/the-ib-philosophy" >The IB Philosophy</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25142/international-mindedness" >International Mindedness</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25141/ib-learner-profile" >IB Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25143/key-ib-terms" >Key IB terms</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25149/general-regulations" >General Regulations</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28324/the-role-of-the-librarian" >The role of the librarian</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28639/the-role-of-the-counsellor" >The role of the counsellor</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25221/my-role-as-pedagogical-leader" class="father">My role as pedagogical leader</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25790/induction-of-ib-students" >Induction of IB students</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34344/curriculum-mapping" >Curriculum Mapping</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25829/approaches-to-learning-workshop" >Approaches to Learning Workshop</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25357/why-do-we-have-to-teach-atl" >Why do we have to teach ATL?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25359/what-are-the-atl" >What are the ATL?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25358/how-do-we-embed-atl-in-the-classroom" >How do we embed ATL in the classroom?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28663/collaborative-planning" >Collaborative Planning</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25434/ib-workshops" class="father">IB Workshops</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/32148/free-ib-professional-development-webinars-nanos" >FREE IB Professional Development - Webinars & Nanos</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34948/free-online-workshops" >FREE online workshops</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26659/workshops-using-a-translator" >Workshops using a translator</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/24592/ib-workshops-for-authorization-and-evaluation" >IB Workshops for Authorization and Evaluation</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26647/magpie-corner" class="father">Magpie Corner</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26649/learner-profile" >Learner Profile</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/27686/sculpture" >Sculpture</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31508/the-learning-environment" >The Learning Environment</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26651/global-issues" >Global Issues</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/26648/the-library" >The Library</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25166/ib-authorization-evaluation" >IB Authorization & Evaluation</a><ul class="level-1"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/35086/becoming-an-ib-school" >Becoming an IB School</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/25144/standards-and-practices" class="father">Standards and Practices</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28120/september-2020-standards-and-practices" >September 2020 Standards and Practices</a></li></ul></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/34807/ib-world-school-manager-what-do-they-do" >IB World School Manager: What do they do?</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/20969/what-is-ib-authorisation" class="father">What is IB Authorisation?</a><ul class="level-2"><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/28522/getting-ready-for-ib-authorization" >Getting ready for IB authorization</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/44798/role-of-the-ib-consultant" >Role of the IB consultant</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/23592/tips-for-authorization" >Tips for authorization</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21310/verification-visit" >Verification Visit</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/21448/writing-an-action-plan" >Writing an action plan</a></li><li ><a href="https://www.thinkib.net/leadership/page/31839/authorization-ib-workshops-2020" >Authorization - 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Well-being (is a) critical pre-condition for learning. Learners will not learn when they are uncomfortable or contribute when they are self-conscious. As we know, '<a href="https://perspectives.eiu.com/sites/default/files/eiu_microsoft_emotion_and_cognition_in_the_age_of_ai.pdf">Emotion is the gatekeeper of motivation, cognition and attention</a>.' Therefore, establishing an environment that focuses on well-being and belonging for all is job one for teachers. In short, well-being and quality learning are intimately related. " (Michael Fullan & Joanne Quinn, Education Reimagined, <a href="https://edudownloads.azureedge.net/msdownloads/Microsoft-EducationReimagined-Paper.pdf">Microsoft Education</a>)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">“To enhance happiness and well-being, school systems need to value learners’ unique strengths and talents, recognizing that there are ‘multiple intelligences’ and that each of these has equal importance (Gardner, 1993). Indeed, as stipulated in Article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, education should ensure ‘the development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential’ (United Nations General Assembly, 1949).”UNESCO: <a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000244140">Happy Schools: a framework for learner wellbeing in the Asia Pacific</a> (2016:2)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">“When we feel good, we function well.” (<a href="https://www.leawaters.com/visible-wellbeing-1">Prof. Lea Waters</a>)</p><p>This page provides you with six exhibits to explore. You could use them in a workshop with staff - each exhibit being explored by a group who then presents their findings back to the whole group - using the <a href="leadership/page/21133/jigsaw-a-document-or-book" title="Navigating the site » Toolkit of collaborative activities » Jigsaw a document or book">Jigsaw a document or book</a> protocol</p><hr class="hidden" /><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><p>Exhibit #1: Global Happiness / Well-Being Reports</p></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/thumbnail_img_7321%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; width: 300px; height: 206px;" />In recent years positive psychology and happiness research have entered political policy discourse as an important goal to be pursued. The concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) was first proposed in the 1970s by the Bhutanese king, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. It includes an index that measures the collective happiness and well-being of the population. The king said that "Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product." In 2011 the UN General Assembly passed the resolution: "Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development" urging other countries to follow the example of Bhutan. The United Nations now produce the <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/">World Happiness Report</a> which is a survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. Other examples include: UNESCOs report <a href="http://www.unesco.org/education/pdf/DELORS_E.PDF"><em>Learning: the treasure within</em></a> which identifies four pillars of learning (to know | do | live together | be)<em>; r</em>eferences to well-being throughout the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the <a href="http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111111">Better Life Survey</a> which is an index that allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life; and <a href="https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/pisa-2018-assessment-and-analytical-framework_38a34353-en">PISA </a>which measured the link between well-being and learning outcomes (2018).</p></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div><p><strong>Access</strong> these global reports.</p><p><strong>Identify </strong>key messages to feed back.</p><p>You could form a <a href="leadership/page/20994/quotes-that-speak-to-me" title="Navigating the site » Toolkit of collaborative activities » Quotes that speak to me">Quotes that speak to me</a> wall from the selection of your quotes and invite other groups to explore what you have found.</p></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><p>Exhibit #2: What are schools for? An open letter to parents</p></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p>In her<a href="https://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/an-open-letter-to-parents/"> blog</a>, What Ed Said, Edna Sackson presents this open letter to parents. It goes to the heart of the well-being agenda.</p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Dear Parents</span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/thumbnail_img_7330%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: right; width: 300px; height: 200px;" />We know how much you love your children. Many of us are parents too and if we aren't, you can rest assured that we wouldn't be educators unless we cared deeply about children, so we know that many of the following things are important to you. Take a moment to consider which of these you most wish for...</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child succeeds without struggle</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is above average at school</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is admired by others</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is well behaved and works hard to get good grades</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child excels in sporting competitions</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child produces impressive work at school</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is extended by her teachers</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child’s class gets homework to help them do better at school</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is popular with his peers</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is always happy at school</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/thumbnail_img_7350001002%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: right; width: 300px; height: 219px;" />Our teachers have been reading <a href="http://www.contextualwellbeing.com.au/">Contextual Wellbeing, by Helen Street</a>, which is based on extensive research, and it turns out that the pressure induced by the items on this list, despite being instinctive desires of many parents, can actually undermine children's wellbeing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Now consider the list below...</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is valued as an individual</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child feels a sense of belonging</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child’s strengths matter more than his weaknesses</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is intrinsically motivated</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child forms meaningful relationships</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child experiences personal growth</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child contributes to the community</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child loves learning</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child has ownership of her decisions and accepts the consequences</span></li><li><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">My child is allowed to fail and learn from his mistakes</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">We asked parents who attended our informal session last week to sort all these aspirations into two groups. Once they got going, it quickly became clear which would put pressure on their children and which would support them in becoming well adjusted, valued and valuable members of society, content within themselves. We ask you to think about it too...</span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">'Wellbeing is a state of health, happiness and positive engagement that arises from membership of an equitable, inclusive and cohesive environment’ (Helen Street 2016 )</span></p></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div><p>Exhibit #3: Mental health is in crisis</p></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><div class="blueBg"><p style="margin-left: 0.07in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">According to a <a href="https://casel.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Respected.pdf">2018 survey</a>, many high school students don’t believe their schools have done enough to help them deal with stress (51 percent), understand their emotions (49 percent), and solve disagreements (46 percent), and fewer than half of graduates surveyed feel prepared for life after high school. (Respected, CASEL, 2018)</span></p><p style="margin-left: 0.07in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Mental illness is the greatest cause of disability for young people worldwide. (The World Health Organization, 2017)</span></p><p><strong>Reflect</strong>: read the following text that describes some of the pressures on young people and provides a context for teaching wellbeing.</p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/pedagogical-leadership/bored-boy.jpg" style="float: right; width: 300px; height: 192px;" />"Internal factors such as poor learning environments, educators’ insensitivity, obsolete curricula and an overemphasis on academic content impact negatively on learner well-being and can make schools unhappy places. In addition, learners and educators both face increased pressure due to high emphasis on grades and exams as well as implicit pressure to outperform their counterparts in neighbouring countries in international and regional assessments, which many countries use to benchmark educational performance against others. This pressure reflects the current emphasis on strictly academic outcomes. Increasing pressure to perform academically has resulted in alarming trends: growing mistrust among students, competition, bullying and school violence, as well as growing fears among learners of expressing their personalities and of making mistakes. These symptoms of ‘unhappiness’ reflect the need for education systems to reposition the school as being more than a means of providing educational instruction, but rather being an environment that allows for social and emotional growth and development.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Today, there is increasing recognition of the need for learning assessments to look beyond strictly academic outcomes and place importance on measuring the social and emotional domains of learning that are conducive to enhancing learner well-being. As argued by Layard and Hagell (2015, p. 118), ‘If you treasure it, measure it. If schools do not measure the well-being of their children but do measure their intellectual development, the latter will always take precedence’. Indeed, education systems, including schools, must move away from the focus on standardized teaching and testing and instead define and measure quality beyond the primary academic subject areas, so as to value and nurture a diversity of unique talents, skills and competencies in learners (Zhao, 2015)."UNESCO: <a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000244140">Happy Schools: a framework for learner wellbeing in the Asia Pacific</a> (2016:3)</span></p><p>Access the link: <a href="leadership/page/24892/what-are-we-doing-to-our-children" title="Teaching and Learning » 21st Century Context » What are we doing to our children?">What are we doing to our children?</a> and collect evidence from the film.</p></div><p><strong>Watch</strong> the video by Simon Sinek</p><p>In this video Simon Sinek argues for the importance of social and emotional learning. <span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">“I do not buy into the whole thing that AI and robotics is going to replace everything. We like human interaction. The education system can play a much bigger role in preparing us to be human. We measure a students’ performance – how well they perform in a test – but we have no metrics in some for the whole person. We ignore their ability to lead, we ignore their ability to communicate. When we teach kids how to come together, how to organise, how to have opinions that is what our future will hold. They will do the things we teach them.”</span></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rrvutyFAdhk" width="640"></iframe></p><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><h4><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Exhibit #4: Arguments from Positive Education</span></h4></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p><strong>Read</strong> the article <em><a href="http://www.internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/index.php/ijow/article/view/588">Positive education: learning and teaching for well-being and academic mastery</a></em>, In it the authors Matthew White and Margaret L. Kern provide the following six reasons for focusing on wellbeing.</p></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div><ul class="branded"><li><strong>Philosophical:</strong> wellbeing and virtue ethics (the development of character) are at the heart of what it means to nurture people who are positive contributing members to society.</li><li><strong>Psychological</strong>: high rates of mental illness young people has raised awareness that we need to better understand and support students' mental health. Mental illness is the greatest cause of disability in young people worldwide (<a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254610/WHO-MSD-MER-2017.2-eng.pdf">World Health Organization, 2017</a>)</li><li><strong>Social</strong>: we all have a deep-seated need to relate well with others and feel a sense of belonging. Peers and friendships are pivotal to how the individual thinks and feels about him|herself. Social and emotional skills of how to handle emotions, develop positive relationships, and make responsible decisions have an impact on academic performance.</li><li><strong>Cognitive:</strong> One of the biggest challenges schools face is how to engage students in their learning. We need to teach students how to be mindful, pay attention and show resilience.</li><li><strong>Economic</strong>: The cost on national economies each year for mental illnesses is substantial. If we can prevent young people from mental illness and save lives it means substantial economic benefits in the future.</li><li><strong>Cultural:</strong> School culture needs to be nurtured to empower students to develop a positive lens for experiencing the world.</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><h4><strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Exhibit #5: Need to provide students with skills for life</span></strong></h4></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p><strong>Read</strong> and <strong>discuss</strong> using the Feeling Wheel as a stimulus.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">“Our job is not to prepare our children for something, it is to give them the skills to be able to handle anything!” (<a href="https://gavinmccormack.com.au/the-feeling-wheel/">Gavin McCormack</a>)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal"></span><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><em>"Humans are social beings, and it is imperative for them to possess social and emotional skills prior to acquiring other skills, to survive and thrive in their social settings. Social and emotional skills go hand-in-hand. Emotional skills talk about identifying, expressing and managing the emotions while social skills are about making connections, relating to others, being able to negotiate and build relationships with peers, adults and colleagues." (Importance of social emotional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Garima Srivastava, IB teacher at <a href="https://ibo.org/programmes/find-an-ib-school/ibap/p/pathways-school-noida/" target="_blank">Pathways School Noida in India</a> , July 17 2020, <a href="https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2020/07/17/importance-of-social-emotional-learning-during-covid-19-pandemic/">IB Community Blog</a>)</em></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">“The strongest signal from our study was the need for teachers, schools, and school leaders to help students develop stronger social-emotional skills. While not new in education, these skills are newly important and are taking center stage alongside cognitive skills and content knowledge in the classroom and in the workforce. Studies show social and emotional competencies can increase cognitive skills, measured by academic achievement tests, by up to 11 percent. In fact, student mindsets are twice as predictive of a student’s academic achievement than their home environment or demographic, according to a McKinsey analysis.” (<a href="https://education.minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/13679_EDU_Thought_Leadership_Summary_revisions_5.10.18.pdf" target="_blank">The class of 2030 and the life-ready learning report</a>, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">The Soft Skills: The world, life, love and the natural environment are filled with experiences that etch their way into your mind. They reside there like an old man on his favourite park bench. Once imprinted, they are almost impossible to erase. These experiences teach us as educators a valuable lesson of how our children learn. To allow our children to retain knowledge we must make the learning ‘an experience’ We must take the children on a journey, one that excites the senses, the smells, the sights, and the sounds need to be ignited, but more importantly, the heart needs to be engaged. Make them love the lesson, make them hate it, repulse them or sock them. Either way, get their heart engaged in what you’re delivering. “Allow your children to invest both academically and emotionally and true learning will take place.” (<a href="https://gavinmccormack.com.au/what-are-soft-skills/">Gavin McCormack</a>)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">A <a href="https://casel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/meta-analysis-child-development-1.pdf" target="_blank">meta-analysis</a> of 213 school-based SEL programs involving over 270,000 students between Pre-K and high school not only linked these programs to boosts in attitudes and behavior but significant academic performance as well.</span></p></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div><p><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/pedagogical-leadership/feeling-wheel.jpg" style="width: 780px; height: 778px;" /></p></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><p>Exhibit #6: Well-being supports learning</p></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p>The “Maslow before you Bloom” approach posits that students need to be in the right state of emotional readiness for successful cognition to begin to take place.</p><p>Social and emotional well-being underpins cognitive development. In <a href="https://assets.aspeninstitute.org/content/uploads/2018/09/Aspen_research_FINAL_web.pdf?_ga=2.34949669.564868973.1539712203-602804264.1539712203">The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development How emotions and social relationships drive learning</a> Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Linda Darling-Hammond, Christina Krone, The Aspen Institute, 2018, argue that brain development requires social relationships, emotional experiences, and cognitive opportunities.</p></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="550" scrolling="no" src="/media/ib/leadership/aspen_research_final_web.pdf" width="800"></iframe></p><p>For a summary of the impact of social and emotional learning click <a href="https://educationnorthwest.org/resources/what-research-says-supporting-social-and-emotional-well-being-students">HERE</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-has-footer" style="box-shadow: rgba(0, 34, 51, 0.3) 0px 10px 30px -15px; border-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: rgb(7, 103, 124);"><a class="expander pull-right" href="#"><span class="fa fa-plus"></span></a><div><p>Reference</p></div></div><div class="panel-body"><div><p><a href="https://education.minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/13679_EDU_Thought_Leadership_Summary_revisions_5.10.18.pdf"><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/class-of-2030.jpg" style="float: right; width: 300px; height: 388px;" />The class of 2030 and life-ready learning: The technology imperative</a>, Microsoft & McKinsey & Company, 2019, address the question: ‘<em><strong>how we can all help prepare the class of 2030 to thrive in work and in life?</strong></em>’</p><p>Key points:</p><ul><li><strong>Importance of SEL</strong>: Social-emotional skills are already in high demand, but short supply in the workplace. “Social-emotional skills provide students with the perspective and flexibility necessary to function at a high level even when faced with uncertainty, change, pressure, stress, and other work and life challenges. This is critical, because change and uncertainty are going to be increasingly pervasive for the class of 2030.”</li><li><strong>Have an integrated whole-school approach:</strong> Teachers recognise that it is critical to integrate social-emotional skills into the learning programme, but many say they do not have time and support to do this.</li><li><strong>Utilize technology</strong>: Technology can be utilized to help teachers reallocate time so they can focus more on student-centric activities and work more as a coach with children. Three emerging technologies were highlighted: (a) collaboration platforms; (b) AI (artificial intelligence) which provides new ways to understand how students are progressing and allows for highly customized, timely, and targeted curation of content; and (c) mixed reality to create immersive learning experiences for students that foster increased cognitive and social-emotional growth.</li></ul></div></div><div class="panel-footer" style="background-color: rgb(245, 249, 250);"><div><img alt="" src="/media/ib/leadership/oecd2.jpg" style="float: right; width: 300px; height: 211px;" />OECD, <a href="https://nicspaull.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/oecd-2015-skills-for-social-progress-social-emotional-skills.pdf">Skills for social progress: The power of social and emotional skills. </a></div><div></div><div>This piece of research looked at global data on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. It concluded that raising levels of social and emotional skills (e.g. perseverance, self-esteem, sociability) can have strong effects on being well and happy.<hr class="hidden" /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://www.edcan.ca/articles/well-being-and-success/">Well-being and success: Opposites that need to attract</a>, Andy Hargreeaves & Dennis Shirley, November 2018. A helpful article that provides three reasons for promoting well-being agenda: (a) Improved well-being increases achievement; (b) academic achievement is crucial for well-being; (c) Well-being has its own value: it compliments academic achievement.</div><div><p>The IB have produced a succinct overview of the importance of well-being, specifically focused on the pandemic. The document is called: <a href="https://ibo.org/globalassets/publications/ib-research/policy/why-wellbeing-matters-during-a-time-of-crisis-en.pdf"><em>Why wellbeing matters during a time of crisis Wellbeing considerations for a successful post-Covid-19 educational transition</em></a> and can be accessed either through the programme resource centre or <a href="https://ibo.org/globalassets/publications/ib-research/policy/why-wellbeing-matters-during-a-time-of-crisis-en.pdf">HERE</a>. 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