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Curriculum Goals: District Mapping

Meet Raina Kor, Assistant Superintendent at Irvington Union Free School District, as she explains the benefits of curriculum mapping across the district.

Curriculum Goals: Accountability | Knowledge Transfer | Collaboration

Indian Prairie School District 204 is the 3rd largest school district in Illinois, and Josh Ruland, the grades 9-12 Curriculum Director..

Curriculum Goals: District Mapping

Meet Dr. Kenneth Card, Assistant Superintendent at Huntington Union Free School, as he and his team discuss the benefits of mapping across their district.

Objective: Collaboration

Join us on a tour of Portledge School as the Curriculum Coordinator and Head of School discuss finding the value of curriculum mapping through collaborative conversations.

Atlas + FariaPD: Leadership Institutes

Learn about the Leadership Institutes that FariaPD provides.

Simplify School Accreditation with Atlas

Learn how schools use Atlas to enhance their accreditation process from initial planning, evidence gathering, reporting to the site visit, and creating a plan for improvement.

Template Examples for Designing Your Curriculum Map

Spark inspiration for next-level curriculum design with curriculum map examples from schools and districts across the world.

Lesson Planning Template Library

Some schools or districts ask for a consistent approach, while others allow flexibility for teachers to outline their lessons as they see fit.

Outcome-Based Education Planning for Learning Design

Discover how outcome-based education reimagines instructional and strategic planning in congruent and interrelated ways.

International Mindedness in the MYP

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet...

Leaders Helping Leaders: A Conversation about Remote Learning

It is important that we build in opportunities to connect as so many move into remote learning, work and social distancing...

Using Atlas to Support Continued Learning at Home: Responding to COVID-19

Curriculum maps outline essential learning for students...

The Coronavirus: Questions the Board and Management Need to be Considering

The coronavirus has many schools in a perfect storm of uncertainty, panic and rapid adjustment...

The IBCP: Integrating the Core Components – Service Learning

This webinar will provide an overview of service learning requirements and types of service options...

Part 1: Building a Wellness Program: Unique Challenges and Opportunities

Schools with effective wellness programs experience many benefits including decreased teacher and student absenteeism and improved academic performance...

Part 2: Building a Wellness Program: Decreasing Student and Teacher Stress Is it Possible This Close to Exams

This is the second in the three part school wellness series focusing on how to recognize and combat the student and teacher stress that is inescapable in international schools...

Part 3: Building a Wellness Program: So Now What? Applicable Strategies & Next Steps

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet...

Why You Should Share Your Atlas Map With Your Students

You will explore ways to use Atlas Curriculum Maps as a learning guide for students...

The IBCP: Integrating the Core Components – Language Development

This webinar provides an overview of language development requirements and language options. Explore the connection to the other core elements. Consider the needs of each school’s context when d..

Going Green Through Gardening

An open discussion on the trials and successes we have encountered during the creation of a school garden space, as well as a reflection on the effects of integrating..

ManageBac: Building Quality Curriculum in the IB Middle Years Programme

There is a temptation to plan an MYP unit towards the assessment, or from the key concepts and the global context, oftentimes to meet mapping expectations...

ATL Skills Progression: How to Plan for it and Track Progress

Programme Standards and Practices C2.1b requires that schools provide a ATL Planning chart for all years of the MYP programme...

Making the Most of the IBDP Group 1 Learner Portfolio

This webinar will offer ideas, tips and guidance for using the learner portfolio to enhance learning and support students...

Assessment and Reporting: that aids learning

Join us for a webinar with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis as he explores: -Identifying the purpose and impacts of planned units -Philosophy of assessment -Current trends in reporting assessed learning...

How to Engage Your Students With Sketchnotes and Infographics

Sketchnoting and infographics are both a fun and engaging way to deliver information and strengthen understanding...

Transfer: Building a Curriculum that is Conceptual and Connected

Being “Focused on conceptual understanding” is the fundamental principle in the Approaches to Teaching but its role in units can often remain unclear...

Introducing the Upcoming ManageBac TOK Coordinator’s Guide Part 1: Creating your TOK Department

In our first webinar to introduce the upcoming ManageBac TOK Coordinator’s Guide, we look at support provided in the publication for first-time TOK Coordinators...

SMARTPREP for Teachers-the Integration and Exercises

Where does the classroom start, where does it end? SMARTPREP, together with ManageBac, have designed features that help tear down the traditional confines...

Creating Service Learning Curriculum-the How

Creating Service Learning Curriculum-the How Webinar Series, Part 3 of 3 • How to use service learning standards and benchmarks on Atlas • Why backwards design units of conceptual Inquiry? • For..

Why all Schools Need a Sustainable Service Learning Framework and how to Achieve it

Why all Schools Need a Sustainable Service Learning Framework and how to Achieve itnWebinar Series, Part 2 of 3nn• How schools are developing service learning program.....

What is Service Learning, Why do it?

What is service learning, Why do it?nWebinar Series, Part 1 of 3nn• Similarities and differences of service learning, community service, and community engagementn• .....

SMARTPREP for Beginners

The SMARTPREP IB App was designed by IB alumni and experienced teaching faculty from around the world...

Curriculum Writing: Approaches to Unit Planning

Strong unit plans should clearly articulate learning goals by identifying what students will know, understand, and do as a result of instruction...

Successfully Managing Change: Transitioning to PYP Next

PYP schools around the world are in a period of innovation and advancement as teachers engage with the enhanced PYP...

Building Strong Portfolios

One of the key elements of a student-centered education is a carefully and thoughtfully curated portfolio that provides insight into learning...

Exploring PYP Exhibition

A webinar for experienced practitioners or those new to Exhibition, join Sonya terBorg in walking through the expectations of the PYP Exhibition as it relates to the En.....

Literacy at the PreK-K Level, Part 1

This webinar is a 2 part series...

Let’s Discuss Agency in the PYP

Join Ali Ezzeddine and the FariaPD team as they examine the role of Agency in the Enhanced PYP...

Literacy at the PreK-K Level: Part 2

This webinar is a 2 part series...

Curriculum Conversations: Why Unit Plan?

In this episode of Curriculum Conversations, Megan and Elizabeth discuss the benefits of unit planning from an administrative perspective and a teacher perspective. Additionally, they will share some tips for getting teachers onboard and committed to the practice of planning at the unit level. Join us!

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