Learning Centred Leadership

Apprenticeships as a Style of Learning

By Jonathan Gastel- Principal at Cogdel School Chengdu, China Apprenticeships- the third step in vocational education- exist in part because much of knowledge needs to be learned by observation and imitation; apprenticeships are defined by that style of learning. We often experience a future career by working with experts in the field- usually at their […]

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Professional Development Is More Than Two Weeks In August

By Joshua Barr– Head of Suzhou Early Learning Center, Whittle School & Studios, China. From my experience there are three main criteria teachers look for in an international school. In no particular order they are contract (the package), location, and PD (Professional Development). For the first two on the list there is a lot of

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Is Instructional Coaching (IC) The Ultimate Professional Development Tool For Your Team?

By GERMAN RINCON M.S.Ed. – Foreign Vice Principal at World Foreign Language Kindergarten, Shanghai, China. After a decade of leading international departments in ECE across China, in different settings with different structures and systems – not to mention the diverse culture of the people and the environments – I can’t think of a challenge that

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