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Writer/Blogger/Speaker. Executive Coach School Consultant

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May 13, 2021

Schools rising like a phoenix?

Reprinted from Pioneering Schools 2020 ISP Graduation In his 13-year tenure as Director of the International School of Prague, Dr. Arnie...

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Apr 15, 2021

Learners Creating Change

Led by its passionate and charismatic founder, Allaedin Janid, Happy Caravan supports the learning of hundreds of children from war torn...

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There is Always Light: Young People Making a Difference

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Feb 28, 2021

There is Always Light: Young People Making a Difference

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front...

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Labyrinth and Paper Planes: ISP’s new Learning Innovation hub

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Aug 18, 2020

Labyrinth and Paper Planes: ISP’s new Learning Innovation hub

The new school year is always a special time, ever filled with anticipation and excitement. And so, like many schools around the world,...

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Mar 23, 2020

Virtual Hugs

As we all contend with the new normal in the age of Coronavirus, the International School of Prague, like many schools around the world...

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Aug 20, 2019

Empowered Students, Empowered Teachers

ISP Senior “skip day” protest Earth club students lobby the school administration to remove all non-reusable bottles from the cafeteria....

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Happy Caravan and ISP: Creating change that’s bigger than we are!

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Nov 27, 2018

Happy Caravan and ISP: Creating change that’s bigger than we are!

Alaa Eddin Janid grew up in Aleppo, Syria. Over the course of his young life, Alaa journeyed from the world of privilege, to witnessing...

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Jun 1, 2018

Learners at the Centre: Opt-in Gradeless Prototype at the International School of Prague

A major challenge for many schools and a well researched obstacle to learning is grading. A number of years ago we at the International...

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Stretch Day @ the International School of Prague

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Jan 26, 2018

Stretch Day @ the International School of Prague

One way we encourage deeper, experiential and authentic learning at ISP is through Stretch Days, where students have the opportunity...

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“EMPOWERED LEARNERS” THE 28TH ANNUAL CEESA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE MARCH 15-17, 2018

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Dec 10, 2017

“EMPOWERED LEARNERS” THE 28TH ANNUAL CEESA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE MARCH 15-17, 2018

From the Director of the International School of Prague, Dr. Arnie Bieber Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the International...

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Dec 6, 2017

My Visit to China

Summer Palace, Beijing While headquartered in London, ECIS is a global organization with over 400 member schools in over 90 countries on...

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Nov 23, 2016

How do you learn to cook?

I recently attended the ECIS (Educational Collaborative for International Schools) Educators Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the...

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You can’t teach people everything they need to know.

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Aug 18, 2016

You can’t teach people everything they need to know.

As the school year begins, it is fitting and timely to call attention to an educational visionary and provocative thinker who...

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Apr 29, 2016

The Nature of Nurture

I was recently invited to write an article for the RSA Journal on the topic of school change, innovation and creativity. The resulting...

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May 28, 2015

Guiding Light Lost – Grant Wiggins

Grant Wiggins I was saddened to learn that a great leading light in the world of progressive education had passed away, Grant Wiggins....

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Mar 6, 2015

To boldly go…

Leonard Nimoy as Spock The great Leonard Nimoy, known to most as the logical Vulcan, Mr. Spock, sadly passed away recently at the age of...

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Dec 3, 2014

I do and I understand

Lau Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher is to have said: “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” The concept...

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Feb 14, 2014

The Future Is Now

In schools these days, we often talk about preparing students for the future. That the future is now, was reconfirmed for me once again,...

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Nov 22, 2013

What science knows and what school does

Motivation research has not only analyzed the behavior of adults, but of school age and university students as well, with identical...

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Oct 7, 2013

The “Edge” in Education

At the International School of Prague, we believe that a great school is one that is committed to bringing to life, an ambitious and...

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