Arnie's Blog

Teaching students to develop values such as compassion and respect through service learning was the topic of the latest parent workshop...

What are the latest trends in the world of education? Throughout the school year at the International School of Prague, a parent focus...

授人以鱼不如授人以渔 Almost 100 years ago, the great American progressive educator, John Dewey said: Only in education, never in the life of...

Yesterday morning, I had just woken up and was listening to the radio as I was getting ready to start the day, when I heard the bad news....

During a recent grade 8 graduation ceremony at the International School of Prague, I was struck by a speech given by one of our grade 8...

An essential rite of passage for any high school senior is the graduation. Like thousands of schools around the world, the International...

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

Stanford University psychologist Dr Carol Dweck presents in her groundbreaking book Mindset,  years of research about how people achieve...

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

As the International School of Prague continues its journey from traditional assessment practices to a more meaningful approach to...

First day back for ISP teachers What a great feeling, getting school ready for the start of the new year at the International School of...

Teachers Summit 2013: Progressive methods of teaching The international School of Prague recently hosted the 4th Annual Czech Teachers...

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said, faster horses. In our quest for educational relevancy and change, we tend...

A RECENT ARTICLE AND INTERVIEW IN THE PRAGUE POST FOCUSES ON TWENTY FIRST CENTURY LEARNING AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PRAGUE. Gearing...

Slide 1 This weekend the International School of Prague hosted the Google Apps for Education European Summit, organized by Dan Taylor...

The final section of the book called “Effective School Networks” contains a chapter with my contribution, entitled, “When is data useful...

Dr Jane Goodall at CEESA Conference in Warsaw Photo by Matt Kollasch 2012 I recently attended the CEESA (Central and Eastern European...

ISP Parent Focus Group Over the past year, teachers at the International School of Prague have formed Professional Focus Groups (PFG)...

Educators have known for many years that the traditional assessment model of letter or percentage grades, is imperfect to say the least....

I recently attended the European Council of International Schools‘ annual teachers’ conference in my role as Chair of the ECIS Board of...