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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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
Oct 27, 2020
The power of “swarm intelligence”
Since the start of the 2020 academic year, schools around the world have faced daunting challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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Apr 6, 2017
To Succeed in the 21st Century We Need To Learn, Unlearn and Re-learn
Below is my full interview with Czech Leaders Magazine appearing in the January – March 2017 issue. Imagine the atmosphere of a school...
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Mar 28, 2017
A Surprising Tranquility – My Day at PreKindergarten
One of the best ways for adults to really understand how a student experiences life and learning in school is by spending a full day...
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arniebieber
Mar 14, 2017
A day in the life – Shadow a Student Challenge
As part of the international Shadow a Student Challenge, last year I blogged about my experience of shadowing a grade 9 student, Grace,...
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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
Mar 11, 2016
“The Shadow Knows”… a day in the life of a student
As Director of the International School of Prague (ISP), I like to believe that I work hard every day, but yesterday I gained a new...
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arniebieber
Jun 8, 2015
The Fourth “I”
ISP Graduation, Palac Zofin, Prague Each year, at graduation time we ask ourselves, “How well have we prepared our students for the...
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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
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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arniebieber
Sep 24, 2014
Mind the Gap!
What are the latest trends in the world of education? Throughout the school year at the International School of Prague, a parent focus...
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