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What happens if Leadership is not culturally and contextually aligned
Introduction Suppose all the principles and theories that identify the cultural & context alignment as essential to successful leadership are true. In that case, it is corollary that its lack contributes to leadership failure. The side effects deriving from...
How Effective IB® Leadership can be verified
Introduction According to the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) investigations into leadership effectiveness, “leaders who behave according to expectations are most effective” (Dorfman et al., 2021). Transferring this principle...
Boys and Girls: Phonics Teaching Implications
The brain is divided into two hemispheres, the left and the right. As remarked by the American social philosopher, Michael Gurian, the left section is mainly associated with verbal skills, while the right one is with spatial skills. As boys tend to use the right...
How Culture & Context are related to IB® Leadership
Introduction Universally, the literature consistently states that culture & context are inextricably linked to leadership (Groysberg et al., 2018). However, when referring to the IB® world, these two elements play an even more pivotal role as core...
IB® Core Elements
The IB® Learner Profile Attributes and the Approaches to Learning are core elements in all IB® Programmes. Because of their founding nature, they are frequently interconnected with other features. The following diagrams clearly illustrate this principle. ATLs &...
Tricky Words
Tricky Words are irregular words that cannot be blended or segmented. The presentation shares the primary teaching techniques and some additional activities to reinforce young students'...
ATLs Programme Requirements
This chart intends to facilitate new IB® teachers' recognition of the ATLs Programme Requirements, expressly indicated as requirements (either listed as requirements or with the words "crucial," "key," and/or "must" within the wording) or expressed in form as...
Skills-driven Activities for PYP® 1-3
One of the biggest challenges teachers often face is how to provide experiential opportunities for young students to develop their skills. I am sharing 5 skills-driven teaching & learning activities for PYP® 1-3 students, that highlight what mastery might look...
IB® Evaluation
The IB Evaluation presentation comprehensively represents the process and its components. Source: Source: Guide to programme evaluation...
IB® Standards & Practices
This IB Standards & Practices presentation allows a comprehensive and practical overview of the IB's expectations for all candidate and authorized schools worldwide. Source: Programme standards and practices (2019-2020)...
Grammar: English-Italian Timeline
The Grammar Presentation explains the criteria used to align the teaching and learning timelines of English and Italian grammar. The same body commands could be transversally adopted in multi-language settings to reinforce teaching consistency and concept...
IB® Leaders Requested Characteristics
Introduction The IB® framework is outlined by rigorous and distinct standards and practices (International Baccalaureate Organization, 2020) which also include leaders’ professional and personal requirements. Specifically, within the IB® guidelines, there are...
Phonics: English-Italian Timeline
The Phonics Presentation explains the criteria for aligning the teaching & learning timeline in English & Italian. All materials shared in this section are free for use and re-work according to each school setting; however, in return for my...
Depersonalised Leadership as Key to Successful Organisations
Synopsis Static leadership is risky. It jeopardizes the organization’s success while intimidating the staff’s creativity, work culture, and sense of belonging. Instead, the wise application of the depersonalized leadership approach is the key to preventing failure...
Educational Management and Leadership Concepts: Upsides and Downsides
Framing the meaning of management and leadership Too often, the concepts of leader and manager are used to make uninformed and unfair comparisons that inevitably result in assigning lower value to those involved in management as if they are equipped with an...