When it comes to teaching and learning, virtually any content is enhanced by the integration of tech tools, apps, programs or resources. Most of our students at Northbridge International School Cambodia are digital natives, and teachers must support their need to build their IT skills and engage these skills in a way that allows them to become strengths that they can transfer to their future education.
In Primary, our Wednesday faculty meetings begin with a “Tech in a Minute”. Primary teachers are mostly tech-savvy and through the “Tech in a Minute” sessions teachers present, within a minute, the most important elements of a tool, an app or a program that they have been purposefully and effectively using in their teaching. These sessions inspire the other members of staff to try these new tools in their own classes.
Here's a snapshot of some of the ways in which Primary teachers are integrating technology into their classes:
With the ever-changing technology landscape, Northbridge teachers are keeping up with IT.
World Book Week is here, and at NISC and we've been diving headfirst into the enchanting world of stories! This year, our theme is "Reading is Magic," and it's been a week filled with wonder, imagination, and the sheer joy of books.
Action Learning Camps, or ALCs, are often cherished highlights of students' school years. Memories of playing team sports, roasting marshmallows, and sharing whispered conversations into the early hours of the morning leave lasting impressions. But ALCs are more than just fun—they're foundational experiences that support students’ growth in a number of ways.
We often associate gratitude with iconic moments, such as when our children are born healthy, we are offered a good job, a family member or pet survives an illness or operation, or when our children graduate from school. Events like these can be very moving and emotional, and sometimes even life changing. However, what if we made it a habit to include gratitude in our daily lives?
Lots of research points to a very common problem in student learning: Too much information!
Students can become overwhelmed and consequently processing and memory retention can become difficult. Not just for students with executive function challenges, or neurodiversity; for many neurotypical students too! Especially younger students. Feeling overwhelmed can also trigger stress and anxiety.
