Education
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Mentorship is a prominent concept in both business and leadership literature. However, for a variety of reasons, this doesn’t always translate to schools. Beyond mentorship programs for first year teachers, seeking out mentors seems to be rare for most educators.
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Many key metrics for schools revolve around learning. Think of the importance of metrics like internal exams, teacher evaluations, standardised tests, and university acceptances to the value, perception, branding, and marketing of your school. Wouldn’t it be great if school leaders had more information about what does and does not lead to effective learning?
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This year, the discourse around cell phone policies in schools has picked up around the world. Why is this happening and what does it mean for the future of cell phones in schools?
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Two questions guide this statistical examination: 1) Is there a relationship between district grade and graduation rate among Floridian public school districts? 2) How have district grades changed from 2010 – 2022 among Floridian public school districts?
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The policy issue of government support for private schooling in Canada is an intriguing one which begs the question: In the ever-changing world of education, is it time for a new public funding model for Canadian private schools? What are the characteristics of such a model?
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An exercise that I undertook early in my coursework for the doctorate of International Educational Leadership and Policy program. The exercise was to examine a concept in the literature and attempt to apply it to my current research interests.
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A brief thought provoking piece about the merits and drawbacks of standardized tests. It was written in response to an interesting episode from the phenomenal education podcast, FreshEd with Will Brehm.
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The six years that I invested in teaching at international schools were the most formative of my education career thus far. I often think “I really should write an article to open doors for others to teach at international schools like I did”. So, here it is!
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My proposed research focuses on enrollment data from international schools in Hong Kong and the surrounding area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, very little academic literature relating to international schools, enrollment, and the crisis that is the COVID-19 pandemic exist. This gap in the literature is a problem that I can begin…
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In July 2021, I spent a few weeks visiting my family in Canada. During which, I reflected on my career and considered my future career goals. At that point I was a physical education teacher with a Masters degree who loved what I did everyday. I was accomplished and loving life. While also understanding that…
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The rain was pouring down. My clothes were soaked. Until last week when I landed in Bangladesh for the first time, I hadn’t experienced so much precipitation at one time. I probably hadn’t experienced this much precipitation in most swimming pools. I shook my head from side to side to let some of the water slosh…
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On further reflection, with sharpened perspective gained from years as an educator at some phenomenal international schools, I continue to see this mentor’s gems of wisdom shine brighter and brighter. I call this particular gem the “mentorship mindset”. It has helped to continually develop me as a leader and I hope that it will benefit…
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A local advocacy group for autistic children is demanding more one-to-one instructional time for their children. As Superintendent, outline the steps you would take to effectively deal with this delegation given finite time and resources, understanding district collective agreements, as well as provincial and federal legislation?
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An assumption exists in the world today that physical education (PE) is not an essential subject for schools. This assumption manifests itself in the devaluing of PE in both the general public, where it is seen as a lesser subject and school systems where less teaching time is allotted than other subjects.
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When we left Fredericton in July 2016, to move to Thailand, we lost contact with the refugee family. Nevertheless, my memories of the refugee children’s language barriers, educational gaps, and heart wrenching stories have lived on. My desire to help these and other refugee students is what started this research proposal. Now, let us back…
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Once Students understand what is expected, they will do the following in order: a) Co-construct criteria, b) Examine exemplars of varying levels, c) Set individual goals, d) Practice the task to generate specific feedback from Mr. Marr, students, and parents, e) Add quality work to a learning portfolio, f) Self assess, g) Review and re-adjust…
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The Alberta education system has achieved a great deal of success using the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as a measurement. In 2010, Alberta received top Canadian scores in Science and Literacy as well as second place in Math
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Student growth is why educators do what they do. In order for student growth to occur regularly and effectively, schools must adopt the strategy of continuous teacher growth. Continuous teacher growth must be a goal, a mindset, and a daily task (hence the use of the word “continuous”) which must be conceptualized and led by…
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Dr. Lyle Hamm has been an associate professor at the University of New Brunswick since 2013. The context of Dr. Hamm’s work is in culturally diverse leadership and training leaders to succeed in culturally diverse settings. Dr. Hamm’s work has primarily taken place in New Brunswick, Canada. In particular, Dr. Hamm contributed to a gap…
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This is a study of culturally relevant pedagogy also known as culturally responsive teaching or culturally relevant teaching. The purpose of the study is to be used as a resource to Physical Education teachers in New Brunswick, Canada.
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I have attributed the respect that I receive around the world to Canada’s peacekeeping and refugee harbouring history. However, in the case of refugees, Canada’s humanitarian national identity can cause unintended pain and prolonged suffering as opposed to helping refugees when they are in need.
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Life Raft International is an organization that empowers people to help refugees in Bangkok, Thailand (Life Raft, 2018). Life Raft started in 2011 and has had the privilege of lending a helping hand to hundreds of refugees in Bangkok. They use a multi-faceted approach to serving refugees through advocacy, education, and financial support.
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The Senior Capstone Service Project (CSP) is influenced by the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2018b). Students work on their CSP throughout high school, culminating in their final semester at ICS.
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The biggest contributing factor to refugee education fracturing in Bangkok is the fear of detention in the Immigration Detention Center (IDC). The IDC is a prison for illegal immigrants who are arrested with expired visas in Thailand. The IDC was designed to hold prisoners for 15 days, but it has held some prisoners for as…
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This city has contributed to something I call “refugee education fracturing”. Just like a bone fracture, education fracturing is painful. It is the breaking of the educational progress of refugees.
Josiah Marr Consulting 