GESS Dubai

Join our Head of International Primary Curriculum, Jacqueline Harmer, at GESS Dubai. Jacqueline will be speaking on both Monday and Tuesday!

Jacqueline Harmer is the head of the award-winning International Primary Curriculum (IPC). She led the intensive review of the IPC (2019-2022) with educators from around the world. Jacqueline regularly writes about the IPC, learning, and assessment, often collaborating with the IEYC and IMYC. She was recently published by Edutopia, and as a teacher contributed to articles for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Jacqueline has a master's degree in international education from Bath University and more than twenty-five years of experience in the international education sector. She has worked in schools across seven countries with roles including academic head, deputy principal, and curriculum coordinator. She also spent time as a materials development advisor in Bangladesh for Voluntary Service Overseas and a PYP Curriculum Manager with the IB. 

Sessions

Monday

HEALTH AND WELLBEING AS A SUBJECT AND PHILOSOPHY - 30 October, 2023 | 11:00 to 11:20

EMPOWERING LEARNERS THROUGH METACOGNITION: CREATING AND ORGANISING LEARNING FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTS - 30 October, 2023 | 13:30 to 13:50

Tuesday

EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY VISIONS OF EARLY YEARS EDUCATION (Panel member) - 31 October, 2023 | 11:30 to 12:15

IS INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS ENOUGH? BEYOND INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS TO GLOBAL COMPETENCE - 31 October, 2023 | 13:05 to 14:05

TWO APPROACHES TO LEADING ACTION RESEARCH IN SCHOOLS - 31 October, 2023 | 14:05 to 14:25