Author: Ian Tymms

The Littoral Zones of Learning

By Ian TymmsTeaching and LearningALL Posts, Best Practices, Co-create, Education for Future, Experiential Learning, Pedagogy, Self Awareness, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-013, Student Agency, Teaching and Me

Learning is a remarkably subtle, intricate and an intriguing process. For someone who is exc… MORE

Books that matter – Creating the Schools Our Children Need

By Ian TymmsBooks that matterALL Posts, Assessments, Best Practices, Pedagogy, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-011, Teachers, Teaching and Me

“The overarching theme that came out of the first two thirds of the book was a reminder t… MORE

The Questions You Don’t Ask

By Ian TymmsTeachersALL Posts, Character, Education Challenges, Education for Future, Holistic Education, Self Awareness, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-008, Teaching and Me

“What are you as a teacher doing to build my daughter’s confidence and resilien… MORE

Understanding understanding

By Ian TymmsBest PracticesALL Posts, Classroom Voices, Experiential Learning, Learning Languages, Pedagogy, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-005, Teaching and Me

The art of teaching is often about finding the sweet spot between knowledge and understandin

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About Author

Ian Tymms

Ian Tymms, BA (Hons), Dip Ed, M.Ed teaches Middle School English and High School Theory of Knowledge at The United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. He has been involved in the UWCSEA Curriculum Articulation Project and in the adoption of the “Workshop” approach to teaching literacy in the Middle School at East.

Ian grew up in Australia and studied English literature and Psychology at Melbourne University, with postgraduate studies at The University of Tasmania and Deakin University. Ian’s Masters research focussed on school cultures.

At the end of Grade 12, Ian was offered a scholarship to complete a 32 day Outward Bound course and he went on to work for Outward Bound Australia as an instructor. From this experience, Ian has retained a lifelong interest in Outdoor Education and Hahnian ideals. Ian has a passion for the outdoors and spends many of his holidays hiking in Austria or sailing in Australia with his wife, Sharon, and their two children.