Mihai Catrinar
Mihai is a passionate IB educator with 15 years of international experience in the Middle East, and South-East Asia. He enjoys taking students and teachers on a purposeful journey to self-improvement. As a Learning that Transfers Physical Education Specialist, Mihai is rethinking teaching and learning and reconceptualizing it through the construction of a culture of transfer with the purpose of becoming better learners and humans. Mihai holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and a Master of Arts in Technology, Education and Learning at the University of Leeds. Mihai is from Romania and he is the Physical Education Coordinator at Arab International Academy in Doha, Qatar.
Competencies and Interests
Relevant Experience
Physical Education Coordinator at Arab Internationa Academy, Doha, Qatar
Master of Arts in Technology, Education and Learning at the University of Leeds
Bachelor Degree in Physical Education and Sports
15 years teaching internationally (8 years in IB - EY, PYP, MYP)
Current Interests
Physical Literacy
Progressive learning
Social and Emotional Learning
The science of human agency and collective efficacy
Inspiring learners to strive towards a pathway to excellence
Support Offered
Professional Learning Workshops
Curriculum Co-Design
Curriculum Advising
Assessment Design
Blog Plosts
Expansive Framing
Hello educators! Last week I continued with my ‘shifts in practice’ journey, moving on to shifts in the role of curriculum and instruction. ...
Student-Teacher Relationships
It turns out, developing strong teacher-student relationships in a “community of learners” takes more than a week - who knew? This is going to be a...
LTT Foundations
This month I am taking a deeper dive into Shifts in Practice (Chapter 2 of Learning That Transfers). Having had a whistle stop tour of a few LTT...
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Online A/synchronous Learning
