<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vanessa Keenan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanessa Keenan]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:51:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Who said it first? Who said it best?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am continuously surprised by how quickly people are turning to technology to do their thinking for them. It is as though we are unwilling to do the hard cognitive work anymore and this worries me.  Students will not be able to think well in the future if we don't give them opportunities to carry the cognitive load. We need to let them sit with questions for longer periods of time and join up their thinking with others. Recently I was in a conversation about citing authors and plagiarism....]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/who-said-it-first-who-said-it-best</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a16ba57c116441bede3fb5f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:08:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c030e6c64c2f4ce8b47696ab2032fefb.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most dangerous kind of silence in schools isn't from students… it's from the leaders.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've spent the best part of three decades working in IB schools, holding a variety of roles, coaching, leading, redesigning curriculum...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/the-most-dangerous-kind-of-silence-in-schools-isn-t-from-students-it-s-from-the-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683474e5d575207f491ad33a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 14:21:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7f87a56c0c6e4fa5941d14d9ac37afa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Questions!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always had a fascination with questions. What makes a good question? How to know what question to ask? What can questions unlock?...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/beautiful-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67777c9dbd89553a61acf11d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:09:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8cbf24edcb1143f48bf9dd23c7cf72ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence in IB Education Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silence is a highly complex and multi layered concept understood differently within academic disciplines. It seems to me to be a perfect...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/silence-in-ib-education-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c1e2b640b0d8f2ff6c5e4a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_773765327a63744c713341~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence in IB schools Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenging Silences That IB Leaders Face Silence can be a powerful tool for intentional leadership. But we also must understand IB...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/silence-in-ib-schools-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67767aaac6c4b8d931d16734</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_1da1ce0d78374dc9bc53e54ab623bc15~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence in IB schools Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[My doctoral research is around the role of silence in how leaders experience an IB education system. In IB schools, where education is a...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/silence-in-ib-schools-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67767633cff00705fb9c49f4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:52:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/351670ee227f4badb8e93dc5ac5c454b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflecting on the PYP Coordinator Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our school recently moved to a multi campus facility offering the PYP. Although only a 5 minute drive at times it would seem eons apart....]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/reflecting-on-the-pyp-coordinator-role</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60aa93758203fa00164e8616</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 17:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_adae4797bf5b4cb591b7feae541d8bc4~mv2_d_1920_1920_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education 50 years from now]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was ask ed to join a small team by the principal to come up with some ideas for a 50 year plan for the UAE ministry of education. They...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/education-50-years-from-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee99f9ffe564c0017b4ca13</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:51:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/489a2c8c728e4d4786747253c728fd65.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am about to embark on a doctoral degree with the University of Bath and it is time to keep a promise to myself. I talk about reflective...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/keeping-promises</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ecbf7aefdf1a00017094501</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:49:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00d03e_c53f6abfa35b41968e27dfd229d1338e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings]]></title><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/responsive-classroom-morning-meetings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d2cf29d874cd9041c305b9c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/289687104" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning meetings in a PYP classroom
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) school has been implementing Responsive Classroom  practices for the last two years, including...]]></description><link>https://vanessakeenan.wixsite.com/website/post/cutting-costs-maximizing-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d2c6142517e250426209cd7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00d03e_8eda30bba4364cf0b243fa70fd42984b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_199,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanessa Keenan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>