Confessions of a PYP Teacher
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C131 (Book Club): How Culture Effects the Brain (pg 36-51)
Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a PYP Teacher and our exploration of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brian by Zaretta Hammond. Im not going to lie, this next part of the book makes me feel like a numpty. Zaretta Hammond begins t
C130 (Book Club): Understanding the Power of Cultural Roots (pg 21-35)
Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a PYP Teacher. We are continuing our exploration of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. This week, we will examine the influence of culture and shine light on our need for aw
C129 (Book Club): From Pedagogy of Poverty to Ready for Rigor (pgs 14- 20)
Welcome back to our book study of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (CRT) by Zaretta Hammond. As I reviewed my notes for the last episode, I discovered that I missed two key significant ideas that I want to explore before moving forward. Hamm
C128 (Book Club): Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (pg 1-13)
Welcome my friends to a new book study. I have wrestled with what to talk about next within my podcast series and I kept circling back to Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguist
C127 (Application): Making our Classrooms reflect the PYP journey
Hello, dear educators, and welcome to the final episode of our application series. I'm Lu Gerlach, your host and fellow advocate for empowering young minds through thinkchat. Today, we're embarking on a thrilling journey, exploring how to craft
C126 (Application): Lessons from The Expert Effect
Hidee Ho Neighbor, my name is Lu Gerlach and Im from thinkchat. Welcome to confession #126! In this episode, we'll be exploring some of the big ideas presented in the inspiring book, 'The Expert Effect' by Zach Rondot and Grayson McKinne
C125 (Application): Local and Global Inquiry in our Context
Welcome back my Lu Crew. Im Lu Gerlach from thinkchat, just in case you forgot my name. This is confession #125! We are going to sit for a moment and reflect on how to make local and global inquiry happen within our context. This seems like quite an
C124 (Application): Using Personal Inquiry in our Practice
Good day to my fabulous thinkchat family. Its me again, Lu Gerlach, your host, and welcome to confession #124, where we will explore how to use personal inquiry in our practice. Every time that we loop back with an application series, it has helped me
C123 (Application): Our Learning Journey with ChatGPT
Good afternoon to my favorite people, Ill just call you my Lu Crew. If you havent guessed, Im your host, Lu Gerlach from thinkchat, and I am having fun with todays episode. As we end 2023, I want us to think about where technology has greatly explode
C122: How do learners visually represent their unit of inquiry journey?
Hey there, wonderful people! It's your host, Lu Gerlach from thinkchat, and I am beyond excited for today's episode. We're going deep into the heart of the PYP philosophy exploring how learners visually represent their unit of inquiry journ