In this episode, we are going to explore two questions posed by my Twitter friend, Donna Mathew. To what extent can we differentiate an inquiry classroom? What are the different ways of doing it?We will answer these questions through the wisdom of Lynn

Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a PYP teacher. I have taken a bit of a hiatus from this podcast due to personal health issues and work schedule. This is my ultimate passion project. When Im not sharing with you, it means Im off-bala

In this episode, I was provoked by ideas and questions by Yuni Santosa and Shailja Datt. Yuni asked, Hmmm... is this the criteria based on the visible aspects (see and hear)? This made me think about how we are balancing what we put onto the walls int

Greetings friends! Welcome to another week of our PYP Classroom Success Criteria podcast series! We are going to have a lot of fun exploring interactive walls that are transdisciplinary. More talk about the walls? Yep. They are the most underutilized

This episode came from a question that was posed by Nirali Parikh, a transitional kindergarten teacher, originally from India that works at the Creation Village World School in Celebration, Florida. Ive had the pleasure to work with Nirali on several oc

Welcome to our new series on a PYP classroom success criteria. I am so excited for this series, because I feel like its been so timely with things I have learned recently from the Pop-Up Studio Edu-Retreat in Brussels with Misty Paterson. In this works

In the past six months, I have visited a lot of schools through official IB workshops, independent workshops, and curriculum development. One repeating theme that came from these encounters is this simple question: What does a PYP classroom look and feel

In this episode, we conclude our journey with The Expert Effect by exploring selective perfectionism, major takeaways from the book club experience, an excerpt from the companion book The Expert Expedition, and some reflections about our podcast experienc

In this episode, we unpack the big ideas from this section of the book with authors Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot of the Expert Effect. During this dynamic conversation, we explored our own personal learning experiences, setting the conditions for le

Welcome to the third episode in our series about the Expert Effect. I apologize for such a delay, but sometimes our personal life takes time away from our passion projects. I hope to get back on track with this fabulous book in hopes to help you get con