Confessions of a PYP Teacher

Lu Gerlach
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Confessions of a PYP Teacher

This podcast is for any teacher who is seeking for ways to enrich the learning in their classroom without breaking the bank. We will explore the simple steps on how to turn the traditional learning experience into one founded on practices of the PYP in 10 to 20 minute episodes. The PYP is part of the International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on developing the whole child by allowing students to create their own meaning from learning. If you’re not a PYP teacher, don’t worry. We’ll be sharing ideas that can be applied to your learning setting, because good practice can be used anywhere. https://thinkchat2020.weebly.com/podcast

  1. C142: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Inspiring Inquiry

    OCT 8

    C142: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Inspiring Inquiry

    Send us a textWelcome back to our specialist and supporting teachers series! This is our fifth episode zooming into inquiry for you fabulous teachers. In this episode, we will explore how we might infuse more inquiry into our practice through think, chat, create, particularly in the PE classroom. This will be a fun exploration of how we might ask some thought provoking questions to bring about more local and global inquiry into our practice. For a written blog post and...

    27 min
  2. C141: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Agency 2.0

    JUL 11

    C141: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Agency 2.0

    Send us a textWelcome to the fourth episode of our specialist and supporting teachers series. We are continuing our journey with agency through the lens of the specialist teacher, in particular the librarian. All other specialist and supporting teachers should be able to find ways to modify the strategies over the two episodes to help their practice. It's about look at practices and our content through a different lens.This episode is dedicated to Kerry Darby, a passionate l...

    23 min
  3. C140: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Bringing about Agency

    JUN 28

    C140: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Bringing about Agency

    Send us a textWelcome to the third episode in our specialist and supporting teachers series. If you haven’t listened to the series so far, consider going back to the beginning, because we are getting into the nitty gritty about your roles in each part of the PYP. Agency is a huge push in the PYP, but I rarely hear it being discussed in the role of the specialist and supporting teacher role. It may have to do with your hectic schedule from 30-60 minutes per week to incorporate meaningful...

    36 min
  4. C139: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Honoring the Unique Role

    JUN 17

    C139: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Honoring the Unique Role

    Send us a textWelcome to the second episode of my new series to support specialist and supporting teachers. I just want to let you know that in this space you are so valued. The work you do makes the rest of the school more complete. Never forget this my friends as you try to navigate your role within the PYP framework. Before we begin, I want to honor the contributions of my friend Yuni Santosa who gave me so many ideas for this series. She is a fabulous educato...

    26 min
  5. C138: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Myths about our Roles

    JUN 9

    C138: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Myths about our Roles

    Send us a textWelcome to our new series about specialist and supporting teachers. I have been thinking a lot about this series over the past couple months, especially during a visit to Le Jardin Academy in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii. I had a candid chat with the specialist team and it made me think that other specialist and supporting teachers might appreciate the same guidance. This episode, we will review some of the common misconceptions about the role of the specialist and supportin...

    20 min
  6. C137 (Book Club): Growing Brain Power, Yes Please! (pg 122-151)

    MAY 16

    C137 (Book Club): Growing Brain Power, Yes Please! (pg 122-151)

    Send us a textThis is the final week of our exploration of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. We will explore how to build more intellective capacity with Zaretta Hammond. At my age, I feel like this capacity is waning, so I hope to pick up some tips!The chapter begins with a quote by Benjamin R. Barber, a political theorist. He states, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures, those who make it or those who don’t. ...

    18 min
  7. C136 (Book Club): Reshaping the Academic Mindset (pg 108-120)

    MAY 16

    C136 (Book Club): Reshaping the Academic Mindset (pg 108-120)

    Send us a textI can’t believe that we are almost done with Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. This book has reaffirmed that some things I am doing are reflective of cultural responsiveness and that there are many ways that I can still grow. As we talked about in the last episode, it’s all about having a balanced academic mindset. We know that tasks may be challenging, but with time and practice, we still attempt them with a belief that we can do...

    33 min
  8. C135 (Book Club): Creating an Alliance with our Learners (pg 88 -107)

    APR 23

    C135 (Book Club): Creating an Alliance with our Learners (pg 88 -107)

    Send us a textWelcome back my friends to another episode of Confessions of a PYP Teacher. This episode speaks directly to my heart and I hope it will resonate with you too. Zaretta Hammond focuses on building deep alliances with our learners in chapter 6 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. We will uncover some parts, but it’s not possible to unpack all of the ideas. Have fun reading and finding your own nuggets of wisdom. The chapter begins with a qu...

    26 min
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This podcast is for any teacher who is seeking for ways to enrich the learning in their classroom without breaking the bank. We will explore the simple steps on how to turn the traditional learning experience into one founded on practices of the PYP in 10 to 20 minute episodes. The PYP is part of the International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on developing the whole child by allowing students to create their own meaning from learning. If you’re not a PYP teacher, don’t worry. We’ll be sharing ideas that can be applied to your learning setting, because good practice can be used anywhere. https://thinkchat2020.weebly.com/podcast

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  • Creator
    Lu Gerlach
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Confessions of a PYP Teacher
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