Juliet Robertson is an educational consultant who specialises in outdoor learning and play, and in a former life she was the head teacher of three schools ranging in size from 6 to 277 pupils. Juliet is based in Scotland, UK and has worked at a national level since 2008 writing case studies, documents, and doing behind the scenes work to help shape strategy and support for schools and early years establishments. Juliet is in heavy demand world-wide for her practical training. She is also the...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate released the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework had slowly been released over the previous year and it ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, a number of leading PYP educators from around the world were interviewed about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing understanding of the...

There is now a large and growing evidence base that helping teachers develop their use of minute-to-minute and day-by-day assessment is one of, if not the most powerful ways to improve student learning. In this episode, Sarah Gilmore interviews Dylan Wiliam about why and how  assessment for learning, or formative assessment works. Dylan is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. After a first degree in mathematics and physics, and one year teaching in a...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, a number of leading PYP educators from around the world have been interviewed about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing understanding...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, a number of leading PYP educators from around the world have been interviewed about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing understanding...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, a number of leading PYP educators from around the world have been interviewed about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing understanding...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, a number of leading PYP educators from around the world have been interviewed about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing understanding...

Dr. Gini Rojas specializes in English as an Additional Language development and in providing access for English-knowing bilinguals through differentiated instruction and progressive scaffolding for developing academic English.  She conducts professional training on effective programs and strategies for English learners from pre-school through grade 12 for ESL (EAL) and classroom teachers and has worked with over 300 international schools on language education policies, programs, and...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, Angeline Aow has interviewed a number of leading PYP educators from around the world about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, Angeline Aow has interviewed a number of leading PYP educators from around the world about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, Angeline Aow has interviewed a number of leading PYP educators from around the world about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing...

In Oct 2018 the International Baccalaureate will release the long-awaited Primary Years Programme (PYP) Principles into Practice. Elements of this new curriculum framework have slowly been released over the last year and it has ignited a buzz of critical conversations across the PYP community. In anticipation of the release of these Enhancements, Angeline Aow has interviewed a number of leading PYP educators from around the world about their thoughts, hopes, expectations and developing...

How can we teach our students how to take meaningful action that makes a difference in the world and enhances their learning? In this episode Cathryn Berger Kaye from CBK Associates is interviewed by Angeline Aow about her approach to service learning. Cathryn is an author and international educator who travels over 200 days annually throughout the United States and globally providing professional learning programs, conference keynotes, in-depth institutes, custom designed curricula, and...

Neila Steele is an educator who really lives her beliefs. As an English language and elementary teacher as well as a yoga instructor Neila, who is originally from Canada, has lived a very international life that has taken her all around the world from Japan, to Cambodia, Azerbaijan, China and now the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. In this episode, Neila talks to Sarah Gilmore about how and why the art of mindfulness is something she has aimed to integrate...

Katierose Deos and Sarah Gilmore are experienced international PYP educators who have a passion for high-quality transdisciplinary teaching and learning. They believe that technology can be a useful tool to enhance how we teach and how we facilitate learning for our students, but that doing so effectively requires a holistic, meaningful and thoughtful approach. Through their company, Intechgrate, and the book they are currently writing for Heinemann publishers, they aim to support teachers,...

For specialists working within the PYP, there can be many questions around how to make integration meaningful, taking a transdisciplinary approach to subject specialism, and the logistics of collaborative planning. In this episode Andy Vasily, an internationally experienced pedagogical leader and sports teacher, discusses with Sarah Gilmore just how he does this, including his approach to inquiry, provocations and much more. Andy has a passion for transdisciplinary subject specialist...

Jennifer Abrams, is a “voice coach,” who is based in Palo Alto, California. She works as an international educational  and communications consultant for public and independent schools, hospitals, universities and non-profits. In this episode with Angeline Aow, she talks about coaching, voice, relationships and what is means to have hard conversations in a humane way. Jennifer’s publications include Having Hard Conversations, The Multigenerational Workplace and Hard Conversations Unpacked....

Anne van Dam is an international educator who has worked in schools in the Netherlands, China, Singapore and Switzerland in a variety of roles; as a teacher, PYP coordinator, assistant principal and school Director. As an independent consultant she has travelled the globe to work with schools, facilitate workshops and present at conferences. Anne is experienced with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), is a workshop leader and developer and most recently has...

Anne van Dam is an international educator who has worked in schools in the Netherlands, China, Singapore and Switzerland in a variety of roles; as a teacher, PYP coordinator, assistant principal and school Director. As an independent consultant she has travelled the globe to work with schools, facilitate workshops and present at conferences. Anne is experienced with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), is a workshop leader and developer and most recently has...

In this episode, Angeline Aow and Sarah Gilmore are interviewing Ron Ritchhart from Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education about his work on visible thinking and cultures of thinking. Ron's most recent book, Creating Cultures of Thinking, is a fantastic resource for leaders, educators and anyone interesting in how we can create a culture of thinking in any learning environment. You can find out more about Ron's work at Project Zero by visiting the Cultures of Thinking...

In this episode, Sarah Gilmore is interviewing Guy Claxton about his new book The Learning Power Approach, which communicates his vision for how schools and educators can help students to learn to be more successful learners by building dispositions and characteristics such as resilience, open-mindedness, flexibility and the ability to be critical and discerning about information and ideas. During the episode Guy and Sarah mention two books, Futurewise: Educating our Children for a...

Jeff Utecht is an educational technology consultant, educator and author. He has founded many businesses including Eduro Learning, contributed to numerous books and writes his own enormously successful blog, “The Thinking Stick”. He has is the author of Reach and has co-authored Your Connected Classroom. In this episode, Jeff Utecht and Sarah Gilmore discuss the role of technology in education and how to make learning successful in your connected classroom. Click here to watch Jeff''s full...

What role do concepts play in your classroom and curriculum? How can a concept-based approach to curriculum and instruction help students to make connections and construct deep and meaningful understandings? Rachel French is the co-author of the soon-to-be released Concept-Based Inquiry in Action,  and Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction for the Thinking Classroom and Angeline Aow is an educational leader and consultant. In this episode Rachel French and Angeline Aow talk in...

Kelvin Sparks is an educational consultant and experienced teacher living in Australia. He specialises in inquiry, creativity and conceptual understanding in maths and in this episode, he and Angeline Aow discuss the role of inquiry in mathematics learning and understanding. Follow Angeline and Professional Learning International on Twitter to stay up to date with news and events.