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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
Confessions of a PYP Teacher
C41 (Intro): Connecting with Specialist Teachers
Welcome to the fourth transdisciplinary challenge overview!
We can’t chat about transdisciplinary learning without connecting to the specialist (PE, Art, ICT) and support (EAL, Special education, etc.) teachers. Transdisciplinary learning is all about learning across disciplines, so why are our specialist and support teachers often left out in the process? Aren’t they also another discipline?
In my experience, specialist and support teachers are often on a lonely island on their own, since most homeroom teachers plan while their students are with their teammates. When planning with the specialist and support teachers does occur, it’s often framed on how they can support the homeroom teacher, when it really should be a 50-50 relationship. So how do we move forward to a better way?
Let’s take a few minutes to look at ways to strengthen transdisciplinary connections with specialist and support teachers.
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