Professional Learning Conversations

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 author of two award-winning and best-selling books: Dirty Teaching: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors and Messy Maths: An Outdoor, Playful Approach for Early Years. In this podcast, she talks with Sarah Gilmore about embedding maths concepts and skills into daily learning experiences and conversations through outdoor experiences in the Early Years. Through her work, Juliet has found that when children have opportunities to play with loose parts, their creativity, imagination and ability to problem-solve becomes evident, particularly outside. Juliet introduces and discusses the "5 R's" and explains how anyone, no matter what their outdoor space looks like, can make the most of the benefits of outdoor learning for younger children. You can learn more about Juliet and her work by visiting her website: www.creativestarlearning.co.uk, following her on Twitter, and through her  blog, “I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!”. You can also follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with news and exciting opportunities to work with fantastic educators like Juliet.

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 author of two award-winning and best-selling books: Dirty Teaching: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors and Messy Maths: An Outdoor, Playful Approach for Early Years. In this podcast, she talks with Sarah Gilmore about embedding maths concepts and skills into daily learning experiences and conversations through outdoor experiences in the Early Years. Through her work, Juliet has found that when children have opportunities to play with loose parts, their creativity, imagination and ability to problem-solve becomes evident, particularly outside. Juliet introduces and discusses the "5 R's" and explains how anyone, no matter what their outdoor space looks like, can make the most of the benefits of outdoor learning for younger children. You can learn more about Juliet and her work by visiting her website: www.creativestarlearning.co.uk, following her on Twitter, and through her  blog, “I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!”. You can also follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with news and exciting opportunities to work with fantastic educators like Juliet.

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 upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interview Andrea Mills, Victoria Newmann and Rebecca Tait Smith from the Inter-Community School in Zurich, Switzerland about the Learning Environment in the Early Years. Andrea Mills is currently the Early Years Atelierista at The Inter-Community,  Zurich. She is from the US, and has a range of international school experience. In her role as Atelierista, she collaborates with the early years team to support explorations of the arts as part of inquiries. Passionate about play based learning, she is also a trained Forest School Leader and is inspired by the educational projects of Reggio Emilia. Victoria Newman is currently the Early Years Coordinator at The Inter-Community School, Zurich. Originally from the UK she has worked within Early Childhood settings at International schools in Singapore, and more recently in Switzerland. In her role she is part of the Primary Leadership team, as well as a grade level leader. She is currently working in the classroom with 3-4 year olds. Rebecca Smith is currently a Kindergarten teacher at The Inter-Community School, Zurich. Originally from Australia she has experience in her home country as well as International schools in Asia and Europe. She is passionate about play based learning, creativity and inspiring spaces. Rebecca is a trained Forest School Leader and an Apple Distinguished Educator. Throughout this podcast you will hear the team mention their fantastic blog, which you can access at icsearlyyears.edublogs.org. Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles. 

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 upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interview Andrea Mills, Victoria Newmann and Rebecca Tait Smith from the Inter-Community School in Zurich, Switzerland about the Learning Environment in the Early Years. Andrea Mills is currently the Early Years Atelierista at The Inter-Community,  Zurich. She is from the US, and has a range of international school experience. In her role as Atelierista, she collaborates with the early years team to support explorations of the arts as part of inquiries. Passionate about play based learning, she is also a trained Forest School Leader and is inspired by the educational projects of Reggio Emilia. Victoria Newman is currently the Early Years Coordinator at The Inter-Community School, Zurich. Originally from the UK she has worked within Early Childhood settings at International schools in Singapore, and more recently in Switzerland. In her role she is part of the Primary Leadership team, as well as a grade level leader. She is currently working in the classroom with 3-4 year olds. Rebecca Smith is currently a Kindergarten teacher at The Inter-Community School, Zurich. Originally from Australia she has experience in her home country as well as International schools in Asia and Europe. She is passionate about play based learning, creativity and inspiring spaces. Rebecca is a trained Forest School Leader and an Apple Distinguished Educator. Throughout this podcast you will hear the team mention their fantastic blog, which you can access at icsearlyyears.edublogs.org. Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles. 

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 private school, he taught in inner-city schools in London for seven years. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Dean of the School of Education at King’s, and from 2001 to 2003, Assistant Principal of the College. In 2003 he moved to the USA, as Senior Research Director at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. From 2006 to 2010 he was Deputy Director of the Institute of Education, University of London. Over the last 15 years, his academic work has focused on the use of assessment to support learning (sometimes called formative assessment). He now works with groups of teachers all over the world on developing formative assessment practices. To learn more about Dylan you can visit his website or follow him on Twitter, and to find out more about the Teacher Learning Communities project discussed in this episode, you can visit the Dylan Wiliam Center website. You can also follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with news and exciting opportunities to work with fantastic educators like Dylan!

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 private school, he taught in inner-city schools in London for seven years. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Dean of the School of Education at King’s, and from 2001 to 2003, Assistant Principal of the College. In 2003 he moved to the USA, as Senior Research Director at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. From 2006 to 2010 he was Deputy Director of the Institute of Education, University of London. Over the last 15 years, his academic work has focused on the use of assessment to support learning (sometimes called formative assessment). He now works with groups of teachers all over the world on developing formative assessment practices. To learn more about Dylan you can visit his website or follow him on Twitter, and to find out more about the Teacher Learning Communities project discussed in this episode, you can visit the Dylan Wiliam Center website. You can also follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with news and exciting opportunities to work with fantastic educators like Dylan!

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 of the upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interview Suzanne Tomlinson about assessment.   Suzanne has been an IBEN member since 2005 and has gone on to lead a huge range of in-school and regional workshops for the IB, Taaleem, the Aga Khan Foundation and IBSCA in the UK as well as being involved in school evaluation for the PYP. Suzanne was recently invited to be part of the PYP review and her experience as a teacher and leader has taken her to all parts of the world including Germany, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Oman and now as a Director in Albania. Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles. 

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 of the upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interview Suzanne Tomlinson about assessment.   Suzanne has been an IBEN member since 2005 and has gone on to lead a huge range of in-school and regional workshops for the IB, Taaleem, the Aga Khan Foundation and IBSCA in the UK as well as being involved in school evaluation for the PYP. Suzanne was recently invited to be part of the PYP review and her experience as a teacher and leader has taken her to all parts of the world including Germany, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Oman and now as a Director in Albania. Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles. 

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 of the upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interviews Kimberly L. Mitchell about inquiry.   Kimberly, originally from Seattle, is the author of Experience Inquiry and an internationally-recognized speaker on inquiry-based instruction. She is the co-founder and CEO of Inquiry Partners and teaches at the University of Washington’s College of Education, where she is one of the university’s top-rated professors. Kimberly is a former teacher, International Baccalaureate (IB) principal in Greece, senior program officer at the Gates Foundation, and director for Teach for All in Argentina. She is the former Chair of the IB Americas Regional Council, where she consulted with associations and heads of IB schools from Canada to Chile. Her work is guided by the belief that It’s not how far you go, but how deep you go, that mines the gold of experience. To find out more about Kimberly and her work, visit her website or follow her on Twitter! Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles. 

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 of the upcoming enhancements. In this episode, Angeline Aow interviews Kimberly L. Mitchell about inquiry.   Kimberly, originally from Seattle, is the author of Experience Inquiry and an internationally-recognized speaker on inquiry-based instruction. She is the co-founder and CEO of Inquiry Partners and teaches at the University of Washington’s College of Education, where she is one of the university’s top-rated professors. Kimberly is a former teacher, International Baccalaureate (IB) principal in Greece, senior program officer at the Gates Foundation, and director for Teach for All in Argentina. She is the former Chair of the IB Americas Regional Council, where she consulted with associations and heads of IB schools from Canada to Chile. Her work is guided by the belief that It’s not how far you go, but how deep you go, that mines the gold of experience. To find out more about Kimberly and her work, visit her website or follow her on Twitter! Professional Learning International would like to note that these podcasts have been developed independently from the IB and were created with the intent to promote understanding, implementation and in support of educators around the globe. All content are the individuals’ perspectives and are interpretations of programme documentation that these IB Educators have access to through their IB schools and IB Educator Network roles.