July 2023 – Making Good Humans
1 post published by tbondclegg during July 2023| Making Good Humans
1 post published by tbondclegg during October 2024| Making Good Humans
I often get asked what it is like to be PYP Coordinator at my amazing school. The best way I can describe it, is that it is like being surrounded by a whole bunch of dragon boats. Every team or… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
I am ten weeks in to being the PYP Coordinator at my new school. And although I have previously done the role at two other schools, being an incoming coordinator can be tricky. You are coming into an organization that… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
I’ve recently joined my 4th PYP school, and each and every one so far has had some sort of “weekly PYP meeting”; a regularly scheduled opportunity for teams to come together, collaborate with one another and the PYP Coordinator. These… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
It’s the first week of orientation. It’s a cohort of 30 new faculty in the Junior School. Some are brand new to the PYP. Others have vast PYP experience. And I – as the brand new …| Making Good Humans
Inquiry, PYP and Good Teaching| Making Good Humans
2 posts published by tbondclegg during August 2024| Making Good Humans
Next year I will stepping into the role of Director of Teaching and Learning at my current school. This is the first time I have left my nice, safe, comfortable PYP-world and branched out into the …| Making Good Humans
One of my favourite features of the Enhancements to the PYP where the “Moving From… Moving To…” charts. I find them a very helpful tool to help PYP teachers reflect upon and…| Making Good Humans
From 2015 to 2023 I felt an unignorable fire inside of me to reimagine education. To challenge the status quo. To push the proverbial envelope. For two years in Kuwait, I took risk as a classroom teacher to support students’… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
One of my favourite parts of the PYP Enhancements is the provocation for teachers to “set and re-set” learning goals. We see this idea come up in the PYP Planning Process chart. And aga…| Making Good Humans
A few weeks ago I shared my plan to structure this year’s arc of professional learning as a Program of Inquiry; complete with 5 Cycles of Professional Inquiry planned as PYP Units of Inquiry.…| Making Good Humans
I am so fortunate to spend my days surrounded by excellent educators! I am constantly in a state of being provoked and challenged and supported. As a result I find myself inspired to take risks and…| Making Good Humans
Last week I was in a virtual PD session with educators from around the world and in one of the breakout rooms the conversation turned to student voice. Many of the educators were sharing some of th…| Making Good Humans
On Friday, our amazing Primary School faculty supported learners from Grade 1 through Grade 5 to plan their own full, rich and balanced day of learning as part of something we have come to call …| Making Good Humans
