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Recess Duty

By Levi Allison

Recess Duty is a podcast for all educators to share success and challenges in and outside of the classroom. Coming together to collaborate but most importantly to have a little fun with friends far and wide. We will chat with friends from around the globe to discuss their experiences in education both big and small. Let's add a little fun back into our Recess Duty!

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Levi Allison




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Recess Duty Episode 025 - Yuni Santosa

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Recess Duty Episode 036 - Louise Heard

Recess Duty Episode 036 - Louise Heard

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Louise Heard! We discuss early years teaching and questioning and how even our youngest learners are inquirers! We talk about her latest adventures in the classroom and how she keeps her classroom student-focused with bringing in their wondering and passions. 

Louise is a passionate advocate for child-led, play-based and inquiry-driven education, that inspires and motivates children to develop and sustain their own love of learning. She is an early years specialist having taught children from 2-8 years old in London, Bangkok and now in Luxembourg.  She believes that our youngest learners' fingerprints should be on all aspects of their education - planning, assessment, and their environments. As a forest school educator, Louise is passionate about continuing learning in the outdoor environment and using this to foster and support students to be active global citizens.  She is committed to impacting all members of her school community, students colleagues, and parents. This has led to developing documentation not only to support student learning but to engage parents in an understanding of play and inquiry.   As a strong believer in collaboration, Louise is looking to connect with and learn from other PYP educators as she begins her PYP experience.

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Oct 26, 202228:10
Recess Duty Episode 035 - Aga Chojnacka-Al Atat

Recess Duty Episode 035 - Aga Chojnacka-Al Atat

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Aga Chojnacka-Al Atat! We discuss student agency and how she builds a stage for students to share their voice with the wider learning community. We also talk about loving our true selfs and how we can all embrace our own truth as we are enough. 

Aga Chojnacka-Al Atat is a leader of learning, maker, play advocate, and SDGs goalkeeper. She holds a B.A in Teaching English to Young Learners and a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics - Teaching and Translation. In her life and work, Aga is driven by values of courage and kindness. Throughout her professional life, she has worked across Europe and Asia as a PYP Teacher (20 years), curriculum director and coordinator (14 years), professional learning coach, maker space facilitator, IB workshop leader, and consultant (9 years). Aga's professional expertise and inquiry focus on building culturally responsive communities, life-long learning, agency by design, play as a way of knowing and the environment as the 3rd teacher. She is a mom to two amazing TCKs (Nina 14, Zoja 10).  Aga and her family are currently based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia where they are a part of the IGB International School community of learners.

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Oct 13, 202225:25
Recess Duty Episode 034 - Marcelo Staricoff
Oct 05, 202241:53
Recess Duty Episode 033 - Jessica Vance

Recess Duty Episode 033 - Jessica Vance

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Jessica Vance! We discuss her new book "Leading with a Lens of Inquiry" our journey of becoming inquiry-driven educators in the classroom and how we guide students through their own inquiries in all subjects.

With a professional teaching and leadership background in both private and public international schools (IB PYP Educator & PYP Coordinator), Jessica brings a unique perspective to her role as Enrichment & Environment Coordinator. Her passion for student-centered learning, collaboration, and coaching stem from the students themselves, finding inspiration in their natural curiosity as they authentically engage in learning experiences inside and outside of the classroom. Jessica strongly believes in the power of leading with a lens of inquiry, facilitating innovative professional learning opportunities and coaching sessions that provide the space for educators to collaborate and reflect while supporting their professional growth as inquiry practitioners.

Her journey and experience as an inquiry educator in IB schools and Place-Based Education fuels her passion and global work in coaching both teachers and leaders in their roles, as well as supporting schools in implementing inquiry-based learning. Jessica understands the power of curiosity to guide the next steps, creating the space we all need as learners as we actively engage in reflective practice. In her newest publication, Leading with a Lens of Inquiry, she outlines the ways in which we, as leaders, need to support and facilitate our teachers in the same ways in which we want our teachers to engage with their students.

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Sep 30, 202231:50
Recess Duty Episode 032 - Doreen Garrigan

Recess Duty Episode 032 - Doreen Garrigan

This week during Recess Duty, we talk with PYP Educator and Leader, Doreen Garrigan! We talk about leading change and how we can all be the change we want to see as well as her work during COVID-19 in Brazil and the ups and downs that led to her school submitting their PYP application.

Doreen Garrigan is the Lower School Principal at Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro and has been at EARJ since July 2020. Before coming to Rio, Doreen served as Primary Principal at the Western International School of Shanghai (China). Prior to Shanghai, she spent 5 years as the IB Primary Years Programme Coordinator at the American International School of Bucharest (Romania). Doreen spent the majority of her classroom teaching experience back in the U.S. as a gifted education specialist, writing curricula for identified gifted students in the state of Virginia. Originally from the state of California, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies at California State University, Fresno, and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from George Washington University, in Washington D.C.  Doreen has been partnering with teachers, students, and parents for 30+ years and consider it a dream professional to ‘pay it forward’. Doreen is an American citizen and has two grown daughters who she enjoys watching navigate adulthood.  In her spare time, you can find Doreen exploring local highlights and enjoying bright sunny days at the beach. She is an avid dancer and loves a variety of music.

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Sep 21, 202228:41
Recess Duty Episode 031 - Kath Murdoch

Recess Duty Episode 031 - Kath Murdoch

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Kath Murdoch! We discuss her new book "Getting Personal with Inquiry Learning" and how we all can grow in our understanding of inquiry and how students can grow their own inquiry learning through personal connections. 

Kath Murdoch is an experienced teacher, writer, university lecturer and popular consultant who has worked for many years with teachers and students in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Canada,The United States, The UK and Europe. Author of 15 books and numerous articles for teachers – including the best selling  ‘The Power of Inquiry’ (2015), Kath is widely respected for her work in the field of inquiry-based learning in which she has taught, researched and published for well over 30 years.

Kath began her professional life as a classroom teacher in Melbourne, Australia.  Her fascination in how students’ constructed their understandings and her interest in the way questions and big ideas could drive curriculum soon lead to a passion for integrative and inquiry based methodologies. This passion has become a career long focus for teaching, research and writing.  The methodologies in which Kath specialises are now central to curriculum frameworks in many parts of the world – including the popular International Baccalaureate, PYP program.

Critical to Kath’s success is her continued commitment to classroom teaching. Whether it is to demonstrate techniques, coach teachers or build her own repertoire of practices, Kath is committed to regular and ongoing work with students. Her classroom work and research feeds a dynamic and ever-evolving expertise in the area of integrative, inquiry-based learning.

Kath’s professional development offerings are diverse. They range from intensive, ongoing partnerships with schools through to one-day workshops for beginning or experienced inquiry teachers. She is a popular keynote speaker and conference presenter. Whether in her home town of Melbourne or on the other side of the world, working with a team or speaking to a packed auditorium Kath’s style is refreshingly practical, inclusive and always connected to the real world of teaching.

Kath lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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Sep 14, 202244:09
Recess Duty Episode 030 - Kasey Bell

Recess Duty Episode 030 - Kasey Bell

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Kasey Bell. We discuss Google Education in the classroom and how COVID-19 has impacted the world of education and how many of us turned to technology to shake up learning to help support our students from a distance.

Kasey Bell is a former middle school teacher turned award-winning digital learning coach, international speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster with a Texas-sized passion for technology and learning.

She is part sparkling smile, part witty personality and a whole heap of passion as big as a Texas–go big or go home, y’all! She is a disruptor of the boring. An engaging, innovative, from the heart sharer who inspires educators while transforming their teaching with original, timely, and use-tomorrow ideas for student choice, differentiation, and technology integration.

Whether it is learning from home through online courses, professional development, conference workshops, or as a keynote speaker Kasey is a relentless innovator of ideas and a devoted transformer of classrooms and teaching.

Through teacher empowering publications and award-winning educational resources at ShakeUpLearning.com, learner-driven workshops, and presentations, and hosting two weekly podcasts, Kasey proves why we should never settle for the boring when it comes to bringing out the very best in our students, and we should always strive to Shake Up Learning!

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May 25, 202229:45
Recess Duty Episode 029 - Misty Paterson
May 18, 202245:29
Recess Duty Episode 028 - Rachel Poff

Recess Duty Episode 028 - Rachel Poff

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Rachel Poff. We discuss her journey of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how we could help our school and classrooms be more diverse, equitable, and safe for all students. We also discuss the resources that she has come across to help support our own learning of what it means to be anti-racist and what we can all do today for our students of tomorrow and how we fit into a world that may not be as easy for some as it is for others. 

Rachel is an enthusiastic and energetic educator with 20 years of international experience. She has been both a single subject and homeroom teacher, PYP coordinator, and principal. She is also an IBEN and loves connecting with teachers around the world.

Rachel is currently focusing on becoming an indigenous ally and anti-racist educator. She has been reading, listening, and experiencing FNIM culture and history with a lens on truth and reconciliation. This journey has led her back to Canada.

Since this episode was recorded, Rachel has completed a course on Truth and Reconciliation at the First Nations University of Canada and is currently enrolled online at Cornell University in a certificate for  Diversity and Inclusion education. She believes in lifelong learning and encourages everyone to follow their passions.

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May 11, 202225:50
Recess Duty Episode 027 - Michael Palagi
May 04, 202231:21
Recess Duty Episode 026 - Niko Lewman

Recess Duty Episode 026 - Niko Lewman

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Niko Lewman. We discuss how Minecraft allows students to be creative while also teaching essential skills such as planning, designing, and coding. We also share about our we are designers or learning and how now reach our students wherever they might be. 

Niko Lewman, like a true third culture kid, hails from Tucson Arizona, and Helsinki Finland. He is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme workshop leader and a visiting team member. He has taught in Europe, the Americas, and South-East Asia, whilst working at KIS international school in Bangkok he was also the PYP Coordinator’s network chair for the Thailand IB network. He has been at the International School Mainfranken for the past 4 years and is currently the IB PYP Curriculum Coordinator and a Grade 4 teacher. He has been an IB educator for over 15 years. Niko holds a Masters of Education; Pre-Primary and Primary Education.

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Apr 27, 202243:27
Recess Duty Episode 025 - Yuni Santosa

Recess Duty Episode 025 - Yuni Santosa

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Yuni Santosa. We discuss her journey from teaching to administration back to teaching and all the wonderful things she's learned in each role. We discuss agentic learners and how to best empower our learners each and every day so that they may plan their own learning and strategies. 

Yuni is a learner and PYP educator. She has been teaching since 2002 and is passionate about teaching and learning in an inquiry-based environment. As a part of the learning community, she takes time to think and reflect on her thoughts and practice sharing them with others. This is a way to extend and challenge her own thinking and practice in order to grow as an educator. Through this blog, she shares about her teaching and learning journey and relates any relevant links, people, websites, or apps to the content of her articles. Every product/idea that has been shared in this blog is based entirely on my own opinion and for the sake of sharing my learning with others.

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

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Apr 21, 202229:40
Recess Duty Episode 024 - Mihai Catrinar

Recess Duty Episode 024 - Mihai Catrinar

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Mihai Catrinar. We discuss his work with Learning that Transfers and how they work with students and educators to find connections outside of the classroom as well as inside that classroom across subjects. We discuss his passion for physical health and how we all can be a little better than we were yesterday. He shares how he defines learning with his students and why we are learning physical education and the importance and history. 

Mihai educates in an IB school as a PHE Coordinator, where he enjoys taking students and teachers on a purposeful journey to self-improvement.

He is the LTT Physical Education specialist where we empower students and teachers to use learning that transfers to construct meaning and agency in pursuit of equity, sustainability, and well-being. You can also find him on the Learning that Transfers platform where he leads a PEH course along with Julie Stern.

At Learning that Transfers they are passionate about quality physical education and think it is a major pillar of understanding the world around us so that our students are able to contribute to innovative development for a safe and healthy world full of possibilities for everyone.

Core values are Passion - Adaptability - Trust

As a leader he believes that we must collaborate to stay on top, we must embrace risk and take ownership of change.

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

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Apr 13, 202230:03
Recess Duty Episode 023 - Lu Gerlach

Recess Duty Episode 023 - Lu Gerlach

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Lu Gerlach. We discuss designing reading spaces to help promote inquiry and student passions and she took this from a theory to practice in how she redesigned several libraries and continues to help libraries around the US help support their units of inquiry. 

For nearly 20 years, Lu Gerlach has been crafting learning, challenging misconceptions, making relevant connections to everyday life, and connecting to significant global issues.  This curiosity led her to become part of the PYP program as a teacher, coordinator, workshop leader, site team member, and online workshop facilitator within the United States, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates. Currently, Lu is a consultant for ThinkChat, an educational consultancy that supports teachers to create a curriculum that is more learner-driven. Her podcast, Confessions of a PYP Teacher, focuses on all things related to inquiry, agency, action, and more. Take a listen for bite-size actionable steps to deepen your practice.


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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

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Apr 06, 202230:45
Recess Duty Episode 022 - Sean Walker

Recess Duty Episode 022 - Sean Walker

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Sean Walker. We discuss the importance of play for our students and how we can facilitate purposeful play in our students. We share the myths about what is play and the balance needed between uninterrupted play and structured play. He shares with us his strategies in how he teaches concepts such as "Curiosity" through play and how his students interacted and grew from this connection. 

Sean is currently a Kindergarten teacher at the International School of Paris, France, having previously worked in London and Atlanta, Georgia. Sean has held positions of responsibility such as curriculum coordinator and deputy principal alongside being a classroom teacher for the past 25 years. Sean is a workshop leader for the PYP (Primary Years Programme) and is a certified Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Leader (trained by Dr. Lynn Erickson and Dr. Lois Lanning). Sean is passionate about inspiring students to think deeply about ideas and be curious about the world around them. It is Sean's first year in Kindergarten and he is enjoying seeing the connections between play, inquiry, and conceptual learning.

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

You can find the Coach’s Journal on Amazon through the link, or go to TNG.coach for more information.

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Mar 30, 202226:24
Recess Duty Powered by Toddle - Episode 21.5 with Cindy Blackburn

Recess Duty Powered by Toddle - Episode 21.5 with Cindy Blackburn

This week during Recess Duty we have a special episode powered by Toddle! We flip the script with Cindy Blackburn interviewing me about my inquiry project into assessment over the last few years. We discuss how I work towards creating assessment capable students while also empowering all students at all levels to continue to grow through goal setting, reflections, and using strategies learned to help them move through the learning cycle we use here at Chadwick International. 

I am excited to share with you my learning and my story of creating assessment-capable students. For more information, please click here to head towards Toddle's Learn section where you can read "3 Ingredients for Growing Assessment Capability" and review different photographs and content further describing my assessment journey. 

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Mar 25, 202241:42
Recess Duty Episode 021- Lea Pedlow

Recess Duty Episode 021- Lea Pedlow

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Lea Pedlow. We talk about being a Global Citizen through DEIJ and what that means for education moving forward. We discuss having difficult conversations that we should be having within ourselves and how we bring about change. 

Lea is a fun, empathetic, focused, positive, open-minded, and driven educator and passionate leader! Mom to both a pre-teen and rescue kitten! She currently is the PYP Coordinator at Vienna International and is continuing to learn how to better support her learner's progress in inquiry teaching in the PYP. 

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

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Mar 23, 202238:28
Recess Duty Episode 020 - Tania Mansfield

Recess Duty Episode 020 - Tania Mansfield

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Tania Mansfield. We discuss the what, how, and most importantly the why of "Building Capacity" in not only our students but also in each other. We discuss the importance of relationships and how we might build relationships to help build each other's knowledge and how we use our strengths to support our program. 

Tania was raised as an Intercultural Child, calling Hong Kong home for 43 years. Over the past 20 years,  Tania has taught in state schools in NZ, & international schools in Hong Kong, China, the Middle East, Vietnam & Thailand. She is currently the PYP Curriculum Coordinator at KIS International School in Bangkok, Thailand.  Tania has had the privilege of teaching, mentoring, & coaching learners from the ages of 3 through to adult learners, and has been involved in educator training, coaching & mentoring throughout the Asia Pacific region and worked with the IBO for 15 years.  

Tania is a lifelong learner - always looking for ways to develop her craft - be it in leadership, coaching or teaching. Her commitment to education is reflected in her drive to learn and continually strive to be the best educator she can be in order to support all members of her learning community.  As an advocate of lifelong learning,  Tania’s professional passion is in building capacity in others. She has worked over the past three years to establish structures & systems through a model of situational leadership to support individuals and teaching teams so that they too can develop their craft, be the best educator they can be and support the next wave of leaders in education.    

Her professional blog: Learning to wear the big shoes.

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

You can find the Coach’s Journal on Amazon through the link, or go to TNG.coach for more information.

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Mar 16, 202225:19
Recess Duty Episode 019 - Tom Rehm

Recess Duty Episode 019 - Tom Rehm

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Tom Rehm. We discuss how and what coaching looks like within the classroom. We share our thoughts on getting students to self-adjust in their own learning and how we might not only get their best but also get them to strive for more each and every time. 

Tom is a Fourth Grade New Teacher Intern at Chadwick International. He began his teaching career in an English Academy in Incheon, South Korea. After one year of teaching in South Korea, he and his now fiance moved to Vietnam. Tom spent the next five years teaching ESOL to anyone that would listen. He found his niche using Total Physical Response to teach vocabulary and grammar structures to young learners.  After six years of teaching ESOL, Tom earned his teaching credential and began job searching at international schools. 

He now helps out in Mr. White and Ms. Pia's classrooms by day and hangs out with his dog Mr. Jose, by night. He's becoming more and more comfortable with the PYP and inquiry-based learning every day.

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Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth.

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Mar 09, 202228:56
Recess Duty Episode 018 - Tania Lattanzio

Recess Duty Episode 018 - Tania Lattanzio

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Tania Lattanzio, an educational consultant, author, and co-found of Innovative Global Education. She is here to share her journey in education. We discuss what does challenging means to us and how we can challenge our students that allow them to explore these challenges to grow and problem solve.

Tania Lattanzio is an author and renowned international educator. Previously a teacher, coordinator, and manager with the International Baccalaureate, she is now Director of Innovative Global Education. Innovative Global Education has been established for over 10 years and in this time, Tania has worked as an educational consultant globally, in both local and international educational settings.  

This role involves developing and conducting professional learning for teachers and leadership, modeling pedagogy in classrooms, and working intensively with teaching teams, through mentoring and coaching, to improve planning, teaching, and assessment.  An advocate of inquiry, she works with educators to provide students with an education that is purposeful, meaningful, and relevant to their lives, where students have opportunities to be motivated and have agency and control of their learning.  

A passionate educator Tania works closely with educational institutions through supporting school reform, making significant shifts in pedagogy, and developing conceptual curriculum frameworks in both local and international settings. Tania has worked with schools and teachers from early childhood through to high school. Tania believes in the importance of building relationships. No two schools are the same so tailoring professional learning to meet the specific needs of educators and schools is key to the success of her work. 

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Mar 02, 202222:38
Recess Duty Episode 017 - Jay Leroy

Recess Duty Episode 017 - Jay Leroy

Thank you to our premium sponsor, TNG Coaching! TNG Coaching's vision is to teach values through activity and experience. To guide creativity, instill confidence, champion self-worth, and celebrate identity. This journey begins by reflecting on our own performance. By collecting our thoughts and feelings on paper, both positive and negative, we begin to discern ways to respond to challenges. 

Opening a personal dialogue and sharing concerns has been proven to create deeper bonds with peers. Journaling how these relationships evolve can help assign roles and build the support structure every team needs to function effectively. When complete, your journal will stand as a lasting reminder of your commitment to your cause and your ambitions for personal and professional growth. 

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This week during Recess Duty we talk with Jay Leroy, an MYP Physical Education educator to share his journey in education and how he teachers more than just skills and drills. We discuss the process and journey of moving students from learning skills within physical education to learning conceptually and applying those concepts across multiple sports and activities. 

Jay is an international school physical and health educator with experience spanning four countries over the past 14 years. 'Jay grew up in Ontario Canada where he was a student-athlete at the University of Western Ontario and a semi-professional lacrosse player in the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League'. Trained in Australia, Jay began his teaching career in primary classrooms of East London where he quickly realized his passion for educating through the specialization of PHE.  

Jay has since become an Athletic Director and Head of Department at three different international schools in East Asia. Most recently he has been focusing his professional growth on promoting conceptual inquiry in IB PHE. Jay is also a certified youth trainer and exercise therapist who uses his expertise to help staff and students alike realize their health and fitness goals.

Be sure to connect with Jay Leroy here! 

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Feb 23, 202235:06
Recess Duty Episode 016 - Brian Host

Recess Duty Episode 016 - Brian Host

Thank you to our sponsor, Toddle, for sponsoring an episode of Recess Duty! TIES is back for its third and largest edition yet. Designed to be a festival of learning like no other, TIES 2022 will feature 100+ phenomenal thinkers and doers across 10+ unique session formats.

Head to www.toddleapp.com/ties now to get your All-Access Pass! As listeners of the Recess Duty Podcast, you can get up to 20% off on TIES 2022 Passes by using the discount code TIES2022RDP at the checkout. So hurry and get your All-Access Pass today!

Brian is a passionate educational leader, driven by the possibilities digital and physical technologies have for classroom practice. He is an advocate for students and teachers taking ownership in becoming lifelong learners that engage with their world as active citizens. Brian is a Google Certified Innovator, Google Certified Trainer, SeeSaw Certified Educator, Director of ICTENSW and holds a Masters of Educational Leadership with his research focusing on the leadership practices that foster the uptake and development of high quality, future-focused teaching and learning across the school. With particularly interested to him is the pedagogical impact of personalised learning, STEM, differentiation and transdisciplinary learning integration has on learner outcomes. 

As a connected educational leader, Brian continues to research how schools are changing in order to accommodate the needs of today's learners, creating confident and discerning leaders prepared for a world beyond the school. He does this by prioritising genuine relationships, actively engaging and contributing to professional learning communities via face to face and online networking that helps him to interpret current and cutting edge educational research focusing on theory and practice.

Currently, Brian is a Coordinator of Primary and Middle School.

Be sure to connect with Brian here:

Website: http://brianhost.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HostBrian

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhost/


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Feb 16, 202225:34
Recess Duty Episode 015 - Kathryn Finch & Theresa Hoover

Recess Duty Episode 015 - Kathryn Finch & Theresa Hoover

Thank you to our sponsor, Toddle, for sponsoring the premiere of Season 2 of Recess Duty! TIES is back for its third and largest edition yet. Designed to be a festival of learning like no other, TIES 2022 will feature 100+ phenomenal thinkers and doers across 10+ unique session formats.

Head to www.toddleapp.com/ties now to get your All-Access Pass! As listeners of the Recess Duty Podcast, you can get up to 20% off on TIES 2022 Passes by using the discount code TIES2022RDP at the checkout. So hurry and get your All-Access Pass today!


Welcome to Season 2 of Recess Duty! This week during Recess Duty we talk with the Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover authors of "Pass the Baton", a stellar book on how music teachers might empower students within their own classroom in such content and skill heavy discipline. They come with decades of experience and knowledge to share with us a little bit about their journey so far! 

Kathryn Finch has over twenty years of experience in the elementary general music classroom and currently teaches in a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. She speaks passionately about the shift in music education from teacher-led activities to student-led activities and focuses on practical ways music educators can transform their classrooms to empower their students to own their learning. She joined the writing team at Activate! Magazine as a contributing author of general music lesson plans and has co-authored two teaching resources, Full STEAM Ahead: Lessons to shift instruction, empower students, and transform your music classroom and Everyone Loves a Story: Bringing books to life through music.

Theresa Hoover is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and works to empower students throughout their musical experiences and help teachers transform their classrooms to become student-centered learning environments. Theresa is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, Google Certified Innovator, and Noteflight Learn Ambassador, frequently working with teachers to help integrate technology into their music classes. She is a recognized presenter and clinician for local, regional, and national conferences.

Be sure to connect with Kathryn Finch & Theresa Hoover here:

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Singingfinch1 - Kathryn

https://twitter.com/MusicalTheresa -  Theresea

Website:

https://passthebatonbook.com/ - Pass the Baton

https://www.ponderingsfromafinch.com/ - Kathryn

https://musicaltheresa.com/ - Thersea 

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Feb 09, 202226:18
Recess Duty Episode 014 - Kimberly Mitchell

Recess Duty Episode 014 - Kimberly Mitchell

Huge shout to, Flat, for sponsoring this episode. Please go check out Flat here and be sure to use the link here to get 3-month premiere access for free and additional 3 months access when you email edu@flat.io.  If your students are anything like mine, they will thank you! Click the link here, to get started!

This week during "Recess Duty" we talk with author and speaker, Kimberly Mitchell. We discuss our learning journeys and what it is like to being a beginner in the learning process and how we should all put ourselves in that situation of learning new things. 

Kimberly L. Mitchell is an internationally-recognized speaker on inquiry-based instruction, author of Experience Inquiry, and Founder of Inquiry Partners, an organization dedicated to supporting inquiry-based practices. She is a former PYP principal and IB Americas Regional Council Chair, currently on sabbatical from teaching at the University of Washington’s College of Education in Seattle. Kimberly received her MA in Education Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University and loves coffee, listening to podcasts while cooking and learning new things (currently: tap dancing).

Be sure to connect with Kimberly here:

Website: https://www.inquirypartners.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/inquiryfive

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inquirypartners

Check out Kimberly's book, "Experience Inquiry" here! You won't be disappointed!

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Feb 02, 202227:08
Recess Duty Episode 013 - Tom Orrock
Jan 26, 202234:10
Recess Duty Episode 012 - Katie Stone
Jan 19, 202227:02
Recess Duty Episode 011 - Kenneth Odoi
Jan 12, 202224:10
Recess Duty Episode 010 - Michelle Simpson
Jan 06, 202227:04
Recess Duty Episode 009 - Brian Lalor

Recess Duty Episode 009 - Brian Lalor

This week during "Recess Duty" we talk with PYP leader, Brian Lalor. We discuss being a leader in today's educational world and the power of building relationships.  Brian has been the elementary school principal at Xi'an Liangjiatan International School for the past 6 years. Prior to China he worked in Vietnam for 9 years and was in Indonesia before that. He grew up in Tipperary, Ireland before heading off to The University of Limerick.  Through his series of blog posts, "Principal's Principles" he hopes to support new school leaders learn the ropes. Brian is an advocate for mentoring relationships in order to help leaders become successful in their first year and beyond.

Connect with Brian below:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianlalor

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-lalor-3ba64145/

Blog: http://brianlalor.blogspot.com/

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Jan 05, 202225:08
Recess Duty Episode 008 - Chandrani Banerjee
Dec 22, 202133:55
Recess Duty Episode 007 - Jason Reagin

Recess Duty Episode 007 - Jason Reagin

This week during "Recess Duty" we talk with DesignCast Host and IB Leader, Jason Reagin! We discuss his journey through education and his various roles at home and aboard. We also discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on education and his journey through teaching Design through an inquiry lens.

In 2006, Jason received a graduate certification from the University of Georgia in Educational Leadership.  This is an add-on certification to the E.S.O.L. and Technology Education Teacher certifications that Jason also holds.  Jason has had the privilege to lead many different types of teams in school successfully.  Whether IB steering committees or subject departments, Jason has a successful track record of leadership.  Jason has a ‘people person’ demeanor and believes in building strong teams through collaboration and a positive spirit of mutual respect.

Since 2008 Jason has participated in IB Educator Network (IBEN) sponsored events worldwide.  To date, he has attended and conducted IB workshops, consulted for candidate MYP schools, acted as a visiting team leader, and served as a field representative for on-site regional workshops for IB visits that total over 80 IB events (in more than 10 countries).  He is currently working on several ‘advanced development’ projects with the IB which involved planning new workshop iterations and so on. 

Connect with Jason below:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/diskon4no

Design Cast Podcast: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wjreagin/

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Dec 15, 202127:02
Recess Duty Episode 006 - Kirsten Durward

Recess Duty Episode 006 - Kirsten Durward

We have a sponsor for this episode! Huge shout to, Flat, for sponsoring this episode. Please go check out Flat here and be sure to use the link here to get 3-month premiere access for free and additional 3 months access when you email edu@flat.io.  If your students are anything like mine, they will thank you! Click the link here, to get started! 


This week during "Recess Duty" we talk with Learning Nomad, Kirsten Durward! We discuss her journey through education and travels as well as what limitless learning means to us. We also discuss how might we move towards limitless learning in our own classrooms as well as her work with Toddle. 

Kirsten Durward is a true global nomad who started her journey in international education in a bush school in Northern Kenya at age 3. Nearly 50 years later, between school and work, she has lived in 17 countries and voyaged through over 80. As an independent educational consultant, IB educator, and concept based learning trainer she applies her in-depth experience of teaching, curriculum construction, and educator development in both voluntary and professional practice, working with schools and individuals to support them in taking ownership of their learning and development so that they can support students to take ownership in their turn. Her professional interests span constructivism, inquiry, trans-disciplinary learning, and assessment-based practice, while personally, she enjoys sailing, drama, cookery and generally helping out and hosting!

Connect with Kirsten below: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/learnerfocused

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/300141146747904

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Dec 08, 202139:33
Recess Duty Episode 005 - Brian Lettinga with Search Associates

Recess Duty Episode 005 - Brian Lettinga with Search Associates

Welcome to "Recess Duty"! This week we talk with Brian Lettinga, a Senior Search Associate joining after a 24-year career in international education. We talk about trends in overseas job applications and advice for new and veteran international educators and how to stand out amongst a crowd of candidates. We share stories about searching for jobs and looking for that school that we can connect with and what we need to be on the lookout for.

Brian earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Western Michigan University. Following his undergraduate work, he earned his first Master’s Degree in Education from Aquinas College and his teaching license from the state of Michigan. Later he earned his second Master’s Degree from Lehigh University in Educational Leadership as well as his administrative licenses from the state of Michigan. Brian is active in international education, keeping close ties to CEESA, AMLE, ELMLE, and serving on accreditation teams for AdvancED. Brian and his wife, Annalisa, have two children, Miles and Posie. Brian also has a deep understanding of what it is like to raise a family overseas and commit to the upbringing of Third Culture Kids.

After ten years teaching elementary school Brian moved into international school administration. Brian spent the next fourteen years in a wide variety of administrative positions. Brian returned to CIC as the Upper School Principal and IBDP Coordinator in 2006 and continued through 2011 as the Elementary and Middle School principal having opened the two-year-old and three-year-old programs as well as bringing the school closer to PYP authorization.

Please connect with Brian with the following links!

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Dec 01, 202122:26
Recess Duty Episode 004 - Craig Kemp

Recess Duty Episode 004 - Craig Kemp

Nov 24, 202125:38
Recess Duty Episode 003 - Ali Ezzeddine
Nov 17, 202122:33
Recess Duty Episode 002 - Kevin O’Shea
Nov 10, 202122:47
Recess Duty Episode 001 - Tonya Gilchrist
Nov 03, 202135:41
Recess Duty Premiere - Episode 000

Recess Duty Premiere - Episode 000

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to Recess Duty! I am so excited to start a new adventure into the world of podcasting. This has been months in the making and I am thrilled to share this with you. 

Recess Duty is a podcast for educators to come together to celebrate the amazing things we are doing but to also talk about the challenges we are facing. This is a place for collaboration and just friends having fun. 

I named this podcast "Recess Duty" because when out of the playground with students, it was clear that they were having a blast and I knew I wanted to replicate that with our own, "Recess Duty". 

I will be sharing one episode each week of friends, colleagues, consultants, and community members around the world and their experience in education. 

Thank you for joining and I can't wait to see you for our next duty! Bye! 

Levi

Oct 27, 202102:14