Reflective Planning

Lenny Dutton

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About the talk

In this keynote address from Toddle’s MYP Planning Symposium, by MYP Coordinator and educator, Lenny Dutton, focus on the importance of reflection in planning. As teachers, you often strive for perfection, but Lenny believes that there is no perfect unit. Through an engaging immersion into new ideas and perspectives, explore the imposter syndrome, backward planning, growth mindset, and student and teacher reflection. Also delve into the importance of making mistakes to support you in your unit planning process.

Key takeaways to watch for

Learn strategies to combat obstacles between you and your reflecting process
Gain a deeper understanding into how the imposter syndrome and a fixed mindset might be sabotaging your unit planning process
Discover new ways by which you can encourage learning outside your classrooms

Speaker

Lenny Dutton

MYP Coordinator, International School of Stuttgart

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Lenny Dutton

Lenny is the MYP Coordinator at the International School of Stuttgart, Germany. She has worked in the UK, America and Germany, as an ATL Coordinator, Personal Project Coordinator, Librarian and MYP Design teacher. She has published two MYP Design books and regularly shares her work on excitededucator.com.

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Reflective Planning

In this keynote address by MYP Coordinator and educator, Lenny Dutton, focus on the importance of reflection in planning. As teachers, you often strive for perfection, but Lenny believes that there is no perfect unit. Through an engaging immersion into new ideas and perspectives, explore the imposter syndrome, backward planning, growth mindset, student and teacher reflection, as well as the importance of making mistakes, to support you in your unit planning processes.