Leading the Listening – Collaboration in the IB PYP

Bianca Koster and Bodo Heiliger

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About the Talk

Collaboration is the distinguishing feature of transdisciplinary learning and requires leaders of learning to be intentional and reflective. Examine how to create intentional and collaborative structures that help leverage the expertise of all in the learning communities. Come away with strategies to move forward collaboratively on your PYP journeys.

Highlights

Explore the Continuum of Collegiality to identify where your school’s collaborative culture lies in the continuum
Identify strategies to leverage the expertise of your learning communities
Examine the features of a successful Professional Learning Community (PLC)

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Speakers

Bianca Koster

Experienced Educator and Workshop Leader

Bodo Heiliger

Head of Elementary, The International School in Portland, Oregon

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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Bianca Koster

Bianca Koster is a passionate international educator from the Netherlands. She has worked in various teaching and leadership roles around the world and started up two IB schools in Asia. Currently she’s relocating to her home country and starting up her own edu-business coaching educators. She is open-minded and a true inquirer who is always looking for innovation and challenges, and loves to inspire others to find flow and balance in work and life. Bianca is a mother of two daughters who keep her passion for education growing.

Bodo Heiliger

Bodo Heiliger is the Head of Elementary at The International School in Portland, Oregon, as well as a Critical Friends Group Coach, and Lynn Erickson Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction consultant. Prior to working in Portland, he was the PYP Coordinator at Munich International School, and has served in many leadership and teaching roles at various schools across the United States and Germany. Bodo loves reading and writing about education and has been published in several books including, Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action and Being a Teacher: A Book of Cases.

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Leading the Listening – Collaboration in the IB PYP