Learning That Transfers for the Middle Years

Julia Briggs, Kayla Duncan, Nichelle Pinkney and Trevor Aleo

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About the talk

Learning that transfers empowers teachers and curriculum designers alike to harness the critical concepts of traditional disciplines while building students’ capacity to navigate, interpret, and transfer their learning to solve novel and complex modern problems. Join experienced consultants and authors Kayla Duncan, Julia Briggs, Nichelle Pinkney and Trevor Aleo from ‘Ed to Save the World’ to tune into the power of Learning That Transfers with a Middle School Focus.

To derive the best value, make sure to tune into Julie Stern’s Master Class on ‘Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World’ before watching this session.

Key objectives

Unpack elements that aid the transfer of learning, specifically supporting Middle School Learners.
Explore how you could build students’ capacity to navigate, interpret, and transfer their learning, to solve novel and complex modern problems through traditional disciplines.

Speakers

Julia Briggs

Co-author, On Your Feet Guide to Learning Transfer and Head of IB Chemistry , Colegio Anglo Colombiano

Kayla Duncan

Co-author of Learning That Transfers and Personalized instruction coach, Forsyth County School

Nichelle Pinkney

K-12 Social Studies Program Coordinator, Klein Independent School district

Trevor Aleo

Co-author, Learning That Transfers and Middle school English teacher

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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Julia Briggs

Julia Briggs is the co-author of the On Your Feet Guide to Learning Transfer. She lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia, where she teaches Science and Chemistry and is the Head of IB Chemistry at Colegio Anglo Colombiano. She also works with departments and individual teachers as a coach and certified trainer of Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction. She is passionate about supporting teachers to develop their practice so that students may deepen their conceptual understanding of the world to be authentically prepared for the future.

Kayla Duncan

Kayla Duncan is a co-author of Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World. She is a personalized instruction coach for Forsyth County Schools in Georgia. Kayla currently supports personalized learning schools in creating their new vision for education through the Design Thinking process. Kayla is pursuing a Doctor of Education in School Improvement from the University of West Georgia and hopes to use this new knowledge to propel schools toward innovative visions for education.

Nichelle Pinkney

Nichelle Pinkney currently serves as the K-12 Social Studies Program Coordinator for Klein Independent School district in Klein,TX. In her 15 year career in education she served as a high school history teacher, department chair, AVID Coordinator, online instructor and course creator and intermediate instructional specialist. She has helped review and edit many books in the field of social studies comprehension. She coaches and consults with other schools and teachers around Texas. Her ultimate goal is to make learning visible in all classrooms at each level and for every student to have at least a year's growth as a result of it.

Trevor Aleo

Trevor Aleo is a co-author of Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World. He is a middle school English teacher in Wilton, Connecticut, where he designs meaningful learning experiences while reading and writing alongside his students. In addition to leading teams at his own school, he has drafted curriculum at the district level, created instructional resources for the Virginia Department of Education, and presented at local, state, and national conferences. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Learning Design and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Assessment, Classroom Strategies, Inquiry-based Learning

Learning That Transfers for the Middle Years

Learning That Transfers empowers teachers and curriculum designers alike to harness the critical concepts of traditional disciplines while building students' capacity to navigate, interpret, and transfer their learning to solve novel and complex modern problems. Join experienced consultants and authors Kayla Duncan, Julia Briggs, Nichelle Pinkney and Trevor Aleo from 'Ed to Save the World' to tune into the power of Learning That Transfers with a Middle School Focus.

To derive the best value, make sure to tune into Julie Stern’s Master Class on ‘Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World’ before watching this session.