At LAST! It's Time to Revise the Traditional "Whole Body Listening". #inclusion #neurodiversity juliecarterlaw.com/whole-body-lis… See ya later, ableist Larry 👋

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.𝙹𝚞 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚒𝚊 🏳️‍🌈 presenting to all staff learning@bbis about the activities and athletics programme. Connecting to #mission #vision #values #IB #learnerprofile “Connect to why”-words of wisdom from the ‘big stage’ 🙌🏼👍🏼🙏🏼

G4 @BBIS delving into first #writing unit of the year! Excited to be collaborating w Patience Montgomery @theresakemp97 to find out ‘What do authors write about?’-collecting data, analyzing & making conclusions using Project Zero ‘Headline’ routine. #pypchat Matt Glover

Inspired by ‘Space Matters’, how can we incorporate elements of our favorite spaces into our G4 learning space? Emerging elements: my language, nature, floral scents, coziness, books, calm tunes… #studentvoice, #choice, #ownership. Bronny Robertson learning@bbis BBIS Official #pyp

Mindful cloud watching & #reflection - a moment of complete grounding as we braved the cold and wet, observing the beauty of the space above us. Elicited some powerful refections… #mindfulness @Mindfulnessbylucy #socialemotionallearning #pyp #atl #intrapersonalskills

Love this visible thinking. So intentional. #agency #voice #choice #ownership #literacy #creativity #somuchbetterthandownloadedpostersthatnoonelooksat

@iSams how can our school ensure equity and inclusion of same sex families if the iSams family tree only allows for a mother and father family structure? Or am I missing something? Are other schools experiencing similar challenge? #DEI #inclusion #LGBTQ #SOS #DEIJ #letsdobetter

G4 taking #responsibility & developing #researchskills: identifying & analyzing patterns in our own prior knowledge data. Sorting questions about observations… what should we do next? Consensus: we need to find out about ‘innovation’! #pyp #pypchat #atl #htww #agency #voice

Hello #PLN! Looking for recommendations for read alouds, (picture & chapter) for Year 6 (12 yr olds) that focus on #DEIJ, #identity & power of an individual. 🙏 😊 Philip Williams Sara K. Ahmed Bronny Robertson Baya Khodja (she/her) Stephanie Thompson Angela Boreham (she/her)🏳️‍🌈 beth q dressler stefania diana Tiffany Eaton

End of week 2 means there is a lot of #thinking and #learning popping up on the walls. Loved sneaking in a little stroll today to see how our belonging #inquiry is developing across the school. 💭 #inquirybasedlearning #thinkingclassroom #learning #edutwitter #teaching

Y6 engaged in a series of connected tasks that required deep reflection & thinking to uncover an ‘I am’ statement. Prompted brave sharing and empathetic listening. Statements really reflect context. Inspired by Sara K. Ahmed ‘Being the Change’ ❤️. #identity #pypchat Mount Scopus

Dignity & safeguarding for ALL means LGBTQ+ people & families exist in the PRIMARY curriculum too –read alouds, UOIs, math units, arts/performances.. Easy Immediate ACTION: Sign & share petition & open letter with your networks. #IBwillYouStandWithMe change.org/p/please-sign-…

Bella Lhamo & I just finished this beautiful book by Gabrielle Wang 王兴霜 based on #empathy #identity #belonging #story. It made us laugh, cry & wonder. Bella read ahead-couldn’t put it down. A must add for any collection beth q dressler Baya Khodja (she/her) Philip Williams Katherine Williams Bronny Robertson

This is a sad day 💔 🇦🇺 fear over compassion? "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill To those who campaigned for no: How do we ensure we give a voice to the under represented? How do we ensure people hear?

BBIS is recruiting for a PYP coordinator! If you are an inquiry based educator committed to the IB and share the BBIS values of pioneering, excellent, caring and reflective, get in touch with me. Share wide & far to help me find the best candidates. bbis.de/employment/ib-…

Use of agree/disagree socratic circle discussion to lead into #inquirymaths place value provocation. Great way to gauge prior knowledge, generation questions and create excitement & interest to start unit. Reflected with 'Ah ha!' statements. Andrew Blair, PhD #pyp #mathschat #p4c

The power of collective 'I am' statements. Students so proud of who they are. Process to develop statements adapted from Sara K Ahmed's 'Being the Change'. #pyp #whoweare #identity #inclusion #diversity Sara K. Ahmed

Y5 Biography Writing Unit: Immersion phase - Reading like a writer. Analysing text by identifying questions author may have asked to obtain info. Inspired by Matt Glover Guy Claxton’s Split Screen: ATL developed during learning- students amazed to see how many skills applied!