Risky Business

Follow up to our episode on Project based learning - where we share some of the techniques we've used in the classroom. We also get some insight from our friend Tom Collins (BIS Chicago) on his prefer...

27 Loka 201932min

We love the idea of Project-Based Learning but how are we supposed to assess it! This week Andy and Jack try to get to the bottom of this topic with the help of special guest Luke Dyer (BIS-HCMC).

29 Syys 201930min

This week we sit down with Tom Collins, STEAM lead at British International School of Chicago (Lincoln Park) and Nord Anglia Education STEAM fellow. Tom shares his thoughts on what makes STEAM so impo...

21 Syys 201931min

Welcome back to school! In this episode of Risky Business we set goals for the year and chat about how great our holidays were. We also sit down with Frances Morton and James Giallombardo for their pe...

12 Syys 201944min

For our final episode of the academic year, Andy and Jack reflect on innovative moments and the podcasting journey. We chat with Bissy Groom, PYP Co-ordinator and Deputy Head of Primary at Northbridge...

16 Kesä 201925min

Making! It's a natural human desire to build things with our hands and a great way to engage students. This week Andy and Jack chat about how we incorporate Making into our teaching, both through the ...

2 Kesä 201945min

CODING! We discuss why it's useful to teach our students coding, take a look at the work of Seymour Papert and Constructionist theory, and go through some of the best educational coding platforms like...

27 Touko 201940min

For our debut episode of Risky Business, we're chatting about Student Agency! We delve into the theory with links to Bandura and Piaget (the grandaddies), and some of the successes and challenges we'...

20 Touko 201940min