As a book lover myself, one of the experiences that makes me happy is seeing students using their agency to request additional copies of the books they love.
Lu Gerlach Lu, my dear friend, this is happening now!

I have witnessed firsthand the power of Lu’s ideas and creative approaches to bring joy and learning alive in libraries. Our library at Bogaerts International School North Campus is steadily moving towards becoming an agentic space. Thank you Lu Gerlach

Publication alert! Excited to share the article I wrote with Sarah Jerasa & Brady Nash for National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)'s English Journal. In it, we explore how Ts can support Ss to navigate discourses, interpret texts, & design multimodal compositions for authentic audiences.
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#thinkchat2020 : It's not too late to join us for our learner-driven library chat on Sunday at 9am/5pm EST. Fill out the survey to receive the Zoom link. forms.gle/yEtWqusYTFyr5J…

#thinchat2020 moment: At Bogaerts International School North Campus, transdisciplinary planning is a natural process of conversation and construction of ideas.

I am looking forward to presenting at Practical Pedagogies.  I will be sharing the journey Bogaerts International School North Campus in the design and implementation of an intentional research skills curriculum.
Take a look at the program in this link pracped.net.

Quality example of Connectagons. Students analyse characters & themes then position shapes to make links (in orange)

I would like to thank all the educators in the BENELUX region who attended our annual Job Alike Conversations at Bogaerts International School North Campus.
We were lucky to host highly engaging, reflective, and insightful conversations that allowed like-minded educators to connect!

Met some great kids in Brussels reading The Story of the Blue Planet in Spanish and French.

Thank you Andri Snær Magnason for being so generous with your time and for speaking to our young readers at Bogaerts International School who have thoroughly enjoyed reading your book ''The Story of the Blue Planet' in French and Spanish.
You have definitely become a highlight for them.

At Bogaerts International School North Campus, we have designed an intentional research curriculum for MS and HS. In our first year of implementation, we are already noticing the amount of possibilities it has to re-shape the learning journey in secondary school.
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I am excited to participate in an insightful conference in collaboration with De Haagse Scholen, Startpunt International, Springbok International, and OBS Anne Frank - Den Haag.
I am looking forward to engaging in conversation and reflection with educators of The Netherlands.

My books are celebrating their first anniversary of publication!

At my current school, we are designing intentional pathways to support students to be ready for IBDP instead of relying solely on informative presentations and documents. Students deserve to experience what a learning journey may feel like.

Greetings from the North Campus!
This blog entry shares an insight into the decisions the pedagogical team in the campus is making to authentically coach and train students for their future iBDP endeavours.
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#BISNorthValues #BISNorthCulture #IBDP

As we resume our teaching and learning journeys, I have been thinking about ways to intentionally and explicitly integrate past knowledge and understandings into new additional language inquiries.

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Analytical question templates. Resource from my recent blog. Download here: dropbox.com/s/5mdy0odb0cfy…

Paying attention to the way students use creativity when taking part in different interactions can help to provide challenge according to their skills.
In this blog post, I reflect on aspects of an emergent curriculum in additional language learning.
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I am always happy when teachers who've read my book share their experience as they personalise the experiences I shared in the 13+ scenarios in the book. Scenario 7 continues to be one of my favourites! #ConceptBasedLanguage #FromInceptiontoFruition

I am exploring explicit ways to capitalize on the reading experience, to make sure that students recognize and understand why I am asking them to engage with different texts.
Fearing that I may sound like Cher, do we believe in life after comprehension?
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