by Kyle Wagner | Jan 5, 2022 | Podcast, Projects
How can play therapy help elementary students cope with the trauma caused by the pandemic? This was the BIG question facing Emily Burk’s (MakerSpace and Technology Integration Specialist) high school students in Anna, Texas. Their task- design play therapy toys...
by Kyle Wagner | Dec 29, 2021 | Podcast
Do you set New Year’s Resolutions? I used to. Until I broke nearly all of them by February. Sound familiar? Vision Boarding is a FAR more effective way to reach milestones you never dreamed possible, and improve your life- both as an educator, and human....
by Kyle Wagner | Dec 26, 2021 | Blog
At the end of the year, right before Winter Break, I ask the teaching teams that I coach to reflect on their past projects using two reflective questions: What would you keep? What would you throw away? I’m paraphrasing here, but here’s what I heard:...
by Kyle Wagner | Dec 15, 2021 | Podcast
Do you have a hard time letting go of control in the classroom? Letting go isn’t easy. It requires trust and confidence in our learners, while we take a backstage role in the classroom. But when we do, we unlock unlimited student potential. Yvette Larson, a PYP...
by Kyle Wagner | Dec 8, 2021 | Podcast
You know that buzz you hear when you walk into a classroom that is completely learner-owned? That’s world renowned Ron Berger’s classroom… And his students are ALWAYS working on something meaningful. Whether it’s completing a field guide on...