In the midst of INQUIRY - PDs & Workshops

🎯 My Ongoing Learning Journey as an IB educator

As a committed IB educator, my professional growth is deeply rooted in the IB philosophy of lifelong learning, reflective practice, and pedagogical leadership. Over the past decade, I have actively engaged in a wide range of IB workshops, global education seminars, and school-based professional learning experiences that continue to shape and refine my practice.

These opportunities have not only strengthened my role as a single-subject educator within the PYP but have also transformed my classroom into a space where agency, inquiry, creativity, and authentic learning come alive.

🎓 Professional learning isn’t just something I attend — it’s something I live, model, and share.

My learning journey has focused on key areas central to the evolving role of specialist teachers in international education, including:

The unique role of the single-subject teacher in the PYP
Trans-disciplinary planning and meaningful integration
Assessment and reflection practices in the arts
The use of digital tools and creative technologies in music education
Promoting student agency, voice, and choice
Positioning the arts as a language of inquiry and expression

Each of these areas not only reflects my personal growth as a PYP practitioner but also informs the workshops and professional development sessions I now facilitate for fellow educators.

🗣️ Workshops & PD Sessions I Facilitate

Alongside my learning, I offer workshops and mentoring support for fellow Single-Subject Teachers (SSTs) within the PYP. These sessions are grounded in the IB ethos — collaborative, inquiry-driven, and responsive to context.

✳️ Facilitation Areas

🎵 PYP Framework for Single-Subject Teachers

Helping specialist educators understand and align with the five essential elements of the PYP — concepts, skills (ATLs), learner profile, action, and knowledge — in authentic, practical ways.

🔗 Transdisciplinary Planning & Collaboration

Designing music learning that connects meaningfully with central ideas, lines of inquiry, and classroom units — while maintaining musical integrity.

⚖️ Standalone vs. Integrated Units

Finding balance and purpose in planning both types of units, with strategies for building coherence across the programme of inquiry.

🧠 Concept- and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Arts

Unpacking how music can drive inquiry and support student thinking, including the use of provocations, student questions, and formative reflection tools.

💻 Technology Integration in Specialist Classrooms

Practical ideas and tools for using AI, digital audio workstations, interactive platforms, and creative apps to elevate student agency and expression in the arts.

💡 All sessions can be adapted for school-based PDs, online workshops, or educator networks. I also collaborate with PYP Coordinators to support specialist teams during planning retreats or induction cycles.