Recess Duty Episode 022 - Sean Walker

This week during Recess Duty we talk with Sean Walker. We discuss the importance of play for our students and how we can facilitate purposeful play in our students. We share the myths about what is play and the balance needed between uninterrupted play and structured play. He shares with us his strategies in how he teaches concepts such as "Curiosity" through play and how his students interacted and grew from this connection. 

Sean is currently a Kindergarten teacher at the International School of Paris, France, having previously worked in London and Atlanta, Georgia. Sean has held positions of responsibility such as curriculum coordinator and deputy principal alongside being a classroom teacher for the past 25 years. Sean is a workshop leader for the PYP (Primary Years Programme) and is a certified Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Leader (trained by Dr. Lynn Erickson and Dr. Lois Lanning). Sean is passionate about inspiring students to think deeply about ideas and be curious about the world around them. It is Sean's first year in Kindergarten and he is enjoying seeing the connections between play, inquiry, and conceptual learning.

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