How do you make student work public?

That's a scary proposition for many of us as educators.

But what if it's not for us to decide?

What if we turned over control of the whole process to our students?

Letting them choose the work, the medium, the format, the audience, and the script. What would happen then?

In this episode, I sit down with MYP Coordinator and student empowerer Alison Yang to learn more about how to curate public exhibitions, and how to:

Exhibit student work seamlessly in in-person AND remote environments
Help typically shy students come to life
Empower students to own the process while we gently guide in the background
Get kids excited to share their learning
Manage the project process using tech tools so easy, a caveman could do it

Alison's Blog: www.alisonyang.com

Alison's Post on Creating an Exhibition in GatherTown: https://alisonyang.com/8-steps-to-organize-a-virtual-exhibition-via-gather-town/#Conclusion

Connect w/ Alison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonyawenyang/

Alison's Bio:

Alison Yang is an MYP Coordinator at KIS International School, Bangkok Thailand. Additionally, she is also an MYP/DP Workshop Leader and Field Rep, BQC Reviewer, Mandarin ab initio Examiner and MYP Language Acquisition Teacher Support Material Contributor. This is her 18th year working in the IB programmes. She is an active IB Educator and has been actively involved in IB activities and presented in various conferences. She deeply believes that evidence and research-based educational approaches can enhance educational practices and maximize student learning. She is interested in developing self-regulation of students.

Co-Creating a Public Exhibition of Student Work w/ Alison Yang

The Student-Centered Shift: Empowered International Schools and Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning