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IGB International School Community Conference is proud to bring you unique learning experiences with some of our most acclaimed educators and creators.
IGB International School Community Conference is proud to bring you unique learning experiences with some of our most acclaimed educators and creators.
Trevor Mackenzie
Trevor Mackenzie
Trevor MacKenzie is an experienced teacher, author, keynote speaker and inquiry consultant who has worked in schools throughout Australia, Asia, North America, South Africa and Europe. Trevor’s passion is in supporting schools in implementing inquiry-based learning practices. He is a highly regarded speaker known for his heartfelt storytelling, kind demeanour, and student-first philosophy.
Trevor’s graduate research focused on identifying and removing the barriers to implementing inquiry-based learning in the K-12 setting. He is an inquiry practitioner currently as a teacher with the Greater Victoria School District in Victoria, Canada. He has three publications: Dive into Inquiry; Inquiry Mindset Elementary Edition; Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition; all published by Elevate Books Edu. He has vast experience supporting schools across several years in implementation strategies in public schools, international schools, and International Baccalaureate programmes (PYP/MYP/DP).
Trevor MacKenzie is an award winning English teacher who believes that it is a magical time to be an educator.
By increasing student agency over learning, weaving in strong pedagogy, transformative tech use, and sharing learning to a public audience, Trevor’s learners are ready to take on important roles in the 21st century.
Andy Vasily
Andy Vasily
Andy Vasily is a pedagogical coordinator, workshop leader, and podcaster based at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. He has taught at fully authorized International Baccalaureate schools in 5 different countries over the past 20 years. He has presented his work in more than 30 countries over the past ten years and is very passionate about the work he does training educators around the world. Andy is a certified cognitive coach and works closely with educators helping to unlock the internal resources needed to do their best for the students they serve.
Aga Chojnacka - Al Atat
Aga Chojnacka - Al Atat
Aga Chojnacka is a leader of learning, maker, play advocate and SDGs goalkeeper. She holds a B.A in Teaching English to Young Learners and a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics - Teaching and Translation.
Throughout her professional life, she has worked across Europe and Asia as a teacher (19 years), curriculum director and coordinator (13 years), professional learning coach, maker space facilitator, IB workshop leader and consultant (8years).
Aga's passion is supporting learning communities and their all their members through designing learning environments and experiences that promote learner-centred inquiry, creativity and kindness.
Devika Datta
Devika Datta
A passionate educator, I believe in relationships over curriculum. I have taught in the IB curriculum for 13 years now. 9 years in the PYP as a Home Room Tutor and Grade Coordinator. Currently, I am the MYP1 Coordinator and Language & Literature Teacher at Pathways World School. I was awarded the International Corona Warrior Educators Award on Teachers' Day 2020 for my exceptional teaching upskilling during the Pandemic. I like to believe that I am a tech wizard when it comes to using technology effectively in the online scenario. I love participating in Webinars and online collaboration opportunities to learn more about the education world and continue to adopt best practices from around the world in my classroom.
Shaija Datt
Shaija Datt
Shailja Datt is the PYP Coordinator at Horizon Japan International School, Yokohama, Japan. She is a mother of a 6-years old boy. She has over 21 years of experience in the education sector and 11 years in the PYP. She is an advocate of the UN Sustainable Developments Goals and believes in doing her bit as a global citizen by inspiring her students to be life-long learners. She enjoys collaborating and sharing with other educators around the world and Twitter is where she has built a formidable PLN.
Leanne Harvey
Leanne Harvey
An educator for 30+ years Leanne has previously worked in schools in Australia, the UK and China and is currently part of the Student Services team at IGBIS. Leanne often jokes saying there are not many positions in a school that she has not held. Over her 30 year career Leanne has been a District Curriculum Adviser, a school Principal, a Deputy Principal, Curriculum Leader, Learning Support Teacher, ESOL teacher, Elementary Teacher (from 3 year olds to 11year olds) and Secondary School Teacher (Language Acquisition). Leanne has a strong interest in developing whole community understanding of the needs of all students (especially Third Culture Kids) as they transition in and out of new schools. She is currently Middle School Counsellor and Secondary School Learning Support teacher and mother of 2 TCKs.
Swati Jha
Swati Jha
Swati is a learner of life, believing in nurturing the wellness of her learners and that of her own. She strives to make PYP teaching and learning in her class meaningful and purposeful. Being a mother of a wonderful daughter and PYP teacher/facilitator for over 8 years has helped her overcome the limitations that she grew up with. Advocating SDGs comes naturally to Swati and her passion has only been enhanced after becoming a certified Green Educator from Green School, Bali.
Evelyn Jones
Evelyn Jones
Evelyn Jones is a passionate lifelong learner and facilitator rather than a teacher. Evelyn believes that "to teach is to learn and to learn is to teach". She has been growing her skills and experience in IB PYP since 2009, at the one and only IB school- Fountainhead Schools, Surat in Gujarat. Having experienced teaching regional languages, G1 and G5, she is currently serving as Team Leader for G1.
Alona and Dilek: Reggio.Inspired.PYP
Alona and Dilek: Reggio.Inspired.PYP
Our names are Alona Yıldırım and Dilek Duman. We have been working in an IB- PYP International School in Turkey. We are inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach and have the joy of using this mindset in the early years PYP frame with our young children and support their curiosity, thinking, and wonders. We unite our interests and passion in an Instagram account - Reggio.Inspired.PYP - to think and create together with educators around the world and learn from each other.
Archana Mehra
Archana Mehra
I love the sense of community that can arise in a class. Being with kids keeps the inner child innocent and alive. I'm happy to say this is my 10th year teaching in a PYP school and overall 18 years of teaching experience. I’m an avid believer in the inquiry-based process of learning, having taught mostly within the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme. By teaching children to wonder and how to find out the answers to their questions, we are creating lifelong learners. I strive to create a place for students to engage in authentic inquiry; where they are supported and challenged to become independent and self-aware learners, empowered to tackle problems collaboratively in creative ways.
I truly believe that “What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning.”(Chuck Grassley). I currently work in Oberoi International School, Mumbai, India and I am looking forward to always sharing my knowledge and collaborating with educators across the globe.
Simon Millward
Simon Millward
Currently Simon Millward is the Elementary Principal at IGB International School. He has worked as an Elementary classroom teacher, a PHE teacher in Elementary and Secondary, and a PYP Coordinator before turning his hand to being a Principal. He is a lifelong learner who loves to ask questions, inquire and explore the world with his two children (Dan 12, and Téa 9). He is a passionate sportsperson, avid and proud follower of Leicester City Football Club, and an inquisitive gastronomic experimenter.
Karen Myrick
Karen Myrick
Karen is an IB/PYP teacher with over 15 years of teaching experience. She is also a certified mindfulness instructor with additional training in Mindfulness in Schools. Karen coaches teachers and schools in starting the practice of mindfulness as a way to implement the ALT skills of self-management and to help bring well-being and social-emotional learning to students and teachers. She holds a Head of Department position at the International School of the Gothenburg Region where she works to develop the role of ATL skills in the classroom.
Misty Paterson
Misty Paterson
Misty is a seasoned facilitator and certified concept-based teaching consultant with over 20 years of experience across pre-school, elementary and post-secondary classrooms.
She holds a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in cross-faculty inquiry and is pursuing a PhD in Arts Education with a focus on artistry. Misty is well-versed in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and has facilitated pedagogical transformations in partnership with hundreds of educators, learners and families across North America and beyond. As the founder of Pop-Up Studio and author of the best-selling Pop-Up Studio book, Misty champions a creative model of education. She empowers educators of all kinds to integrate concepts, inquiry and play into multimodal studio spaces at a kitchen table, around a microscope, under a tree, across a classroom desk-- anywhere really! Misty is a trusted leader in responsive teaching practices and a lifelong learner herself.
Stacey Short
Stacey Short
Stacey Short is originally from Quebec, Canada. She holds a B.Ed from McGill University (Canada), an M.Ed in International Teaching from Framingham State (USA) and an M.A in Educational Psychology from the University of Victoria (Canada). Stacey has worked in education for 20+years- as a teacher, coach, Head of Department/Coordinator and Professional Development leader. Her educational philosophy is grounded in the belief that relationships are essential to learning. Stacey has worked in public and private schools in Canada, as well as international schools in Mexico, Thailand and Malaysia. She is currently the Head of Student Services at IGBIS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) .
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