Andy Vasily

Andy is the PYP Coordinator at Antwerp International School

Workshop Information:

Drawing on extensive experience leading educational workshops, I will present a comprehensive framework designed to foster deep, meaningful learning across all classroom settings and disciplines. This session focuses on empowering educators with concrete strategies that help students discover their own pathways to understanding.

Participants will explore how to create truly student-centered learning environments through two key approaches: developing targeted strategies that enable students to find personalized entry points to content, and designing practical, hands-on self and peer assessment tools that shift ownership of learning directly to students.

This framework transforms traditional teaching paradigms by placing students at the center of their educational journey, creating the conditions where deep learning naturally emerges.

Creating Conditions for Deep Learning: A Student-Centered Framework

This session empowers educators to design the conditions necessary for meaningful learning by placing students at the very center of their own educational experience. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and Professor Guy Claxton's research from "The Future of Teaching and the Myths That Hold it Back," this workshop transforms how we approach classroom learning.

Session Outcomes:

Through extremely practical strategies and real-life examples, participants will discover how to:

• Develop Assessment-Capable Learners who can monitor and self-adjust their learning journey, taking ownership of their progress and growth.

• Create Conditions for Exploration Before Explanation that honor students' natural curiosity and allow understanding to emerge organically before formal instruction.

• Conceptually Unpack Learning Outcomes in ways that enable authentic co-construction of success criteria with students, making learning targets transparent and achievable.

• Build a Solid Foundation for Social and Emotional Learning across all disciplines, demonstrating how these approaches naturally integrate SEL into academic content.

This research-based framework provides educators with the tools to shift from traditional teaching paradigms to learning environments where students become active architects of their own understanding.

Biography:

As a certified Trust at Work leadership and performance coach, Andy Vasily has spent more than two decades creating the conditions for educators to think, teach, and thrive.

Currently serving as PYP Coordinator at Antwerp International School, Andy brings a global perspective from his work at fully authorized International Baccalaureate schools across six countries. His journey began in the trenches of elementary and middle school physical education, where he spent 18 transformative years helping young people to embrace physical activity for life.

Andy's pioneering blog, PYPPEwithAndy.com, didn't just win PE Blog of the Year—it redefined digital pedagogy in physical education. During this time, he was also named Most Influential PE Contributor Worldwide, a testament to his ability to inspire educators across the globe.

Andy has contributed to groundbreaking publications such as: 

• Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Routledge Press 2021)

• Digital Technologies and Learning in Physical Education (Routledge Press 2017)

• Concept-Based Inquiry in Action: Strategies to Promote Transferable Learning (Corwin Press 2018)

• The Peak Performing Teacher: Five Habits for Success (Corwin Press 2022)

• Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition: Scaffolding a Partnership for Equity and Agency in Learning (Trevor McKenzie 2021)

His research contributions extend beyond books into peer-reviewed journals, including influential work on student blogging and pedagogical innovation that continues to shape classroom practice worldwide.

His Run Your Life podcast has received more than 700,000 downloads across 85+ countries and inspires educators to reimagine what's possible.

Over the past 15 years, he has worked intimately with organizational stakeholders to unlock peak performance, transforming workplace culture through enhanced well-being, productivity, and motivation. His executive coaching extends across four continents, empowering school leaders in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and North America. Having presented his work in over 40 countries, Andy bridges the gap between theoretical excellence and practical application.