Confessions of a PYP Teacher

About Confessions of a PYP Teacher

This podcast is for anyone who is seeking ways to design learning that promotes learner independence. It began as a passion project to help teachers during the pandemic and has transformed how I look at learning within my practice. Each episode is 15 to 30 minutes long with thoughtful ideas and some tips to apply back to your practice. The episodes are largely based on the IB Primary Years Programme, but good teaching is for everyone. Even if you are teaching in a different type of program or government school, you can easily adapt the ideas to your learning context. It just requires a bit of creativity and open-mindedness. Happy Listening! For more ideas, visit lugerlach.com.

Publisher

Lu Gerlach

Category

education · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 May 2020

Latest episode

16 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

171 episodes in the feed.

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   16 Aug 2026

   C169 (Book Club) John Dewey: The Need of a Theory of Experience

   Send us Fan Mail Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a PYP Teacher. I'm Lu Gerlach with thinkchat. This is Confession 169, where we look at John Dewey's Experience and Education and dig into chapter two: The Need of a Theory of Experience. This is the third episode in this book club series, as I'm trying to unpack the ideas of John Dewey and think about the implications for today's educational landscape. This episode will explore the difference between experie...

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   1 Jul 2026

   C168 (Book Club) John Dewey: Traditional vs. Progressive Education

   Send us Fan Mail Welcome back my friends to Confessions of a PYP Teacher. This is Lu Gerlach with thinkchat. Today, I'm focusing on chapter one of Experience and Education by John Dewey, which is the second episode in the series. This chapter focuses on traditional versus progressive education. Just a reminder: this text was originally written in 1938. Ninety years ago, my friends. It's really interesting. As I was reading through this chapter, I found lots of tidbits that made me pau...

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   16 Jun 2026

   C167 (Book Club): Experience and Education Introduction

   Send us Fan Mail Welcome to confession number 167. My name is Lu Gerlach from thinkchat. This episode is starting a new book club series, because you know I love a good book club. This summer, while traveling, I've been diving deep into podcasts and books that have genuinely shifted how I see the world. I've found myself captivated by figures like Marcus Aurelius, who, despite being one of history's most powerful rulers, spent his life wrestling with the most human of questions: What ...

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