Award-winning Vancouver-area teacher Ashley Bodnar shares insights from her professional journey

🔥 How can play-based learning change mindsets in Math class?

🔥 How can teachers develop core competencies in their students?

🔥 What can a collaborative learning model look like in your classroom?

Join me for this conversation with award-winning British Columbian educator Ashley Bodnar as she reflects on these and other important questions.

About This Guest

Ashley is a teacher in Coquitlam, Canada. She was a 2023 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement and is known for her work in inquiry, collaboration, and building students’ core competencies. 

Connect with Ashley on Linkedin and on Instagram @teachreflectrepeat.

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Timestamps from This Conversation (clickable)

0:28 – Who is Ashley Bodnar?

1:27 – A story of resistance before collaboration

3:51 – What is a collaborative learning model?

7:43 – Beginning the teacher journey as a paraprofessional

10:22 – Teaching in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

13:30 – Core competencies for every student in BC

14:43 – Ashley’s book aims to support core competency integration

17:07 – Play-based learning in the Math classroom

20:24 – Ashley’s learning outside of education: yoga, wellness, self-care

21:30 – A productivity hack: bookmarking ideas on teacher Instagram

22:21 – Two edtech app picks: Canva and Classroom Screen

23:35 – Ashley’s book recommendation: What Happened to You

24:29 – An educator to follow online: ‪Edutopia

25:18 – What Ashley’s streaming: the sitcom classics

25:56 – How to connect with Ashley online

Mentions: Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Judy Halbert, Linda Kaser, Oprah, Dr. Bruce Perry, Edutopia

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