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Whether using music technology or loose parts to build drama props, stories can foster student agency and authentic transdisciplinary learning. Tune into this hands-on session with PYP educator and leader, Sarah Buvill, and explore how to create student-centered lesson plans around storytelling, science and technology; while using performing arts to explore the physical and virtual world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-highlights-you-don-t-want-to-miss\"><strong>Highlights you don\u2019t want to miss<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore examples of how student agency can power transdisciplinary learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncover the role of stories as provocations for creativity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the talk Stories belong in all areas of curriculum as they inspire wonder and agency in learners. 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