INTRODUCTION

ONE OF THE ‘SILVER LININGS’ OF THE LAST FEW, CHALLENGING WEEKS HAS BEEN THE MANY COLLABORATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS I HAVE ENJOYED WITH EDUCATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT SEEMS WE HAVE ALL STEPPED UP OUR COLLABORATION GAME IN AN EFFORT TO “APOLLO 13” OUR WAY THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE AND THE DEGREE OF SHARING AND GLOBAL CONVERSATION HAS BEEN AMAZING! LAST YEAR, I BEGAN A CONVERSATION WITH BECKY CARLZON – AN EARLY YEARS TEACHER CURRENTLY WORKING IN BANGKOK. BECKY CO-AUTHORED THE BOOK “POWERING UP CHILDREN” WITH THE WONDERFUL GUY CLAXTON. SHE CONTINUES TO EXPLORE WAYS TO EMBED THE LEARNING POWER APPROACH AND INQUIRY INTO HER WORK WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. LIKE ALL OF US, BECKY HAS HAD THE UNFORESEEN CHALLENGE OF DOING ALL OF THAT – FROM A DISTANCE. I WAS DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO TALK THIS THROUGH WITH HER AGAIN LAST WEEK. THIS IS A LONG READ. – BUT WORTHWHILE – SO STICK IT OUT!