🔥 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 BC educator ASHLEY BODNAR as she shares her insights on these and other 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. Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast. In This Conversation: 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 Connect with Me: On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire) On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/ Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. Song Track Credit Tropic Fuse by French Fuse GO! by Neffex *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support