A panel of IB teachers respond to the second surge in South Asia

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we talk to a panel of past guests of the podcast, all of whom teach in India or Bangladesh. They discussed how they and their communities are coming together in this very challenging time as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting much of South Asia. You’ll hear that, even in these difficult times, hope for the future is strong and they are finding ways to support their learners and celebrate the teachers, students and communities working together to help each other.Our guests, in order of appearance, were: Monika Kala, Vandana Parashar, Rezuan Chowdry, Humera Riyaz, Bhavna Mathew and Manisha Rana.Links:Resources (4) Till We Meet Again, A children's book about death and grieving - YouTube  (‘How to deal with grief’)-Manisha Rana25 Children's Books That Explain Death And Grief To Kids | HuffPost Life -Manisha Ranahttps://www.acseusa.org/journal/index.php/aijbms/article/view/248/245 - (Research paper: Impact of COVID on Online Teaching Platform: Study on IB Curriculum in Bangladesh)https://www.acseusa.org/journal/index.php/aijelr/article/view/292 - (Research Paper: Impact of E -Learning in education sector: Challenges and Prospects of collaboration in remote learning)https://wke.lt/w/s/xBWdPM - Bhavna Mathew (Online resources- Mindfulness Chants , Brain Break ideas, Interesting Online tools for virtual lessons , Virtual tours)https://wke.lt/w/s/2K0BJ3 - Blogs for teachers https://wke.lt/w/s/_wskyy - A book recommendation for teachers https://wke.lt/w/s/yk-ukP - Kindness Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlUxXexjhYI : Invisible strings- connecting with people you love even if they are not around: Vandana Parasher (Vandana - I love this story )Contact information for our guests:Monika Kala IB PYP Coordinator, Genesis Global schoolTwitter: @MonikaKala7Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-kala-45b32b51/Email: [email protected], [email protected] workshop on Tools and strategies to make learning visible will be available on IB Educators chat  site.Rezuan Chowdhury: IB PYP Educator Twitter: @Rez31447712Email: [email protected]: Rez Chowdhury (http://linkedin.com/in/rez-chowdhury-0147871ab)Manisha Rana Grade Level Coordinator and home room teacherTwitter: @manisharana244LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/manisharana244Email : [email protected] Parasher PYPC, Pathways School Noida India, IBEN Twitter: @vandysays Email: [email protected] Bhavna MathewTwitter: @MathewBhavna email: [email protected]<Email IB Matters: [email protected] (IB_Matters)Twitter @MattersIBIB Matters websiteMN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) websiteDonate to IB MattersPodcast: Education by Design with host Phil EvansIB Matters T-shirts (and other MNIB clothing) To appear on the podcast or if you would like to sponsor the podcast, please contact us at the email above.