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Nov 2021
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PYP Early Years series: Episode 3 - Docu...

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In the final episode of a series focused on the PYP support material ‘The early years in the PYP’, IB voices spoke to Anne van Dam and Kathryn O’Connell, 2 early years educators who have worked in local and global contexts, to explore some of the opportunities and tensions for educators around the subject of documenting learning. 
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