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Jul 2024
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The Many Hats We Wear as IB Educators wi...

Jon Peterson
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Vikas Pahwa returns to talk about the many roles we play in our careers as educators. From teacher, mentor, colleague and leader to parent, learner, and counselor, we wear many hats throughout our lives.

Vikas shares much of what he has learned about finding balance and trying new ways to be effective both in and out of the classroom.

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