Jessica Vance
Jessica Vance is an internationally recognized inquiry-based educator and former IB PYP teacher and coordinator. Based in Austin, Texas, she currently serves as Enrichment & Environment Coordinator and supports teachers and school leaders through coaching and professional learning communities. An advocate for student-centered learning, she has authored two books: "Leading with a Lens of Inquiry" and "Evidence of Inquiry". Leading with a Lens of Inquiry explores how educators can adopt an inquiry stance to lead with curiosity, build capacity in others, and transform school culture. Her second book, Evidence of Inquiry, offers practical tools and real classroom examples to help educators make learning visible and student thinking more transparent.
With a background spanning private and public international schools, she brings a collaborative, coaching-focused perspective to her work—empowering teachers to design reflective, curiosity-driven learning environments
Early Moves in the Early Years
Listen to Jessica's New Years message by clicking on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZkbrk11bi4
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and then take a look at the resource she has shared: Early Moves in the Early Years. Click on the image below to access the resource.
How to Build a Learning Wall
Learning walls are the very thing, that nudge we need, to slow down and create space for our learners to make their own connections and understandings. It enables us to pause and reflect to consider what's most important to the learning. This sketchnote give you the process and is not a checklist, but rather a guide for co-creating a learning wall with your learners.
For more resources on Learning Walls, go to Jessica Vance's blog here.
Sharpening the Skills of Reflection
This six-page resource shows teachers how to use reflection to build relationships, nurture curiosity, encourage collaboration, and model thinking and learning. It’s a practical tool to support our ongoing journey as an inquiry-driven community.
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Click here to download this free resource.
A Companion Resource to "Evidence of Inquiry", Jessica Vance's latest book.
Click on the pdf icon to access the Companion Resource to "Evidence of Inquiry".
Click here to read Jessica's blog on this chart.