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Learning From Place with Carlo Sayo

Learning From Place with Carlo Sayo

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What does it mean to learn from where you stand?In this episode of Imagine This, Dylan sits down with EdTech coach and fellow Classmate teammate Carlo Sayo to talk about place‐based education. Carlo, who holds a master’s in art education, walks through the core principles of place‐based learning and how his own experience as the child of immigrants shaped his understanding of belonging, land and community.Together, they unpack the idea of the classroom as a “third teacher,” explore two field trips along the Fraser River that brought students face to face with the history of colonization in the Fraser Valley and Steveston, and discuss how intentional, low‐key use of technology, like an iPad used purely for documentation, can help students slow down, observe and reflect rather than simply consume.This conversation is for educators who want to help students build a genuine relationship with the places they live and learn, and who are curious about how field trips and classroom design can do more than decorate a lesson.About Carlo SayoCarlo Sayo is an EdTech and Creative Coach at Classmate, where he partners with teachers to design meaningful learning experiences that connect curriculum, creativity, technology, and student voice. Drawing on a background in design, community programming, and creative technology education, he collaborates with educators to turn ambitious ideas into authentic projects and experiences that engage learners through experimentation and creative problem-solving. He believes meaningful learning can happen anywhere, especially when people feel connected through a shared purpose. Whether through community arts initiatives, youth programs, or classroom learning, Carlo is drawn to experiences that invite people to become creators and contributors to something larger than themselves. Carlo is particularly interested in storytelling, migration narratives, place-based education, and the ways creative production can make learning more meaningful, memorable, and visible.In this episode, you’ll hear:[00:01:42] The core principles of place‐based education: locally rooted, experiential, cross‐curricular and service oriented[00:02:58] What place means to Carlo as the child of immigrants, and the influence of Seven Minutes From Home[00:06:52] Carlo’s two‐hour sit at the Filipino Plaza and what it taught him about making meaning of a place[00:09:42] The idea of the classroom as a “third teacher” and how environment shapes behaviour[00:16:31] A field trip to Fort Langley and an interactive mapping exercise on the history of colonization along the Fraser[00:23:30] A grade one field trip to Steveston, starting at the Britannia Shipyards[00:26:04] Designing an iPad scavenger hunt so students could document and interpret their own community[00:32:12] Bringing the experience back to the classroom through Seesaw journals and ELA statements[00:34:38] Carlo’s distinction: not all learning needs technology, but learning needs to be documented[00:36:04] Rethinking field trips as a launching point rather than a reward[00:39:13] What it might look like for students to practise observation skills across different locations and grades[00:41:09] Recording soundscapes as another way for students to relate to a place[00:42:36] Where to find both field trips written up in the Classroom ChroniclesClassroom Chronicles articles discussed:Vol .113 Grade 4 Fraser River Field TripResources discussed in this episode:Seven Minutes From Home by Lauren RichardsonThe Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching and LearningSolution Place by the River, Fort Langley, including the Colonization of the Fraser Valley school programBritannia Shipyards, StevestonSeesawContact Classmate: Website: Classmate.teamInstagram: @classmate.teamClassroom ChroniclesContact Carlo Sayo:LinkedIn: Carlo Sayo
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