Elementary School Design Specialist David Lee Helps Us Understand Design Thinking and Mindsets | Education Vanguard #95
Design Thinking is a popular idea and methodology winding its way across school today. With the idea that the future is more unpredictable now than in the past, Design Thinking helps us to be more future ready. However, according to David Lee an Elementary STEM & EdTech Specialist at Singapore American school, it is our […]
Innovation Officer Ingvi Omarsson Shares Icelandic, Innovative Educational Practices | Education Vanguard # 94
Overview When you think of Iceland you might think of geysers, broad landscapes, changeable climate and a fascinating place to visit. Yet, as you can imagine, there is more to Iceland and today we are going to talk about their education system. Ingivi Omarsson is a Chief Innovation Officer in Iceland focused on collaboration and […]
Librarian Stefanie Gaspari Shares The Past and Future of Our School Libraries | Education Vanguard #93
The library. Ah yes, the library. For people of my age (Generation X) the library still brings back scary memories of a place where I might get into trouble if I spoke too loudly. Stefanie Gaspari helps us understand that libraries are no longer that type of place and that it is time to […]
Student Jamila Tressel Shares Her Thoughts on Independent Learning and Student Agency | Education Vanguard #92
Overview What if the goal of a school was “to learn to” learn, live act and be? And it looked like a place where students worked on whatever topic there were interested in for the day, had the freedom to choose when to take tests, actively participated in regular trips and might be expected to […]
Justin Robinson Helps Us Understand Positive Education at a School Wide Level | Education Vanguard #91
Overview The idea of positive education appears to sound simple. For me I see myself saying nice things to my students and colleagues in the hallway and trying to have an optimistic outlook. After talking with Justin Robinson from the Geelong Grammar School in Australia, I realized there is a lot more to it. Following […]
The Verso School Brings a Whole New Design Concept for International Education To Bangkok | Education Vanguard #90
Designing, or redesigning the best way for a school to make an impact on the future of our students is a more common conversation among educators today. We are starting to see more and more schools emerge focused on this redesign idea and it is very exciting. Today I talk with Superintendent Cameron Fox about […]
Friendship Expert Dana Kerford Shares Friendship and Relationship Strategies for Students | Education Vanguard # 87
Overview Dana Kerford started her working career like many of us as an educator in a public school system in her home country. As we typically discover, managing and improving relationships between students is often the key to a successful class culture. Diving in with enthusiasm, Dana researched, read, discovered and built a relationship program […]
Anna Sever Brings Change and Innovation to Teaching Practices at a Large, Historical School in Australia | Education Vanguard #88
Overview The future of work and the realities that it entails are still unknowns to many of us. Multiple job and career changes are likely on the horizon for our students and teaching them to be life long, adaptable learners today will help them in the future. Today I speak with Anna Server, Deputy Principal […]
Innovation Leader Kiffany Lychock Discusses the Wide Scale Learning Style Changes at Her Large School District in the United States | Education Vanguard # 86
Overview We all know change is tough. It is tough at an individual level and even more so at an organizational level. I always enjoy talking with leaders focused on change and learning their strategies, successes and difficulties. Today I speak with Kiffany Lychock from the Boulder Valley School District of Colorado in the […]
Educator and Social Activist Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes Helps Us Understand How To Overcome Any Obstacle. | Education Vanguard #85
Overview As educators, improving the lives of students and how they relate to the world is an essential part of what we do. If you are an international teacher, life is usually stable and your school is well resourced and ready to go. If you are from Guatemala with an unstable government, frequent violence and […]