Brad Latzke Discusses the Certain Need to Adjust Education for an Uncertain Future | Education Vanguard #70
The future. The future of education. This is a topic getting a lot of discussion over the last ten years or so. In many ways, it has dovetailed the rise of technology and the disruptions we see in the workplace and what it means to have a job, a skill and a career. Today I […]
Kristen MacConnell Is Bringing Peer-Reviewed Online Content About Education to International Educators and Beyond | Education Vanguard #68
Many of us have some great ideas and things we think we should do or make happen. Sometimes it is difficult for us to take one of those ideas and make it a reality. We enjoy listening to the stories of those who do though and Kristen MacConnell is one of those people. Kristen sees […]
Doris Korda Brings Entrepreneurial Based Learning to Her School and Yours | Education Vanguard # 67
I really enjoy speaking to people about the changes and shifts taking place in education today. There are a host of early adopters out there trying and succeeding at bringing contemporary learning ideas more suitable for today’s world. Doris Korda is one of them. Doris is the associate head at Hawken School in Ohio, USA. […]
Leigh Martin Enlightens Us On Master’s Degree Options for Overseas Educators | Education Vanguard # 52
I like to think overseas educators are a special group. Interested in adventure, new cultures, travel and working in schools with a group of students strongly motivated to learn. I think Dr. Leigh Martin, today’s guest, might agree with my view. Leigh runs the Master’s program in leadership for overseas educators for the University of […]
Kim Cofino On Coaching Teachers and Students | Education Vanguard # 48
For most of our time when we heard the word coaching we thought of sports. A woman or a man encouraging and moving an individual or team forward as they worked to perform at their best and earn the most points. Today, as education evolves, including our own specific roles, we see teacher-coaches becoming more […]
Jaco Joubert Brings Us An Understanding of Schooling in South Africa | Education Vanguard # 47
South Africa is an interesting country with an interesting history behind it. As educators, a window into the world of a the school system in this part of the world is sure to be interesting. I speak with Jaco Joubert, Head of IT at the Curro Schools Group in South Africa. With multiple schools already […]
Vic Estrada Explains the Horizon Report Findings for International Schools in Asia | Education Vanguard #46
For the second year in a row I, along with a bunch of others from schools in Asia, have worked with the New Media Consortium to produce the international schools in Asia edition of the Horizon Report. Today I talk with Victoria (Vic) Estrada who managed the process as editor, writer and cat-herder-in-chief. You know […]
Stacy Stephens and Dana Watts Discuss The Need for Empowering More Women Leadership in Education | Education Vanguard # 43
I am a guy and depending on how long you have been listening to this show, you might already that. I mention my gender because it makes me uniquely unqualified to talk about the role of women in leadership; specifically in education. However, thanks to this podcast, I am able to bring voices from the […]
Warren Apel Shares His Transition from Educator to Entrepreneur | Education Vanguard # 34
Warren Apel had a good life. Nice job, leadership position in a school, living in Amsterdam. But for Warren, he was itching for a change. While he did not leave Amsterdam, he did decide to take a year off and become a full time entrepreneur working on his own SAAS (Software as a service) site […]
Stacy Stephens Tells The Story Of ISB’s Futures Academy | Education Vanguard # 10
For most of us (students and teachers) school starts around 8:00 and ends around 3:00. We go from class to class, sit and learn something. Repeat. What if there was a better way? What if we had some ideas as to what a “better way” looked like, but needed a program to help us figure all […]