Dave Burgess Chats About His Teach Like A Pirate Movement And What Outrageous Teaching Looks Like | Education Vanguard # 50
It is not everyday that I get a chance to interview a pirate, especially an “edu” pirate like Dave Burgess, my guest today. Dave is from the US and is on a mission to inspire outrageous teaching that creates life changing lessons and growth of the student spirit. He does this through presentations, his book […]
Kari Stubbs Shares Her Insights on What Happens Behind the Scenes at BrainPop and the Future of Education | Education Vanguard #45
Are you familiar with Moby and Tim? The dynamic duo (robot and human) that have been explaining and teaching students for more than ten years? If not, you will soon will be. Today I speak with Kari Stubbs, Vice-President for Learning and Innovation at BrainPop.com. A former teacher herself, Kari made the jump to industry […]
Matt Miller Shares His Journey From Classroom Teacher to Famous Author and Presenter | Education Vanguard # 42
Teaching is a great profession. Especially for those of us lucky enough to teach internationally. However, sometimes we may wonder what life would be like on the consulting, coaching and speaking circuit. Should we talk the skills we have an put ourselves out there to the point that people hire us to help them out. […]
Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg Discusses Connected Devices And Their Ability To Help Teens With Mental Health Issues | Education Vanguard # 29
Is that a “Psychologist in your Pocket?” is the title for Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg’s upcoming keynote at the 21st Century Learning conference in Hong Kong. Interesting title I thought, so I contacted him for an interview to ask him more about what the title really meant. Well, it turns out, he is a huge […]
Dr. Bernard Bull, a Passionate Advocate for Self Directed Learning | Education Vanguard # 19
Imagine one day you walk into a classroom and find 20-30 students each working on something different and unique. Maybe they are, at times, working in groups, but it appears they are all learning something unique. Are you witnessing anarchy or a hostile takeover of the classroom? Or are you seeing self-directed and self-blended learning […]
Dr. Mimi Ito Clarifies Connected Learning | Education Vanguard # 20
At one point in my teaching career the phrase “connected learning” meant asking students to work in groups. In fact I remember being told by my teacher training school that is was the new thing and I better be sure to talk about how I love it during job interviews. The creation of the magical […]