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For this week's episode we were joined by Ana Fábrega. Ana is an entrepreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative education. Her new book, The Learning Game, has just been released in September 2023.

For this week's episode we were joined by many guests to discuss all things community. The guests include friends and supporters of the Edufuturists who have vast experience and knowledge in developing and championing communities globally in different guises. We were joined by Al Kingsley, Louise Jones, Ian Phillips, Lawrence Tijjani, Abid Patel and Georgina Dean. The episode explores themes from the power and importance of communities to how to ensure we create spaces which are diverse and allow people to be their authentic, best selves.

Melissa is leading from the front as a female educator, startup founder, EdTech CEO and Metaverse builder an explorer. Believing that the future will be built by the brave, Melissa is passionate about shaping education in the Metaverse and building a future for NextGenEd learning in a truly global classroom which is better, more equitable, sustainable and accessible for all.

Have you ever considered how to future-proof the technology in your classroom? In this roundtable , we are joined by Toni Moss, MD at Strive AV, Lisa Yates, Head of Channel Sales at BenQ UK and Andrew Strachan, CIO of Emmanuel Schools Foundation, where we chat about how schools and colleges can ensure they have cutting-edge technology despite financial difficulties that the sector is facing. Find out more about the leasing solutions that are discussed at www.striveav.com and the BenQ range of AV solutions for education at https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/education.html In this Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

Leslie McBeth has 15 years of experience in design and education. She started her career with an international NGO at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and then moved to New York City to work with the Design Trust for Public Space. Leslie then moved back to Canada to pursue a career in teaching design. In 2016, Leslie joined Future Design School to build and expand professional development programs across North America. She has worked with thousands of educators around the world and is a recipient of the Columbia University Klingenstein Institute Summer Fellowship, a Facilitator for the Ontario Conference of Independent School’s Cohort 21 Professional Development program, a Google for Education Certified Innovator, and a TEDx Speaker. This is her third time on the podcast.

In this Episode we explore why assessment has to change and the future of Education report produced by the Future Design School

The future design Schools future of education report can be found here https://bit.ly/foe2023 A Special Edition of the Future of Education Report, which breaks down our Portrait of a Future Ready Graduate in detail: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WV4RVW9voyuIh9lHmQbhPnJyYo4QPB_a

In this episode Dan, Ben and Steve discuss the publication of their new Trends booklet which outlines the areas of education that are shifting for the better.

#aiineducation #FutureofEducation

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Sheryl Cababa is the Chief Design Officer at the Insights, Design + Development Studio, Substantial, and a multi-disciplinary design strategist with more than two decades of experience. She is focused on reinventing the approaches of learning and collaboration in today’s educational environment to help equity-centred research affirm and advance relationships between institutions, educators, and students. Sheryl has worked extensively in human-centred design within the social impact space. She specialises in developing tools and methods for designers to expand their mindsets beyond user-centred design, anticipate unintended consequences, and engage in systems thinking. Her recent work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation includes leading student voice research to inform the K-12 Balance The Equation Grand Challenge. Sheryl works with their teams to provide equity-centred technical assistance to their grantees, designing the Use Case Guide for demand-side thinking programs, and conducting extensive design research with both U.S. Programs and Global Health teams. Her book, Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers, was released in early 2023. Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

Brian’s first word was money and he’s always been fascinated with the world of investing. He developed Rapunzl as a financial literacy, EdTech tool to revolutionize how we teach students about investing and to provide equitable access to high-quality, project-based learning tools for students across the country. The world of returns is perched in an ivory tower, inaccessible to most investors. In response, Rapunzl helps everyone climb to financial success with free, simulated investing competitions as well as an integrated curriculum. Rapunzl was a 2022 Yass Prize Finalist, recognized as one of 8 transformational education groups across the country. Website: www.rapunzlinvestments.com #FinancialEducation #Crypto #Education Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

In this episode, Ben & Steve chat to Ariel Camus from Microverse who are democratising access to coding training by offering fully-funded courses and salary sharing for their students and graduates. They promise to help learners become international software developers, from anywhere. There are some fascinating discussions about how destinations data is important to rate the success of any learning institution, as well as creating equitable access to learning across the world. Check them out at: https://www.microverse.org/ Sign up for the Uprising 2023: uprising.edufuturists.com Subscribe to our newsletter: newsletter.edufuturists.com Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

Angela Newton & Peter Gravell are co-founders of Real Fast Reports, an AI app that helps teachers write reports. #AI #ChatGPT #education Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023.  

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In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023. There's also a special guest announcement! Get your tickets at uprising.edufuturists.com Sign up for our weekly newsletter that lands every Saturday morning at 9am: newsletter.edufuturists.com Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

In this video, we chat to 2022 University of the Year winners, Teesside University about their innovative practices and unique perspectives on teaching in HE. Sign up for our newsletter at newsletter.edufuturists.com Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880#HigherEducation #Curriculum #edtech

In this episode, we are joined by AI pioneer and EdTech specialist, Donald Clark from Wildfire Learning. We discuss the importance of technology in education, his work on online learning for over 20 years and his excitement about a future where we bring a real difference to all sectors of society.  

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In this episode, Dan & Steve chat with the co-founder of Hundo Piers Collins. Hundo provides a validated, verified on-chain skills wallet to replace the CV/resume for 1 billion learners worldwide. They are the first on-chain web3 company for GenZ, parents, educators and employers to discover the future of learning and work via an on-demand content stream.  

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In this episode, Ben & Dan discuss how education needs a serious disruption, and whether tools like ChatGPT are helping to speed that up. We talk about the definition of cheating and what the purpose of schooling is.  

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In this episode, we chat with David CM Carter, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading CEO mentors, is the Founder and Executive Chairman of MyMentor, the on-demand destination channel for leader insight and crowd-sourced advice on how to get ahead. Moving from mentoring an exclusive list of just 10 clients at any one time, he has now founded Entelechy Academy to champion the development of character in education.  

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Samson, a Yiya co-founder and 2019 Obama Africa Leader is a physics teacher with a Bachelor of Science in education from Makerere University and a veteran of Uganda's education system. He grew up in a rural area with limited resources. Yiya's mission has been shaped by his childhood experiences. He has a genius talent for educational design and a deep passion to leverage the power of experiential learning to end cycles of poverty endemic in Uganda. Samson's passion drives him to create learning experiences full of educational games that demonstrate difficult topics in a student-friendly way.   

Erin, a Yiya co-founder, holds a Bachelor of Science from MIT as well as a Masters of Education from Marquette University. Her educational career began as a teacher for America fellow teaching high school math in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has over a decade of experience in secondary STEM education, teacher training, and curriculum development, and has worked with educators in the United States, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Sudan. Erin is interested in science and technology knowledge and ideas, as well as assisting young people in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.  

#Yiya #Education #Innovation 

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Yaacov Hecht, is an Israeli educator and worldwide pioneer of democratic education. In 1987, he founded the first school in the world called a democratic school. Following that, he helped founding around 30 democratic schools in Israel.  

#cityschool #Education   

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr Andy Cope and Will Hussey from The Art of Brilliance. They talk about how understanding positive psychology is crucial for students and teachers in the current climate and beyond. Schools where children are happy, well and curious is the dream!  

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In this episode, we are joined by CEO of the Institute of Imagination. Martin helped launch iTunes Europe from a start-up and ran iTunes’ Pan European business before heading up Disney’s EMEA regional arm managing several major brands and music talent, as well as becoming an award-winning chef for kicks!  

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Gavin McCormack is a trained Montessori teacher, children’s author, teacher trainer, philanthropist and school principal. While working in the teaching profession for over twenty years, he has used his experience and training to understand what it means to truly educate with true intention. Initially trained as a mainstream primary school teacher, Gavin re-trained as a Montessori teacher where he found the understanding and experience that has inspired him to build several schools and teacher training centres in the Himalayan regions of Nepal. Gavin has trained teachers, parents and educational leaders across the world. His passion for educational reform, with a strong emphasis on Montessori within the home, has driven him to attempt to put these thoughts into words. He believes that for a child to reach their full potential, the school and home environment must work in harmony.  

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https://upschool.co/  

TEDx Talk - How Education Can Save The World   

Advisor, Coach and Friend to Leaders and Business Owners, Stefan has spent over 20 years honing his coaching craft alongside leading change, sales and leadership development initiatives for some of the largest names in the world.  

With senior leadership experience, an award winning coffee house, his own art gallery as well as being an award winning musician he grew up in Wolverhampton with wonderfully working class parents, developing a mission to help GOOD people lead GREAT things.  

He also home educates Willoughby (10) and Vera (4) on the beautiful Isle of Wight.  

One of his favourite quotes is from optimus prime - “autobots, transform and roll out”  

Website: www.stefanpowell.co.uk   
Coaching profile including a useful reflection tool: https://bit.ly/3VblTwH  
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanpowell  
Twitter: @stefanpowell  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech    

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.    

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. 

Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.    

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education   

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Maneesh Juneja is a Digital Health Futurist who explores the convergence of emerging technologies to see how they can make the world a healthier and happier place. He looks at these technologies in the context of socio-cultural, political and economic trends, helping organisations around the world to think differently about the future.

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education 

#education #futureofeducation #futureofhealth

Iarina is an architect based in Bucharest. She studied Architecture at Ion Mincu and has had her own practice for two years.  She is a volunteer for the My School Can Be Cool program. Last year she did it at the middle school where she was a student, because she wanted to help the local community.   

My School Can Be Cool is all about participatory design and learning through games and play, giving kids the power to change their learning environment.  This year she has entered the program in Bucharest. 

https://hundred.org/en/innovations/my-school-can-be-cool  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. 

The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. 

Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education  

#education #futureofeducation #architecture

In this special episode we bring you the keynote delivered by Sugata Mitra at the 2022 Edufuturists Awards. 

Sugata Mitra is a world leading educational innovator.  

Professor Emeritus, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India  (Retd. 2019) 

Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK  (Former 2012) 

Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA  

Winner of the Dewang Mehta Prize for Innovation in IT, 2003  

Winner of the first ever USD 1 million TED Prize, 2013  

#Education #TED #Exams

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education

Adam Roney is founder and CEO of Calls9, a company that delivers world-class web3 product design and development.  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education 

#Web3 #Blockchain #Education

Shaun Jones is Founder of Prototipe.design and is a Board Member of Empathy Week. He is passionate about creativity and is a LEGO Serious Play facilitator.  

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#education #creativity #courage #innovation

Dan and Ben discuss how an effective strategy can continually improve leadership in life, learning and work.

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Garrett is Co-founder and CEO of Sora Schools.  

Sora Schools is the project-based, virtual middle & high school. Their innovative curriculum takes online school from sitting-behind-your-desk school and turns it into an engaging experience for each student’s unique needs.  

#innovation #education #virtualschool 

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In this episode Ben, Dan and Steve are fresh back from the summer holiday and questioning the purpose of education.  

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#education #lifelonglearning #exams

Gerd Leonhard is a German futurist, speaker and author who specializes in the debate between humanity and technology.

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Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on challenging the traditional education structure and its ability to fully prepare the generations of tomorrow for the changing world. For over 20 years she has been dedicated to shifting education and business practice to develop the capabilities and mindsets needed to respond to the future of work and industry and ensure a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand.  In 2013 she founded The Mind Lab, a unique offering designed to empower students and educators to develop applied digital knowledge and capability.  The Mind Lab has enabled an entire generation of teachers and educators to upskill and develop their confidence in emerging digital technologies, and to rethink the model of learning and education and support school-aged children to foster these critical skills. The immediate impact The Mind Lab has earned the organisation the title of Best Start-Up in Asia Pacific as judged by Steve Wozniak and Sir Richard Branson in 2014.  A Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her lifetime contribution to education and technology (2018), Frances has received numerous awards recognising her passion and commitment to supporting the young and more mature to seek opportunities and reach their potential.  In 2020 Frances received the Outstanding Contribution to Technology and Business at the CIO Awards. Her past accolades also include:  2017:  the NZ Flying Kiwi Award, inducted into the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame and named one of the top 3 NZ Innovators of the Year at the NZer of the Year awards.  2016: named one of the top 50 EdTech Educators in the World by EdTech International; awarded a Sir Peter Blake Leader Award.  2015: awarded the Westpac New Zealand Woman of Influence (Innovation) and the Next New Zealand Woman of the Year (Education)   Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com

On this episode we are joined by the 2022 winner of the Edufuturists Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by C-Learning.   

Sugata Mitra is a world leading educational innovator.  

Professor Emeritus, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India  

(Retd. 2019) Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK  

(Former 2012) Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA  

Winner of the Dewang Mehta Prize for Innovation in IT, 2003  

Winner of the first ever USD 1 million TED Prize, 2013  

#Education #TED #Exams

Nick is co-founder of Invisible College and author of The Jungle Gym – a newsletter that helps its readers build a more fulfilling career by integrating work and life.  

Rockwell also works for Invisible College, he is the creator of Starship Guild and is a web3 entrepreneur.   

Invisible College is a learning Dao founded to onboard builders & creators into Web3.  

Holding at least one Decentralien NFT, will give you an all-access pass to the courses, programming, and community at Invisible College.

Melissa McBride is the CEO of Sophia High School, and Co-founder of Sophia Technologies. With over 18 years of teaching and educational leadership experience in top schools in Canada, London (UK) and in the Middle East, she is a forward thinking leader with a passion for creating innovative schools designed to meet the needs of the learners of the 22nd century.  

Artific is the founder of Oasis Metagames. He builds worlds and immersive VR experiences in Somnium Space.  

Ultra Lord is a web3 builder, who creates and provides avatars and wearables to users of the Somnium metaverse.  

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Nicholas Ferroni is a revered high school teacher who mentors his extremely diverse students with deep personal commitment and care. Nick teaches History and Cultural Studies in his hometown, and helped found his school’s GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance” and The Feminist Club.  Named as one of the '100 Making A Difference' and having developed the 'Teach the Truth' campaign, Nicholas was named 'Upstander of the Year' by HRC and a 'Champion for Change' by United Nations Women. He is an outspoken voice in education and uses his multiple platforms for good. 

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Find out about his work at https://www.getyourteachon.com/nicholasferroni  

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The Tech Rabbi aka Michael Cohen is an American educator who is a self-confessed Web3 fanatic.  He cares about NFTs • Blockchain • DAOs • Crypto • Metaverse and writes blogs, books and articles about these in education. 

He is also the host of The Non-Fungible Teaching Show (https://twitter.com/NFTeachingShow) on Twitter Spaces and is a sought-after consultant and speaker. 

Find all his work at https://linktr.ee/thetechrabbi

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We are joined by Mae Yip and Sam Hornsby, the creators of ERIC - https://www.meet-eric.com/ 

ERIC is an award-winning career exploration platform designed for 16-25 year olds interested in the creative industries.  

Sam & Mae were both inherently creative thinkers and the career resources and tools they had access to never resonated with them. It was always too corporate focused. They created ERIC to shake things up and allow the new generation of creatives to access career guidance, at the touch of a button.  

Their aims are:   

✅  every young person in the UK can access and explore a career the creative industries  

✅  every career advisor, leader, teacher and parent has a tool to use when it comes to careers in the creative industries  

✅  every creative business can connect, inspire and attract the next generation of talent  

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#edtech #creativeindustries #careers

Patrick (Paddy) McGrath is Head of Education Strategy (EMEA) for the amazing Texthelp Group.  

Texthelp (www.texthelp.com) is the leading provider of assistive software to both Education, Corporate markets worldwide.   

In this episode, we look at Universal Learning Design amongst other important elements of the classrooms of today and tomorrow.  

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#edtech #education #learning