26 JAN 2024 · Will Richardson was a public-school educator for 22 years. He spent the last 15 years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Most recently, Will is a co-founder of the https://bigquestions.institute/, created to help educators use "fearless inquiry" to make sense of this complex moment and an uncertain future. In 2017, Will was named one of 100 global "Changemakers in Education" by the Finnish site HundrED, and was named one of the Top 5 "Edupreneurs to Follow" by Forbes. He has given sessions, led breakout sessions, and provided coaching services in over 30 countries on 6 continents. He has also authored six books that have sold over 200,000 copies worldwide, and given TEDx Talks in New York, Melbourne, and most recently in Vancouver. Resources: - TEDxTalks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyKNMrhEvY - https://twitter.com/willrich45 - Blog: https://bigquestions.institute/wrong-question/

5 JAN 2024 · Gavin McCormack has been a teacher for more than 25 years, working in countries throughout the world and building many schools in the Himalayan regions of Nepal. As a Montessori ambassador for Australia and the co-founder https://upschool.co/ and https://www.educationinfluence.com/, Gavin has worked tirelessly for 25 years to change the face of education for those before him. As a Montessori teacher, Gavin’s focus is to putting children at the centre of their education. As a writer, he has engaged in writing many picture books based on ethics and moral lessons for children, whilst also writing and producing a parenting book based on the Montessori principles around early child development and cognitive ability, http://www.thepotentialchild.com/. Gavin believes that hope lies in empowering young people to have the confidence to try things that are new, and the resilience to fail and to try again. Gavin’s recent Ted talk spoke of children building confidence, trust, morale and leadership when these are often overlooked in modern educational philosophies and pedagogies. He believes that these are the skills that will take us into the future in a world we can be proud of. A world, where every life matters, regardless of colour, creed, religion or demographics. A world where nature is our greatest ally, not an asset to be over-utilised, and where children are looked upon as leaders who have the confidence and independence to make informed choices of their own from a very early age. Resources: - https://www.educationinfluence.com/ - https://www.educationinfluence.com/gavin-mccormack/ - https://gavinmccormack.com.au/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WQ1-AT7ztM&t=2s

12 DEC 2023 · Tricia Berry is a Learning Specialist with the New Brunswick Government. Her work includes career guidance at the secondary level, teacher development within post-secondary education programs, and, currently, provincial implementation of career education across K-12. Berry is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Sareena Hopkins is Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation. She has been instrumental in a wide range of strategic leadership initiatives in Canada and internationally. She facilitated the International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Seoul (June 2017) and was lead author of the policy communiqué “Building the Talent Pipeline and Providing Youth with Hope for the Future” (2015). She also worked with the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training and the Council of Ministers of Education Canada on their policy frameworks for career education and successful student transitions. A winner of provincial and national awards in career development, Dave Redekopp has devoted over twenty-five years to the development of better career development and workplace concepts and practices. His work has addressed a wide arrange of issues, from helping at-risk teens manage their career paths to working with executives to make their companies more career friendly. Dave has also been a Governor of the Canadian Career Development Foundation, a Director of the Canada Career Consortium, and the Director of Program Development for the Centre for Career Development Innovation.

12 DEC 2023 · Thom Markham, Ph.D., is a psychologist, author, speaker, educator, and President of https://www.pblglobal.com/, an educational organization focused on innovation and transformation through promoting inquiry-based learning. Thom helps school boards envision, design, and implement successful, sustainable plans for educating 21st century young people. He has worked with over 200 schools and districts and conducted workshops for nearly 5,000 teachers across five continents. He provides proven methods and resources for designing high quality, challenging, authentic projects in all disciplines, including science and engineering. His work incorporates themes that he considers essential to education in the global age: personal empowerment; integration of brain and heart; communication; innovation; global ideals; and digital learning. Resources - http://theplanetmatters.org/philosophy.html - https://intrepidednews.com/thom-markham/ - https://www.clubhouse.com/room/mabw58Lz Thom’s LinkedIn article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-mindset-how-hand-learning-power-next-thom-markham-phd/

12 DEC 2023 · Andreas Scheicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Resources: - OECD on Transforming Education https://issuu.com/oecd.publishing/docs/big-picture-thinking-educating-global-competence - OECD Program for International Student Assessment (https://www.oecd.org/pisa/) - UN Sustainable Development Goals (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) - Andreas Schleicher YouTube Video on https://youtu.be/CThiz93D6Kw - Andreas Schleicher YouTube Video on https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+andreas+schleicher&view=detail&mid=4A6AD513B5BBB743C2774A6AD513B5BBB743C277&FORM=VIRE

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