Two of my favorite things to do are take road trips to see new places or visit those I love and listen to audio books. While avoiding COVID stricken lands and attempting to take in the wonders of Europe I had moved here to explore, I listened to my second Read more…
The American School of Warsaw is a leader in innovation within the European International Schools. The have been cultivating various learning spaces that afford the opportunity for students to design and create. Whether it is within the classroom, during their free time or outside at recess, the students here always Read more…
As a part of the Leaders in Innovation Conference, we spent the day at FabLab Warsaw to continue exploring what is needed in educational design and have a bit of fun with some of the FabLab Tools. We were able to dive in and start creating in their various rooms. Read more…
Munich International SchoolMunich, GermanyTechnology and Instructional Coach (2019 – PRESENT) The Technology & Instructional Coach focuses on the meaningful integration of technology, student agency and making into the daily learning experiences of our students and the teaching practices of faculty. The y act as a master collaborator, inspirational leader and skilled facilitator for students, Read more…
Today I had the opportunity to attend a training session that should be required by every educator in the world. The Tolerance.org organization provides training for educators to help them rethink their personal biases that they are bringing into the classroom and evaluate their curriculum to ensure the approach is Read more…
The Children’s SchoolAtlanta, Georgia, USAInterim Director of Curricular Innovation and Learning Design (2018-2019) The Children’s School is passionate about unlocking the potential of children from early childhood (age three) through eighth grade. At TCS, play is seen as serious learning. Through laughter, play and hard work, TCS creates an environment where Read more…
Pine Crest School of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was the first learning journey stop as I take on being a learner for the next year. Moving back from Peru, I was flying through Miami and thought it would be a great opportunity to stop and see a former college of mine Read more…
At FDR, we have been working with various architecture companies to help us design and develop our Student Commons space, which will integrate large group open learning spaces, an innovation lab, a tech help desk, small student meeting spaces, a cafeteria and much more. One of the companies had worked Read more…
I had the opportunity to visit Fusion Academy’s New York City campus recently. It was an excellent experience seeing their personalized learning approach in action. Fusion provides a self-paced, flexible timeline for students to engage in their school responsibilities. This model can support those that have large amounts of time Read more…
An excellent resource that encourages an understanding about how the learning environment impacts the experience. I still believe that immersive learning in real-world contexts are better than a classroom any day, but it is great to have a resource that looks at how those classroom experiences can be better for Read more…