Podcasts about future design school

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edufuturistspodcast/message

In this episode, we speak with Sandra Nagy, who leads the Education Practice at Future Design School, building strong academic partnerships with school leaders that help to drive their strategic priorities through consulting support,...

SANDRA‌ ‌NAGY‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌sought‌ ‌after‌ ‌advisor‌ ‌to‌ ‌school‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌world.‌ ‌Renowned‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌deep‌ ‌expertise‌ ‌in‌ ‌strategic‌ ‌development‌ ‌and‌ ‌education;‌ ‌she‌ ‌works‌ ‌with‌ ‌organizations‌ ‌looking‌ ‌to‌ ‌transform‌ ‌learning.‌ ‌A creative, passionate, and experienced senior professional in the Education technology industry with leadership, change management, product development, learning strategy and execution proficiency. A driver of innovation who is able to build, motivate and develop high performing strategic teams that deliver outstanding results in changing environments. Her‌ ‌20‌ ‌year‌ ‌career‌ ‌includes‌ ‌leadership‌ ‌roles‌ ‌at‌ ‌Pearson‌ ‌Education,‌ ‌The‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌Partnership‌ ‌and‌ ‌Accenture.‌ ‌She‌ ‌has‌ ‌a‌ ‌M.‌ ‌Ed.‌ ‌from‌ ‌Harvard‌ ‌University‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌B.‌ ‌Comm.‌ ‌from‌ ‌McGill‌ ‌University.‌ ‌She‌ ‌is‌ ‌currently‌ ‌the‌ ‌Managing‌ ‌Director‌ ‌at‌ ‌Future‌ ‌Design‌ ‌School‌. ‌ ‌   Show Highlights 5 trends leaders must address  Entrepreneurial thinking is essential for student’s future success  Moment of incubation. Rethink timetables, scheduling, and assessment  Address mental wellness crisis in schools What am I going to do with my leadership going forward What are your takeaways from the pandemic? Rethink pedagogical approaches in the classroom Transform education and leverage pandemic learning Impetus on leaders to think about unconscious bias and create opportunities   “At the core of Future Design School is this notion of developing and cultivating problem solvers, kids who have a flexible, adaptable skill set, and the creative confidence really to tackle whatever comes their way. That's the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit. What you want is kids who look at the world's obstacles as opportunities that they can roll up their sleeves and solve, and that they don't need to wait until they're adults to wrestle with real issues.” -Sandra Nagy   “If we've seen anything that should be an inspiration for these kids in the last year, it's the fact that we got a vaccine out in eight months. If you don't believe in the power of human ingenuity and what we can do together, collaboratively working to solve a real problem. We don't take that moment to showcase that to kids and what might be possible, then we've missed the moment.” -Sandra Nagy   Full Transcript Sandra Nagy Transcript   Sandra Nagy’s Resources & Contact Info: Future Design School The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias … Caste  An antiracist education podcast playlist LinkedIn Twitter Facebook     Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard’s online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader.   TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a “Fitbit for teachers” that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.   ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

Les McBeth is an educator on a mission to empower students to solve the world's big problems. With 15 years of experience at the intersection of design and education, Les has worked in design and public policy in Switzerland and NYC and as a teacher in Toronto. As Director of Special Projects at Future Design School, Les designs programs and products that help educators and school leaders break down classroom walls and develop future-ready skills. Les has worked with 10,000+ educators around the world. She has been the Design Coach for the Google Certified Innovator program worldwide since 2016. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edufuturistspodcast/message

Quin Henderson, Partnerships Manager of Future Design School, dropped into the Homeroom recently to share his thoughts on the importance of design thinking in our classrooms.  Included in our conversation is the need for teachers and students to innovate, how problem solving is an essential art in learning, and the need to build creativity into our schools.

Arianna Lambert was a Grade 4/5 teacher and Google Innovator in the Toronto District School Board​​ who loves integrating technology and mindfulness in the classroom when we recorded. She is an Excellence Award recipient, an ETFO http://heartandart.ca Blogger and a Google certified Educator & Innovator She is presently working for Future Design School as their Education Lead.

SANDRA NAGY has dedicated her career to driving innovation and building effective organizational strategy. Sandra began her career at Accenture as a Change Management consultant where she supported public and private sector clients through large-scale strategy and business transformation. Two of her years at Accenture were exclusively focused in the Government practice. Sandra spent over a decade as a senior digital strategist at Pearson Education where she led multiple teams that worked across K-20 to transform curriculum and professional development resources with the use of technology. She was a member of a global team of educational technology champions focused on collaborating to solve problems in education. She engaged with stakeholders globally and was responsible for nurturing strategic partnerships with key customers and other like-minded organizations. Prior to Pearson, Sandra worked at The Learning Partnership, a non-profit organization responsible for building stakeholder partnerships to support, promote and advance publicly funded education in Canada. She led a government and business-funded research project to look at blended, online and face-to-face, professional development for teachers in STEM courses. Sandra engaged in speaking opportunities across Canada sharing best practices in sustained, action-research driven professional development that leads to authentic community building. With over 20 years of experience, Sandra has designed, developed and delivered hundreds of learning opportunities to thousands of employees and educators. She is a firm believer in the capacity of educators to drive future-skill development, and in sustained professional development that leverages a blend of learning tools. Sandra leads the Education Practice at Future Design School building strong academic partnerships with school leaders that help to drive their strategic priorities through consulting support, professional development and efficacious curriculum resources. Sandra’s educational background includes a Master's in Education from Harvard University focused on Technology in Education. While completing this degree she worked at TechBoston, an organization infusing technology programs into inner-city Boston schools; conducted published research into distance learning at the Concord Consortium; and volunteered through the MIT Media Lab teaching robotics to home-schooled students. Sandra also holds a Bachelor of Commerce focused on Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship from McGill University.   Sandra Nagy Show Highlights: How to rekindle the passion for educators that might have lost their way The mindset you can use to help educators reconnect with their why Developing empathy for people in your organization What tools you can provide to help people move further Learning can be uncomfortable but that’s an example of progress Embracing the “Entrepreneurial mindset.” How to effectively critique ideas How Future Design School works with school leaders and empowers teachers Building problem solvers in schools How Future Design School turned an “innovation pillar” into a reality “What problem do you want to solve?” -Sandra Nagy   Sandra Nagy Resources: Great at work Click here for three awesome DESIGN THINKING posters (no email required -- just a link to my personal G-Drive

May was a busy month for Edtrex! Both Matt and Quin traveled for professional development experiences and had a great time making connections. Quin traveled to Niagra Falls for the annual Connect ED conference. After the conference he visited the Future Design School in Toronto. Hear how he weaved his design thinking course in Utah to his visit. On the other side of the continent Matt visited Vandenberg Air Force Base for NASA’s Insight mission launch. As part of the NASA Social Team Matt was able to see the background of the entire mission and see the hard work that goes into launching a mission to Mars. We are more than excited to share out adventures and insights.

Leslie McBeth (https://twitter.com/lesmcbeth) is the Director of Professional Development at Future Design School, where she empowers teachers around the world to develop future-ready skills in students. Leslie has been working at the intersection of design and education for nearly 15 years. She started her career at the Design Trust for Public Space, where she worked […]

In this episode Nikolas interviews Sarah Prevette, the Founder of Future Design School -- a school focused on empowering youth innovation through design methods and entrepreneurial experience. Nikolas and Sarah talk about empowering kids and cultivating their ideals and passion with tools and educational methods. They also discuss breaking and rebuilding the world, risk taking, the changing economy, and making governments alter their thinking to make change actually happen. Previously, Sarah was the founder of Sprouter.com, an online platform facilitating knowledge exchange between startups and business leaders that was acquired by Postmedia in late 2011. Sarah also built BetaKit.com to showcase the key technology trends that are re-shaping the future - the publication was acquired in 2013. Sarah was also Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BrandProject - actively making seed stage investments in disruptive consumer products and technology. https://sarahprevette.com/ http://home.future

“When we look at great entrepreneurs, they have that natural, burning curiosity and they have that sense of excitement around learning.” – Sarah Prevette, Founder of Future Design School. Sarah Prevette has been promoting and encouraging Canadian entrepreneurship throughout her entire career. Among her many... The post Entrepreneur by Design with Sarah Prevette – December 15, 2015 appeared first on Startup Canada.