6 episodes
Class Act Outstanding Schools
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From Outstanding Schools - the premium content and networking provider for international educators around the globe - Class Act sheds a spotlight on the school executives, educators, and thought-leaders who are positively impacting the industry. Join us each month as we tackle the key issues, challenges and opportunities currently affecting the international education community.
With topics ranging from educator well-being to Esports curricula, sustainability to stakeholder management, Class Act aims to inspire international educators and provide them with the necessary insights to improve their pedagogical practice and make their school the best in the region.
Hosted by Hannah Burke-Tomlinson, and produced by Hannah Burke-Tomlinson and Mary Best for GovNet Communications.
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Authentic Approaches to Multilingualism with Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall
Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lorna-caputo-greenall-38309650/ Exploring Multilingualism: https://exploringmultilingualism.com/ The Conversation (2023) ‘Why being bilingual can open doors for children with developmental disabilities, not close them’ https://theconversation.com/why-being-bilingual-can-open-doors-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities-not-close-them Polizzi, C (2023) ‘A Case for Multilingualism in International Schools’ ...
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Climate Education and Student Activism in International Schools with Sagarika Sriram
Sagarika Sriram’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarika-sriram-23b533214/ BBC 100 Women 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 K4B World – Kids For A Better World: https://www.k4bworld.com/
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Embedding Esports in International Schools with Elliot Mack
Elliot Mack’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-mack-61575b173/ DAIGON Esports: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daigon-esports/ Shewale, R. (2024) ‘esports Statistics In 2024 (Viewers, Growth & Forecast)’: https://www.demandsage.com/esports-statistics/ Markey, P. M., Christopher F. J., and Hopkins, L. I. (2014) ‘The Benefits of Playing Video Games’ in American Psychologist, Vol. 69, No. 1, 66-78 https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-a0034857.pdf Ei...
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Activating Student Agency with Summer Howarth
References: Summer Howarth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerhowarth/ The Eventful Learning Co: https://eventfullearning.co/ Northern Territory Learning Commision: https://learningcommission.com/Vaughan, T., Howarth, S., Cartwright, S. and Clearly, J. (2020) ‘Student agency in action in the Northern Territory’ in Teacher Magazine: https://www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articles/student-agency-in-action-in-the-northern-territory. Schools Plus Webinar (2020) ‘Lear...
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Championing Sustainability and Environmental Education with d'Arcy Lunn
References: d’Arcy Lunn’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcy-lunn/. Education in Motion (EiM): https://www.linkedin.com/company/educationinmotion/. The Green School Bali: https://blog.outstandingschools.com/changing-the-culture-in-and-about-schools. Teaspoons of Change: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teaspoons-of-change/. ISC Research (2023) ‘Why more international schools keep opening: Factors impacting the demand and development of international schools’ ...
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Transitioning from Wellbeing to Wholebeing with Andrea Downie
References:Andrea Downie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-downie.Project Thrive: https://www.projectthrive.com.au/home.The Centre for Wellbeing Science at The University of Melbourne: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/cws.Downie, A (2023) ‘Could Redesigning Education End the Mental Health Crisis?: A Paradigm Shift to a More Relevant System’ https://blog.outstandingschools.com/could-redesigning-education-end-the-mental-health-crisis-a-paradigm-shift-to-a-more-relevant-system-andre...