#k20innovates: Recent Episodes
k20 Educators
In this episode, Anthony & Terence dive into the impact avatars have on student identity as well as different programs and tools to support educators in participating in metaverse technology.
In this episode, John and Vriti discuss how decentralization can impact education, how El Salvador is progressing with bitcoin legalization, and we take questions from a live audience about web3.
If you don't consciously build culture, culture will build itself. Komal, Lauren and Seth discuss conscious and unconscious approaches to building classroom culture and the implications for all stakeholders.
What is consciousness? What does it look like when we bring consciousness to education? Most importantly, why does that matter for students, teachers, parents, staff and the community at large? Komal, Lauren and Seth tackle these tough questions and set the stage for many insightful conversations to come.
It's time to empower the next-gen! Today we chat with Mariane Power. Co-Founder and learning designer behind the Posifiy Academy. In 2021 the Academy took out the Top Innovation Prize in The WorldClass Education Challenge by Deloitte and The World Economic Forum. Mariane talks about the academy her experience as a clinical psychologist, and how she built, with her sister, a socially conscious education company equipping the next-gen with a sense of purpose, and the human capability skills they'll need to thrive in a rapidly changing world and workforce.
Anthony and Terence discuss the Metaverse in the room - why is everyone suddenly talking about the Metaverse, and what does it mean for educators around the world? We'll share examples and stories from the world of ed tech to show how educators can work with technology to create better learning experiences
We speak with Russell Cairns (aka Rusty) as he describes how he teaches 900 elementary students coding, robotics and more. Working as a K-6 RFF teacher, Rusty is a specialist STEAM Coach, who teaches the subject digital technology. He also runs lunchtime Minecraft, Robotics, 3D printing, Digital Arts and supports STEAM clubs. Russell strives to drive change through community-building events for teachers and students in Makerspaces and Edtech.
In this episode, Sam talks with Rachel Sheila Kan, Founder of Circular Earth (a Sustainable Fashion consultancy), Lecturer of Sustainability and ethics in business and also the Founder of a growing community tackling fast fashion around the world; The Ecosystem Incubator. Together we discuss how small systems thinking can lead to big outcomes and the role that education has in preparing young people (and older) for a future we cannot predict.