Our first Transforming Education panel brought out the importance of student voice in defining the way forward, charting a path that mirrors the needs of our quickly-morphing society.
Panel two continues the conversation, discussing what the roadmap should include that informs stakeholders on how education needs to evolve from the established industrial model to a new way of serving society.
Here is the working statement framing our Transforming Education work:
What does education look like in a diverse, decentralized, global society that is inclusive, equitable and open to all people, where each individual adapts, evolves, and contributes by solving problems and creating new value?
Meet our panel:
Natalie Odom Pough is a career Mathematics educator with classroom, administrative and teacher preparation experience at Clemson University, Indiana University and the University of Missouri, where she also serves as dissertation committee member and an advisor to graduate students. Hailing from South Carolina, she is a thoughtful leader with strong convictions about what is best for children. Natalie is a Worthy Educator Champion and a featured educator in our Speakers Bureau.
Sawsan Jaber is a global educator, presenter, equity strategist, curriculum designer, community activist and keynote speaker of 20+ years who brings the unique perspective of being the daughter of refugees from Deir Yasin, Palestine. She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on inclusion and belonging of students from marginalized communities, with a focus on Arab American students in historically homogeneous communities.
Peter Badalament has spent more than thirty years building sustainable programs for student-centered learning. He serves as the principal of the Gould School at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in southern Maine. Peter attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Wesleyan University, and he is an active member of several national and state-wide educational leadership groups. True to his Mainer roots, Peter is a free thinker who brings humor and insight to every conversation.
