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.
Our second Transforming Education identified key components that need to be included in re-imagining education to meet the needs of society today and in the future.
Panel three continues the conversation, discussing how to redesign the model of public education with the community at its core, informing the needs, interests and identities of everyone represented and served.
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:
Ramona Brown is an energetic advocate for "Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness" which she pursues every day. She is passionate about equipping children with an education that enables them to contribute to their family, community and ultimately the world around them, because she sees how inequity has stifled our growth as a society and she holds firm to the conviction that all children possess gifts and qualities that can make the world a better place. Ramona is a Worthy Educator Leader and an important voice in education!
Alex Laing is a highly respected educational leader working to promote and implement STEM and PBL Education on a national level. She served as a Congressional Fellow with the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship program, and she is currently serving as an STEAM Education Specialist for the Peace Corps Response, where she is working with the Ministry of Education to implement a plan for STEAM education across Belize. Alex is a Worthy Champion in Education and an amazing mind on education policy and practice!
Derek Pierce helped found two great Maine high schools, Poland Regional High School and Casco Bay High School, and served both with distinction for over 30 years. He believes thriving schools can cultivate awesome humans who can edge us closer to a better world, and that there is no "finish line" because there is always more that can be done to help students and teachers recognize and practice their unique, respective greatness. Derek is a legend in education well documented through the Schools of Opportunity project!
