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 panel identified key components that need to be included in re-imagining education to meet the needs of society today and in the future.
Our third Transforming Education panel identified the need for schools to create conditions and cultures so kids know they can do great hard things.
Our fourth Transforming Education panel brought out the importance of creating safe spaces with an awareness of the power dynamic in institutions.
Panel five takes the discussion to the next level, redefining the narrative about public education so that we can envision a new path forward for educators and the students, families and communities they serve.
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:
Mishkat Al Moumin is the Founder and President of The Communication of Success, transforming the way individuals and organizations succeed by bridging gaps in communication, leadership, and strategy to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities, and create impact and growth. To get a sense of her passionate voice, check out her recent writings: Giving My Students the Voice I Never Had, A Radio of Hope: How I Found Courage Under Dictatorship and The True Test of Peace: Sharing Resources When They’re Scarce.
Rose Chu is the Project Lead for Minnesota’s Elevate Teaching Initiative, working to rewrite the public narrative on teaching and education. She is a 2005 ASCD Emerging Leader, a 2022 Bush Foundation Fellow, the School Board Director for the Roseville Area Schools, the Professor Emerita of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, a Worthy Educator Champion in Education, and most recently the recipient of the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity's Heart and Hope Award!
Benita C. Gordon is the Founder of the Microlearn Hub, a student-centered micro-school redefining education through personalized, hands-on learning, as well as the Global Education Concierge, a weekly podcast pushing the envelope on meeting the demands of the 21st century. She communicates her passion powerfully in her writing: The Final Whistle: What Happens When Education Closes Its Doors?, The Whistle Has Blown — So What’s the Plan? and The Rescue Raft Isn’t Coming: Why We Have to Save Ourselves.
