My guest today is Andrew Hallam. Andrew is originally from Canada and taught English and Personal Finance internationally for 11 years, setting him up nicely to become a best selling author of the financial guides; Millionaire Teacher and Millionaire Expat while consistently contributing to international publications.
We are lucky to have him at Green School this week to share his no-nonsense ideas about saving and investing and preparing for retirement with our students, teachers and parent community. His ideas have an authenticity to them that are hard to ignore and I think you’ll enjoy his thoughts on how schools can make learning ‘authentic’ for our students.
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Michael Bol
My guest to day is Michael Bol.
Michael leads the development and delivery of 21st Century Learning International’s online professional development courses.
21st Century Learning was founded by educators with a mission to help teachers and schools develop best practices for education in today’s world through consulting and hosting a variety of events that bring together educators, administrators and parents from all over the world.
They also host a variety of online professional development courses you can find at 21c-learning.com
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Dr. Courthney Russell
My guest today on Authentic Learning is Dr. Courthney Russell Jr, co-founder of the Mastermind society, focused on bringing health and opportunities to underserved neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia, USA .
Dr. Russell knows first hand the pitfalls of growing up in a community with limited opportunities presented to the youth having himself narrowly escaped the pitfalls of gang and violence and worked his way through medical school while living homeless on the streets.
Courthney and Mastermind Co-founder, David Roman, who navigated a violent childhood on the streets of the Bronx, New York City now operate free medical clinics for those in need, as well as bringing their spirit of enterprise and a strong work ethic to students around the USA
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Daniel Cordaro
My guest today is Daniel Cordaro, Co-Founder and CEO Of the Contentment Foundation. I feel its important to point out the CEO in this case designates the ‘Chief Equanimity Officer’.
Daniels holds a phd from UC Berkley and has acted as a meditator, scientist, writer, and cross-cultural researcher at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
His current work with the Contentment Foundation studies contentment from a scientific viewpoint with some of the top universities in the world and creates curriculum for all ages to help individuals cultivate contentment in their lives.
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Paul Bocko
My guest today is Paul Bocko, a faculty member at Antoch Univeristy New England in New Hampshire, USA. Paul is a faculty memeber in the Education department at Antioch with focuses on Real World Learning and Connecting Curriculum to community. Paul is currently working on a Phd examining the - ‘Synergy between problem based learning and sustainability’ and focuses his work on public school reform.
Paul also served as my advisor for my studies in educating for sustainability and brought Antioch’s Critical Skills Institute to Green School for teacher training and jump start our focus on fostering skills in our students.
The intention of this podcast is to discuss ‘Authentic Learning’ with progressive educators around the world who are pushing the envelope to bring education up to speed with our rapidly evolving world.
When I refer to 'Authentic Learning', I envision learning that connects students to their communities in real-world projects that make a difference in their communities and equips them with the skills and competencies they will need to thrive in the 21st century.
What does authentic learning mean to you?
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