Pre Congress Webinars 2022

‍2 online sessions in February

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16 February 3pm EST - Col: Ben Nelson - Founder and CEO of Minverva Project 45 minutes conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

https://www.minervaproject.com/about/team/ Mirar Ben Nelson

Biography:

Ben Nelson is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Minerva, and a visionary with a passion to reinvent higher education. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world’s largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson began his tenure at Snapfish by leading the company’s sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities.

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22 February 1pm EST - Col: John Larmer - Co-developed the model for Gold Standard PBL  45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

Bio:

John is an internationally-recognized expert in project-based learning (PBL), author, speaker, editor, curriculum developer, and professional learning designer. He is a passionate, innovative educator and long-time advocate for progressive school reform, dedicated to making learning more meaningful for all students.

John was a key builder of PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education), the industry leader in project-based learning, serving as its editor in chief, director of publications, and director of product development. He co-developed the model for Gold Standard PBL that is the foundation of PBLWorks’ products and services, and oversaw the quality of all its written materials and website content.

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28 of February 3 pm EST - Col: Nick Salmon, Frank Locker and Gabriel Diago - Founders of the Revolution in Education Congress 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

The Founders of the Revolution in Education Congress are going to be talking about the purpose of schools and what the future holds for schools! They will talk about the Congress and the educational experts who are going to be attending and why you HAVE to go

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3 online sessions in March

7 March 1pm EST - Col: Suzie Boss Writer and educational consultant writer and educational consultant - 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners 

Bio 

Writer and educational consultant from Portland, Oregon, working to harness the power of teaching, learning, and storytelling to improve lives and transform communities. Recent projects have taken me across the United States and around the globe to support schools that are shifting away from traditional instruction and engaging students in real-world problem solving. I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with educators everywhere from India to Europe to South America. I’m PBLWorks National Faculty emeritus and long-time contributor to Edutopia.

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22 March 2pm EST - Col: Susannah Johnson Director of Global Curriculum and Coaching Development at What Schools Could Be 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

24 March: Catherine Fraise Founder of 100 Roads 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

31 March: Jill Hiwcha Founder Jills Place - 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

1 online sessions in April

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12 April 8am EST - Col: Spencer Fowler CEO and Superintendent of The Affiliated High School of Peking University's Dalton Academy 45 minute conversation +15 min Q&A led by learners

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Third Annual 24 Hours of PBL+

22 April: 24 Hours of PBL+, includes video conversations, minimal live sessions- a few of our keynotes or for example.

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