Shaunak is the founder and CEO of Yellowdig. Yellowdig is a community-driven active learning platform adopted by over 130 colleges and universities, K12 schools, and corporate training clients.Yellowdig’s mission is to transform every classroom into an active, social, and experiential learning community.Shaunak graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Bombay and completed his graduate studies at the…
Whether you are a principal, a superintendent, a school board member, or a leader without a title, Don Berg wants to help you understand what he has discovered about the psychology of learning. And how knowledge of that psychology will enable you to be the best school leader you can be from whatever position you…
CARGO is led by Lawrence Hoo, a POET and Charles Golding filmmaker and creative director. From their own experiences in school and from their observations today, they understood that there are large parts missing from the History that is taught in schools across the UK. These missing parts include: The perspectives of individuals of African…
Adrian Moreno began his career inside the health & fitness space while also gaining unparalleled experience with hypnosis & NLP, establishing himself as a behavior transformation specialist working with entrepreneurs to release the anxiety and worry that keep them from enjoying their life. Now a social entrepreneur, Adrian is working on ending child suicide through…
Big Change’s brand new challenge prize – Big Education Challenge. The £1 million prize fund seeks to reward bold ideas with the potential to transform education. The Challenge is split into two prizes – the Groundbreaker Prize (for youth-led innovation from applicants aged 18-25 with a bold idea) and the Gamechanger Prize (for experienced innovators…
Walkabouts are on-demand adventures that transform math, language arts, and reading content into short, movement-rich activities for pre-K to 2nd grade students. Teachers report that Walkabouts help build students’ confidence, improve self-awareness, and enhance self-control. This evidence-based online curriculum supplement makes it easy for teachers and parents to create kinesthetic learning activities — fun lessons…
Julia Lynch founded Global Girl Project in 2014, after over twenty years working as a Community Social Worker and Therapist. During this time Julia traveled extensively, including time spent in Tanzania and Jamaica providing community and health services to local at-risk communities. This work ignited her passion for supporting marginalized girls, and GGP was born.…
Sheila Akbar is President and COO at Signet Education. Their mission is to ‘Build relationships that inspire growth’ and a vision that will ‘Enable personal and academic growth for high school and college students through one-on-one mentorship and a unique Pathfinder approach.’ Sheila joined the Signet team in the summer of 2010, bringing with her…
Today Mark did the first live stream on his YouTube channel ready for the interview next week with Liz Robinson, CEO of Multi-Academy Trust, Big Education and Caitlin Ross who is Head of Impact for education charity Big Change. This is audio from that live stream. You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/kpo4_iO38Xw Next weeks…
Sara Busalacchi and Anjilee Ferguson have over a decade each of experience in the Online Education industry. Through their educational experiences they found a deep passion for helping others succeed and grow. Because of their passion they co-founded their online school, Mountain Point Academy, where they encourage students to embrace and foster the skills needed…