The International Schools Podcast

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Saturday Jan 21, 2023

89 - A conversation with Scott McLeod, Professor, Leadership for Educational Organizations @ University of Colorado Denver, and Founding Director, CASTLE

Saturday Jan 21, 2023

Author and professor Scott McLeod shares reflections, learnings ,and provocations based on his last two books, Leadership for Deeper Learning and Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning. We explore the different approaches to technology integration, the challenges and opportunities connected to how school leaders frame these conversations, and what strategies and approaches have been successful in a school setting.

About Scott McLeod

A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. He is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and is the co-creator of the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). He also is the co-creator of the 4 Shifts Protocol for lesson/unit redesign and the founder of both the annual Iowa 1:1 Institute and EdCampIowa.

Scott has worked with hundreds of schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards for his technology leadership work, including the 2016 Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Scott blogs about leadership and innovation at Dangerously Irrelevant and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at regional, state, national, and international conferences.

Scott currently serves as an ISTE Ambassador and Community Leader, an InnEdCO Ambassador, and on NAESP’s Professional Learning Advisory Council. He has written or edited 4 books and 170 articles and other publications, and is one of the most visible education professors in the United States.

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Friday Jan 13, 2023

88 - Greg, Warren and Wolfgang with Dan and John look at #ChatGPT3 in Education

Friday Jan 13, 2023

In this special edition podcast Greg, Warren and Wolfgang with Dan and John look at #ChatGPT3, its impact, what it might mean for schools and learning, and a chance to share some ideas on ways to juggle GPT3 , support staff, students and school to cohabitate with #ai in an International School setting.

Guests:

Greg Clinton, Ph.D

Director of Technology at American International School Chennai

Warren Apel

Director of Technology at The American School in Japan

Wolfgang Soeldner

ICT Campus Partner

international School of Geneva ·

About Greg Clinton

Greg Clinton is the Director of Technologies and R&D at American International School Chennai, India. He has also worked at Colegio Roosevelt in Lima, Peru, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India, and Khartoum American School, Sudan. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University. As part of his international school upbringing, he graduated with an IB Diploma from Cairo American College, Egypt.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-clinton/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/gswclinton

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About Warren Apel

Warren Apel is the Director of Technology at The American School in Japan. He has worked in international education for over 20 years, including positions at Cairo American College, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India and the International School of Amsterdam.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenapel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/warrena

About Wolfgang Soeldner

Teacher, edtech coordinator, and administrator with over 18 years of experience in international schools. Global nomad, traveler, and lifelong learner, always looking for ways to better myself.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsoeldner/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wsoeldner

Resources

Articles:

What Is Machine Learning? – A Visual Explanation
How Machine Learning Works
Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress
What are foundation models?
Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation
Teachers Weigh In on How to Manage the New AI Chatbot
ChatGPT for Educators: An Introduction
Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT by Ryan Watkins (19 Dec 2022, Medium)
The End of High School English by Daniel Herman (9 Dec 2022, The Atlantic)
“Language Game (philosophy)” (Wikipedia)

Books:

Brian Christian: The Alignment Problem
Laura Major: What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots
Noise (2021) by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control (2020) by Stuart Russell
Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence (2022) by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education (2020) by Justin Reich

Short Story:

The Gentle Seduction Marc Stiegler

Podcast:

Babbage: The tech behind ChatGPT
A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution (Ezra Klein Show, Jan. 6, 2023)

Literature/Film

Klara and the Sun (2021) by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Midas Plague (1954) by Frederick Pohl
The Star Wars narrative universe
Ex Machina (2014, dir. Alex Garland)
Finch (2021, dir. Miguel Sapochnik)
“Liberation Day” (short story, 2022) by George Saunders

Presentation:

Christina DiMicelli: AI - A Discussion for Education

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Saturday Jan 07, 2023

87 - Dan Taylor and John Mikton hosts of International School Podcast

Saturday Jan 07, 2023

Dan and John spend time together reflecting on the past year and looking ahead for 2023. A conversation about professional pathways, traveling and working in Asia with a family, AI cohabitation, digital security, some pandemic learnings, and the wisdom and generosity of our guests.

A special thank you goes out to the team behind the scenes Jane and X for all their work and making the podcast possible. Wishing everyone positive thoughts for 2023, and we look forward to our upcoming conversations in the new year.

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Saturday Dec 24, 2022

86 - A conversation with Ochan Kusuma Powell and Kristen Pelletier of Next Frontier Inclusion: http://www.nextfrontierinclusion.org/

Saturday Dec 24, 2022

Together with Ochan and Kristen we explore the work both have been leading focused on including students with special educational needs in international schools, and the work New Frontier Inclusion has been leading and supporting international schools around the globe. In tandem we will explore the concept of "communicative intelligence' and approaches to developing inclusion at a systems level in an international school setting.,

About Ochan Kusuma Powell

Founding member of NFI Design Team
Devoted career to supporting schools in becoming increasingly inclusive
Global consultant in coaching, collaboration, inclusion
Co-author of several books
Co-editor of NFI publications/monographs on special topics to do with inclusion
At this time, working to support schools in becoming inclusive at a systems level

Resources

Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Swinehart, J., Editors. (2021). Better Together: Collaborative Teaching and Learning in Inclusive International Schools. New York. Next Frontier Inclusion.
Andrews, A., Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Editors. (2019). Embracing extraordinary: Including students with intellectual disabilities in international schools. New York: Next Frontier Inclusion.
Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Editors. (2018). Challenge accepted! Reframing our approaches to behavior management in international schools. New York: Next Frontier Inclusion.
Kusuma-Powell, O. & Powell, W. (December, 2015). “The Changing Face of Learning Support: The Role of
Status in Schools”, Educational Leadership, ASCD, December 2015/January 2016
Powell, W. & Kusuma-Powell, O. (2015). Teacher Self-Supervision: Why teacher evaluation has failed and what we can do about it, John Catt Educational
Powell, W. & Kusuma-Powell, O. “Overcoming Resistance to New Ideas”, Kappan, May, 2015
Powell, W. & Kusuma-Powell (2014) “Personalized Learning and Teacher Expectations, Better: Evidence

About Kristen Pelletier

Founding member of the NFI Design Team
Long serving previous Director of Support Services at the International School of Brussels
World-wide International Schools consultant, trainer, coach, collaborator focused on supporting schools in developing capacity and cultures of inclusion
Co-editor of NFI publications on special topics to do with inclusion

Resources:

Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Swinehart, J., Editors. (2021). Better Together: Collaborative Teaching and Learning in Inclusive International Schools. New York. Next Frontier Inclusion.
Andrews, A., Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Editors. (2019). Embracing extraordinary: Including
students with intellectual disabilities in international schools. New York: Next Frontier Inclusion. Kusuma-Powell, O. & Pelletier, K., Editors. (2018). Challenge accepted! Reframing our approaches to behavior management in international schools. New York: Next Frontier Inclusion.

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