The International Schools Podcast

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Friday Aug 26, 2022

77 - Bonus Episode: Top 10 things to think about when starting an education podcast

Friday Aug 26, 2022

We recorded this extra podcast in response to several people messaging us asking about starting a podcast. The points we cover are:

1. Do you really want to do a podcast?
2. What's your goal?
3. Don't overthink it, just get going -you need to get to 50 episodes before you have really started
4. Pick what you are interested in, don't care about attracting listeners
5. Make a realistic schedule
6. Get guests - not sustainable otherwise
7. Technical stuff - Podbean, StreamYard, limited editing. Don't worry about hardware initially
8. Think about live streams - YouTube and LinkedIn
9. Get a co-host
10. Let the conversation flow and tell the guests to go slow telling their story. There is no reason your show needs to be exactly 30 minutes long.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaralechner/

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Saturday Aug 20, 2022

76 - Tamara Lechner and Elke Paul Co-Founders Create Positive: www.createpositive.org

Saturday Aug 20, 2022

Educators and entrepreneurs Tamara and Elke share the journey of Create Positive http://www.createpositive.org and how they are supporting educational organizations with programs, workshops, and coaching in the area of wellbeing.

They share how together they transitioned to creating Creative Positive their learnings and challenges as women leading a startup. We will explore their approach and areas of focus on wellbeing.

About Tamara Lechner

Tamara Lechner loves spreading happiness. Her commitment to improving proactive wellbeing on a global scale has led to her involvement with world leaders in contextual wellbeing measurement and education. In addition to founding the global EdTech group CreatePositive, she is an inaugural member of WEN (Wellbeing Education Network) and sits on the Education Futures team for the Harvard Programme for Human Flourishing. She is passionate about using Positive Technology to help bridge mental health and future skills gaps. She has written for Deepak Chopra, Oprah, and Mindful magazine. Her book, The Happiness Reset: What to do When Nothing Makes You Happy, pairs each day of the week with an evidence-based positive psychology intervention, which is a fancy way of saying a happiness habit. Her deep belief is that happiness happens by choice, not by chance.

About Dr. Elke Paul

Dr. Elke Paul is co-founder of CreatePositive, a professional learning ecosystem to advance mental wellbeing and human skills. She is an international education & mental wellbeing consultant, trainer, and speaker. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Education, a university degree (Diplom) in Social Pedagogy, and a certification in Positive Psychology. She is a senior Yoga & Meditation instructor and previous owner of a Yoga Center in Sydney. She is also a board member of the Spirituality and Meaning Division at the International Positive Psychology Association. Dr. Paul has lived and worked in Europe, USA, Asia, and Australia and has gained deep insight into the diverse needs of wellbeing education. CreatePositive is her strong commitment to realizing professional wellbeing at scale.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elkepaul/

Resources

We have 2 free courses currently available:

The Elephant 2.0 is a conversation about navigating Russia’s military action in Ukraine

https://createpositive.learnworlds.com/course/the-elephant-2

Strengths for the Classroom- https://createpositive.learnworlds.com/course/strengths-classroom

We are launching multiple series of✨Sparks which are simple, accessible, and intriguing extensions of professional development, designed to boost the sustainability of wellbeing initiatives. Starting with 3 series: Energize, Calm/Cope, and Connect.

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Saturday Aug 06, 2022

75 - A conversation with Gregory Hedger Director at The International School Yangon (ISY) and Max Hedger

Saturday Aug 06, 2022

Greg shares a personal story about his 15 year old son, Max. This summer, Max and Greg will canoe the Mississippi source to sea. Their relationship, and their trip, are unique. Greg’s son is a former street kid from Myanmar. When Max was 9, Greg and his wife met Max, and through a series of circumstances, ended up taking him into their home, and ultimately adopting him. Their planned Mississippi River trip is not only a great adventure, but an endeavor to contribute to the children of Myanmar. We take this opportunity to talk to both about their planned trip and this unique story.

Connect with Greg: linkedin.com/in/gregory-hedger-600423169

Or follow along on Greg and Max’s Mississippi River Journey blog

About

Dr. Gregory Hedger has been Director of The International School Yangon, in Myanmar, since 2016. A native of Minnesota in the U.S., Greg has been an educator for over 30 years, and has served in educational leadership positions for 20 years in the role of school director at Cayman International School, at Qatar Academy, in Doha, and as superintendent at Escuela Campo Alegre in Venezuela. Greg has been involved in international education through his service on the boards of Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE), the Association of American Schools in South America (AASSA,) The Dubose Foundation, and his work with the International Task Force for Child Protection, his contributions to various periodicals, and his work to promote the next generation of leaders through workshops and university instruction. Greg and his wife, Kirstin, have four children, Kaija, Sadie, Anna, and Max.

Max is 15 years old and in the 8th grade. He usually attends The International School Yangon in Myanmar, but is currently attending Ordean East Middle School in Duluth, Minnesota, for one year. Originally from Myanmar, Max came to live with the Hedger family when he was 9. He is an avid mountain biker, skateboarder, nd has recently taken up skiing in a big way.

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https://www.amazon.sg/IQ-EQ-DQ-New-Intelligence/dp/981495439X

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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022

74 - A conversation w/ Dr Yuhyun Park - Founder of DQ - Global Standards for Digital Literacy, Skills, and Readiness dqinstitute.org

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022

Dr. Park shares her journey founding the DQ Institute, writing her book IQ EQ DQ New Intelligence in the AI age, Digital Citizenship and Literacy and her work across the globe focused on these areas. Together we explore the challenges of the digital landscape students and parents are navigating, the learnings from her work, and how to leverage many of the strategies available to schools and educators with the DQ Institute.

About Dr. Yuhyun Park

Dr. Yuhyun Park is a world-leading expert in digital skills and child online safety. She created the Digital Intelligence (DQ) concept and framework, which is the world’s first global standards and a common framework for digital literacy, skills, and readiness (IEEE 3527.1) which was endorsed by the IEEE Standards Association, OECD, and World Economic Forum in 2018. Dr. Park developed the Child Online Safety Index, the world's first real-time metric tracker to help nations understand their children’s online safety status, and leads the #DQEveryChild initiative, a global digital citizenship movement for children.

In addition, she has been serving in various international leadership positions related to digital economy, skills, and safety, including as the leader of the EQUALS ITU Digital Skills Coalition, the chair of TikTok Safety Advisory Council AP, and International Lead for Digital Economy in the G20 Civil Society (2020). She also serves as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University and a board member at Future Consensus institute in South Korea.

She has received several international awards, including recognition as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Ashoka Fellow, Eisenhower Fellow, and multiple UNESCO prizes. She co-authored the "Dictionary for Economics", which is the most widely used dictionary for economics in Korea. Her academic experiences include serving as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University in Korea and as a director at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr Park completed her Ph.D. degree and post-doctoral studies in biostatistics at Harvard University

Dr. Yuhyun Park on Social Media

Website: http://www.dqinstitute.org, http://dqworld.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DQInstitute.org/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuhyunpark/

Twitter: @YuhyunPark_

Resources:

Book: IQ EQ DQ: New Intelligence in the AI Age

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/20/2338559/0/en/New-Book-Discusses-Essential-Digital-Skills-In-The-AI-Age-IQ-EQ-DQ.html

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