The International Schools Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the new Google Workspace for Education versions. Last February 17th 2021, Google announced a name change from G Suite for Education to Google Workspace for Education and they are also replacing G Suite Enterprise education with different paid tiers as well as a free tier.

 

Check out the Google Workspace plans price calculator: www.appsevents.com/calculator

 

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This week on the podcast we are delighted to have returning guest John Mikton. John is the Tech Director of a large International School in Luxembourg and we have a wide-ranging chat about the current situation with rolling lockdowns and schools having a fluid situation with opening/hybrid learning / teaching online.

Some of the topics we discuss are:

• COVID one year in - lessons learned
• Teaching online - are teachers adjusting their teaching style for online teaching - more flipped approach? Are there still some teachers resistant to this and trying to replicate classroom instruction?
• What have we seen in terms of teachers working from their existing classrooms or from home for remote learning
• How are the parents handling the current situation
• What's happening with PD - mostly on hold?
• School tech/IT teams teamwork and culture - Are most still going in to school, or hybrid/work from home? How is it going?
• Different support requests? The increased volume of work?
• How is existing software holding up? What new systems have thrived in COVID times?
• Are many schools signing up to both Google and Microsoft?
• How are tech coaches handling this - are they teaching 1:1 online or in person at the school. Are they helping teachers adapt their teaching styles?
• Future of PD and conferences?
• Changing role of Tech Director? Change in composition of their teams?
• Issues with International School enrolments if this situation continues through 2021

 

Links from John Mikton

https://k3hamilton.com/LTech/transactional.html

https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Rider-Spanish-Changed-World/dp/1610397673

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John Mikton on social media:

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/217006628337791/

Web: https://beyonddigital.org/

 

Dan Taylor on social media:

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE

Web: www.appsevents.com

I met Pete in Bangkok in 2020 when we both took the PGCEI course Bangkok cohort. Pete is an ELT teacher in Bangkok and has also authored several books. The PGCEi is a postgraduate qualification popular with International School teachers and run by several Universities including Nottingham. The course is run all across the world and we talk about the course and what's involved in the face-to-face and online components. Finally, we get into the reasons why people take this course and how it may help people advance in International Schools.

 

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Pete Clements on social media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eltplanning

Web: https://eltplanning.com/

 

Dan Taylor on social media:

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE

Web: www.appsevents.com

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Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.

 

This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.

 

We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.

 

This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.

 

We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.

 

We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.

 

ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.

 

We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.

 

Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of G Suite Enterprise for Education? Please just fill out this form bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial

 

We are now an ISTE partner and running the amazing ISTE Certified Educator’ program completely online:

 

Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com

Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: bit.ly/ISTEOnline

 

We are planning an EPIC annual conference in October 2021. Sign up here to get updates and early access to tickets theconnected.school

 

Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube

 

I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com

Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of G Suite Enterprise for Education? PLease just fill out this form bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial

 

We are now an ISTE partner and running the amazing ISTE Certified Educator’ program completely online:

 

Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com

Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: bit.ly/ISTEOnline

 

We are planning an EPIC annual conference in October 2021. Sign up here to get updates and early access to tickets theconnected.school

 

Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube

 

I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com