What questions would you pose to global education leaders? Every week Giancarlo Brotto brings together unique groups of global education leaders in the Ministry of Education club on Clubhouse. The audience is invited to ask questions about any topic they like — with assembled leaders offering personal and professional insights about a huge variety of topics.

Here are some highlights from the conversations that happened this week — March 11, 2021:

Supporting Students Holistically

Building on that, social emotional learning must serve as a foundation to all education. In order to holistically support students, it is important that at both a policy and…

Clubhouse continues to grow not only in user base, but in the volume and depth of inspirational and incredible conversations that are happening every day. Every time I log on, the amount of insightful rooms is remarkable — there is always something to learn and someone incredible to hear from.

One of the weekly rooms that always has my attention is Giancarlo Brotto’s Q&A with global education leaders — the opportunity to gain insight and perspective from global leaders is unique to many and the thoughtful questions that arise showcase the concerns and issues being faced every day in education…

Are you on Clubhouse yet? This exciting new social platform is focused on audio only conversations — like a live podcast that you can participate in. It has huge potential to break down barriers that some other social media platforms have developed, and while it’s not perfect, it is an amazing way to connect and collaborate with like-minded peers across almost any topic you can imagine.

It has been a pleasure to connect with the global edu community on clubhouse — I am consistently amazing and energized by the connections and stories shared. Among other spaces, Giancarlo Brotto convenes a…

Listening in to recent conversations of education leaders and officials from around the world as they discussed the current state of their systems and schools and the challenges that they are facing in teaching and learning, I have heard stories, ideas, and difficult concepts that are being faced.

While many of the challenges discussed are common across different countries and areas globally, there are also striking differences in the level of access that some students are experiencing over others. Even in various parts of the United States, the way that some students are experiencing the world right now — including…

While academic understandings of intelligence have evolved and altered in the last 100 years, the way we measure it and talk about intelligence as a society has remained fairly basic. This leads to unfair judgments and decreased opportunities for those who fall ‘outside’ of the primary measures of intelligence, but who may have remarkable capacity in a variety of areas.

As discussed in this week’s lectures, we have come to understand that there are different types of intelligence. And yet, many of our judgments as a society are still based on basic understandings of intelligence. I loved the example of…

When I reflect on my experiences as a learner, I am confronted with a vast array of the often contradictory messages that I received throughout my ‘formal’ education.

While I was a ‘poor speller’, I was always celebrated as a excellent writer. I was selected to attend a specialized camp about astronomy and space from NASA as a ‘gifted’ student, yet almost failed grade 12 physics a few short years later. I’ve always understood logic and loved research, but theoretical statistics alluded and exhausted me. I remember thinking — how is it possible that I am great at some aspects…