Reflecting on Transformative Practices | Transform.Ed Briefing #111
Inside the Briefing: From the art of storytelling to using paper clips for clipping history together - reflecting on transformative pedagogies to teach with intention.
Quick Updates 🔔
🌍✨ LEADERS IN EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
We are thrilled to announce a new initiative starting in March 2025! Keep an eye out for our exclusive Leaders in Education Spotlight, where we celebrate the remarkable impact of educators, education leaders, and thought leaders driving transformation in education. Do you have an inspiring story to share or know someone who deserves to be recognized? Nominate yourself or your inspiring colleague here.
Big Ideas 💡
Building Social-Emotional Learning Skills in Early Years through Community Connections
By Dr. Erica Frydenberg, Rachel Liang | .ed Magazine
Reflective Practices in Education: A Primer for Practitioners
By Haleigh Machost, Marilyne Stains | CBE Life Sciences Education
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question “Which of the following methods do you find most effective for assessing and improving your teaching to keep it transformative for students?” the breakdown of results are as follows:
About 60 percent of participants opted for ‘Analyzing student growth over time’ while the remaining 40 percent of respondents voted for ‘Gathering student feedback’.
Would you like to discuss these results or share your thoughts in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
Research Article >> Reflective Pedagogy: Making Meaning in Experiential Based Online Courses
By Kathy L. Guthrie, Holly McCracken | Journal of Educators Online
This research article explores how reflective pedagogies enhance learning in virtual environments. Through surveys and interviews, it examines student experiences in two web-based courses - one on service-learning and the other on internships - both integrating online reflection with on-site placements with local communities.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Mar 11-25 | FREE ENTRY >> 28th Educational Leadership Forum: AI for Social Learning
This is an Online Event hosted by the Global Citizenship Foundation.
Feb 28 | FREE ENTRY >> AI Workshop For Educators: Practically Use AI To Improve Your Teaching
This is an Online Event hosted by Reallion Technologies & Media Services.
Mar 06 | FREE ENTRY >> Train the Trainer: Building Trauma-Informed Coaches & Educators
This is an Online Event hosted by Upower Team.
Mar 20 | FREE ENTRY >> Fostering Productive Relationships Between Principals and Teachers
This is an Online Event hosted by Solution Tree.
Apr 08 | FREE ENTRY >> Practice Educator Training Session
This is an Online Event hosted by King's College London.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film » Selam: Bahara Yolculuk
Inspired by true events, this story follows a passionate educator on a journey to establish a school in a foreign land. Leaving behind familiarity and comfort, he faces challenges while striving to make a meaningful difference.
Documentary » Paper Clips
Stepping into a unique educational journey, this heartwarming documentary showcases the power of remembrance and learning. Through a meaningful project of collecting millions of paper clips to represent the lives lost during the Holocaust, the documentary is an attempt to showcase the potential of unconventional teaching methods to foster meaningful connections and promote social justice.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course » The Art of Storytelling (Early Childhood Educators)
By Veenu Gupta (via Udemy)
Books 📚
Teaching with Intention: Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, Taking Action, K-5
By Debbie Miller
Community Connect 💭
How do your pedagogical choices reflect your core beliefs about learning, and in what ways do they adapt to meet the diverse needs and backgrounds of your students while fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Job Opportunities 📥
Academic and Research Positions (University Level)
🇳🇱 Assistant Professor (Artificial Intelligence and Structure-Based Drug Discovery), Leiden University, Leiden (Deadline: 07 Mar 2025)
🇯🇵 English Instructor (Part-time/Full-time), College of Business and Communication, Kanagawa (Deadline: 14 Mar 2025)
🇸🇪 Senior Lecturer (Geomatics), Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Värmlands län (Deadline: 16 Mar 2025)
🇯🇵 Assistant Professor (Electrical Engineering), Institute of Science, Tokyo (Deadline: 21 Mar 2025)
🇳🇱 Lecturer (Temporary Position, Micro-Economics), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Deadline: 23 Mar 2025)
🇸🇪 Associate Professor (Environmental Science), Umeå universitet, Umeå (Deadline: 30 Apr 2025)
🇧🇪 Academic Position (Plant Genetics), University of Liège, Wallonia (Deadline: 31 Mar 2025)
🇦🇹 University Post-Doc Assistant (Veterinary medicine), Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, Vienna (Deadline: 31 Mar 2025)
INGO/NGO Positions (Global Organizations)
🌐 Consultant (Global Advocacy and Public Policy on Education), GPE, Multiple Locations (Deadline: 13 Mar 2025)
🌐 Senior Associate (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning), Teach For All, Multiple Locations (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
School Leadership and Administrative Roles
🇩🇪 Head of Secondary School, ISR International School on the Rhine, Neuss (Deadline: 19 Mar 2025)
K-12 Teaching Opportunities
🇳🇬 Teacher (Physics, Multiple Positions), St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Lagos (Deadline: 31 Jul 2025)
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The Global Citizenship Foundation is a leading specialist international organization based in South Asia (NCR Delhi, India) and the European Union (Tallinn, Estonia). Its principal mandate is to realize the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Target 4.7 (Education for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development). Since 2016, the GCF has impacted education in 70+ countries, striving to transform education for human and planetary flourishing.
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