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Class Act

Class Act

Written by: Outstanding Schools
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From Outstanding Schools - the premium content and networking provider for international educators around the globe - Class Act sheds a spotlight on the school executives, educators, and thought-leaders who are positively impacting the industry. Join us each month as we tackle the key issues, challenges and opportunities currently affecting the international education community.

With topics ranging from educator well-being to Esports curricula, sustainability to stakeholder management, Class Act aims to inspire international educators and provide them with the necessary insights to improve their pedagogical practice and make their school the best in the region.

Hosted by Hannah Burke-Tomlinson, and produced by Hannah Burke-Tomlinson and Mary Best for GovNet Communications.

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  • Authentic Approaches to Multilingualism with Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall

    Authentic Approaches to Multilingualism with Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall
    Mar 21 2024

    Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lorna-caputo-greenall-38309650/

    Exploring Multilingualism: https://exploringmultilingualism.com/

    The Conversation (2023) ‘Why being bilingual can open doors for children with developmental disabilities, not close them’ https://theconversation.com/why-being-bilingual-can-open-doors-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities-not-close-them

    Polizzi, C (2023) ‘A Case for Multilingualism in International Schools’ in The International Educator https://www.tieonline.com/article/3504/a-case-for-multilingualism-in-international-schools

    NALDIC International Schools Special Interest Group: https://naldic.org.uk/events-cpd/networking-opportunities/regional-and-special-interest-groups/

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    31 mins
  • Climate Education and Student Activism in International Schools with Sagarika Sriram

    Climate Education and Student Activism in International Schools with Sagarika Sriram
    Mar 7 2024

    Sagarika Sriram’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarika-sriram-23b533214/

    BBC 100 Women 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234

    K4B World – Kids For A Better World: https://www.k4bworld.com/

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    21 mins
  • Embedding Esports in International Schools with Elliot Mack

    Embedding Esports in International Schools with Elliot Mack
    Mar 5 2024

    Elliot Mack’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-mack-61575b173/

    DAIGON Esports: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daigon-esports/

    Shewale, R. (2024) ‘esports Statistics In 2024 (Viewers, Growth & Forecast)’: https://www.demandsage.com/esports-statistics/

    Markey, P. M., Christopher F. J., and Hopkins, L. I. (2014) ‘The Benefits of Playing Video Games’ in American Psychologist, Vol. 69, No. 1, 66-78 https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-a0034857.pdf

    Eichenbaum, A., Bavelier, D., Green, C. S. (2014) ‘Video Games: Play That Can Do Serious Good’ in American Journal of Play, Vol. 7. No, 1 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1043955.pdf

    Nielsen, R. K. L., Hanghøj, T., Boller, M. and Mollerup, P. (2021) ‘Teaching esports to young students with autism: Exploring pedagogical possibilities and challenges’ https://pure.itu.dk/ws/files/86414868/FDG2021_Teaching_esports_to_young_students.pdfielsen

    Dr Rachel Kowert’s YouTube Channel Psychgeist: https://www.youtube.com/@Psychgeist

    Dr Rachel Kowert ‘What do we know about violent video games?’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owxk7LMzUSQ

    World Economic Forum (2023) ‘Esports are being taught in schools. Could they give students useful workplace skills?’ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/esports-on-educational-curriculums-teach-skills/

    World Economic Forum (2023) ‘Future of Jobs Report 2023’ https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023/digest

    World Economic Forum 2023 ‘Defining Education 4.0: A Taxonomy for the Future of Learning’ https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Defining_Education_4.0_2023.pdf

    World Economic Forum (2022) ‘Why are young people not prepared for the jobs of the future?’ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/why-are-young-people-not-preparing-for-the-jobs-of-the-future/

    Ueno, H. and Dooley, B. (2023) ‘A Tokyo esports school coaxes dropouts back to class’, The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/03/04/lifestyle/school-esports-dropout/

    Women in Games: https://www.womeningames.org/

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    34 mins
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