Presentations

This fireside chat-style conversation intends to dig into Richards's experience in supporting teachers to teach coding in an elementary setting and how Edpuzzle and Scratch were the right tools for the job. 

This presentation proposes a re-framing of the way educators see and teach numeracy in primary, middle and high school mathematics courses.

As a result of rapid changes in student demographics, many international schools are faced with visibly entrenched student cliques based on nationality (or language), which may appear to undermine the school’s mission to nurture ‘international-mindedness’ and parents’ desire for their children to learn English and become ‘international’.

Leading Innovation requires a different leadership approach.

Customers are traditionally defined as buying a product or service from an organization based on its perceived value or reputation. The value and reputation are directly affected by how everyone connected to that organization is treated.

The presentation begins with a reflection on my 3 year journey in leading a English Language Makerspace project in a local HK secondary school.

App smashing is the process of using multiple apps in conjunction with one another to complete a final task or project

Afraid to move towards innovative learning environments because teachers won't be able to adapt?

Most work environments require collaboration. In a classroom, collaboration is mandatory if the teaching assistant and the teacher(s) are to work together towards a common goal that enhances student learning.

MacGyver (a cheesy 80s adventure show starring Richard Dean Andersen) was about a hero who was able to make something out of nothing (and a swiss army knife) to get himself out of sticky situations.