Global Collaboration PLN Playground: SDGs in Education

Deepa George is passionate about offering learning opportunities to children that bring problem-solving and real-world approaches together. She is an enthusiastic life-long learner and her most recent endeavor was learning to create high quality STEM challenges from STEM experts at the STEM Education center, WPI, Massachusetts. She envisions supporting a PLN for the parent community so that parents recognize the different ways they can lead and nurture their child’s learning at home. She was recently chosen to be the featured educator for the month of May, 2021 by the ISTE STEM PLN for her exemplary parent educator roles.

Hi, I’m Douha ! secondary education I’m passionate about inclusive learning, digital practice and enabling others to achieve their potential through education, ... I'm also passionate about SDGs and focus my energies outside of work on volunteering projects that support achieving the Goals 4 Quality ✭ Mentor of Micro: bit British council 2020-2021 ✭ MIEExpert 2019-2020 2021 , ✭ MIETrainer, MIE Master Trainer 2020 -2021 ✭ TeachSDGs Ambassador chohort3,4,5 ✭Winner ISA british council (2018-2021) ✭ Teaching Computational Thinking through Coding ✭ Teaching, coaching + developing educators online + face-to-face -I have a 6 years of professorship&Master study at University

Tara is the Founder of TLSpecialists LLC, an organization created to provide edtech and SEL-infused training for schools in this new world of hybrid and remote learning environments, with a focus on equitable experiences, delivered by diverse trainers. She is an award-winning educator who has helped several schools across the world with launching and sustaining effective 1:1 programs over the course of the last decade. In 2018, Tara authored and published the book, Code Equity: Keying Girls into Coding, as a guide for educators looking to make a more equitable learning environment for their students.

David Lockett is middle school STEM and computer science teacher at Bok Academy in Lake Wales, Florida. He is currently serving as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the Office of STEM Engagement.

Andrew is a science and math teacher with a side passion for computer science, and robotics. Educated in Ottawa with his M.Sc in medical physics, he worked in a cancer clinic before changing career paths to become a teacher. As an educator, he enjoys fostering a maker mindset for teachers and students alike. As a Makey Makey Certified Educator and Trainer, CoSpaces Ambassador, micro:bit Champion and Raspberry Certified Educator, he is looking to help others to explore various technologies and integrate them into the classroom.

A passionate primary teacher who likes to explore various methods to keep students engaged, motivated, learnt and accountable.

Ron Nober is a technology/STEAM teacher from Southampton, New Jersey, USA. He is also the co-host of the Teachernerdz podcast. Ron has an interest in design thinking, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and using technology, technology tools, and social media for social good. He believes today's students have a real interest in what is happening in the world around them and want a voice to shape the future they would like to see. Ron hopes to give students voice using activism, social entrepreneurship, and the positive power of technology and social media.

Kamal Preet is a Lifelong learner & a Middle-School Science Educator from Bangalore, India. As a National Geographic Certified Educator, Kamal is passionate about everything STEM, the Global Goals, Gamification & SEL. She leverages her experience as a usability expert, & a classroom-science teacher to develop easy to implement, minimum experience needed solutions that increase student engagement while ensuring mastery of content in a time bound environment.

Silvia Scuracchio is a Principal and Head of Innovation at Escola Bosque , São Paulo, Brazil. Psychologist, Pedagogue, Master in Educational Psychology , ISTE Certified Educator

Dr. Jennifer Williams has dedicated herself for 25 years to the field of education through her roles as an education activist, professor, school administrator, literacy specialist, and classroom teacher. As an educator and author of the ISTE book, Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good, she champions teachers to use educational technology purposefully for the planet and its people​. She is a professor at Saint Leo University and the co-founder of TeachSDGs and the non-profit organization Take Action Global. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter at @JenWilliamsEdu and at www.jenwilliamsedu.com.

Dr. Leigh Zeitz is an ISTE Author, an Associate Professor, and Instructional Technology Coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been active in ISTE for over 30 years, is past President of the ISTE Global Collaboration PLN, and has been awarded the U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award through ISTE. In 2020, Dr. Z was awarded the 2020 ISTE Global Collaboration PLN Innovation award for his work on this project. Over his 44 years of teaching, he has developed an educational strategy that involves challenging and empowering learners by providing a learning environment that is teacher-guided and student-driven.