Stretch Yourself

Auteur

Caitlin McLemore is the academic technology specialist at Harpeth Hall School, in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works to foster meaningful technology integration within classroom curriculum. She also facilitates design and innovation projects in her school's makerspace and, in 2018, her middle school program was named a finalist for the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) STEM Excellence Award. She was named an ISTE Emerging Leader in 2017 and an ISTE Outstanding Young Educator in 2018. She holds an M.Ed. in elementary education from the University of Florida and is currently a pursuing an Ed.D. with a specialization in technology integration in K-16 education at Johns Hopkins University.

Fanny Passeport is an educational technology coach at Mercedes-Benz International School in Pune, India. She received her degree in ethnoecology in 2009 and carried out her field work in the Indian Himalayas. After teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in France, she moved to India to teach in international schools. In 2014, she entered the edtech sphere upon becoming a Google Certified Teacher. She received the ISTE Edtech Coach PLN award in 2016, was named an ISTE Emerging Leader in 2016 and earned the ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award in 2017. Passeport blogs about the impact and purpose of edtech at noborderslearning.com.

Texte du rabat

Two award-winning young educators from opposite sides of the globe guide teachers entering the profession on how to think about their ambitions; dare to take risks; and innovate in their daily practice of 21st century teaching.

Résumé
Two award-winning young educators from opposite sides of the globe share their insights to guide teachers, especially those new to the profession, on how to dare to take risks and innovate in their daily teaching practice. Using the metaphor of yoga, the authors take teachers on a journey of self-reflection and assessment.