Thank you!
It has been an exceptional year in education. The lessons we learned this spring were enormous. Everyone was pushed to implement new methods, to use new technology, and to manage their work differently. In many ways, innovation in education was propelled fast forward many years. Can we learn from this to improve the learning experience for good and also to be better prepared for occasions like this?
On Edubest 2020 Virtual Conference we covered the following practices:
Many events in education have been cancelled but information, ideas, and inspiration are now needed more than ever. In addition to the knowledge you gained at the conference, you can share the recordings with your colleagues.
At the conference, we had virtual participants from 30 countries, and we hope that all the best practices and ideas spread and ignite new ideas. Thank you all for participating!
The conference was organised jointly by Estonian School Heads Association, The Education and Youth Authority, Startup Estonia, Education Nation, and ESHA2018 Tallinn co-organiser Confent.
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Andria Zafirakou
MBE Art and Textiles Teacher at Alperton Community School in London and Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2018
Andria Zafirakou
MBE Art and Textiles Teacher at Alperton Community School in London and Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2018Andria is an art and textiles teacher in Brent on the outskirts of London, one of the world’s most ethnically diverse places. She is passionate about education and changing the lives of young people and underserved communities through creativity. She has worked her entire teaching career of 14 years at Alperton Community School and was promoted to Deputy Head of Art within a year of her arrival. She is now Associate Deputy Headteacher leading on staff professional development. On 2018 she was crowned the best teacher in the world. Using the prize money ($1 million) awarded by the Global Teacher prize, Andria founded a charity called Artists in Residence (AiR) with an aim to improve arts education in schools. Andria has also been named in the top ten of The Evening Standard's 1000 Londoners List, a list of the most influential people in London. She is a Culture Leader for the World Economic Forum's as well as a member of their Global Future Leaders Council. Andria sits on the Advisory board for the Cultural Leaders Alliance.
Ulla Ilisson
Director of the Education and Youth Authority
Ulla Ilisson
Director of the Education and Youth AuthorityUlla Ilisson is the head of the Education and Youth Authority. She has been a leader in the development of several large as well as international organizations, including Swedbank, Kalev and several insurance companies. Ulla also has experience in starting and boosting an Estonian start-up company. Among other roles, she has previously contributed to developments in the field of education, being the chairman of the board in the initiative of “Tagasi Kooli” (“Back to School”) and being a board member in “Noored Kooli” (“Youth to School”). Ulla considers it to be important, above all, to promote the services that are necessary and suitable for the customer, while being ambitious and balanced. As the head of the Education and Youth Authority, she has been able to achieve trusting and good relations with partners in a short time. Such trust strengthens and inspires her in the role of the head of the Education and Youth Authority. Ulla considers it to be crucial to develop the education and youth field to be more customer-oriented and to create an environment conducive for innovation. Ulla has a Master's degree from Tallinn University of Technology and she considers lifelong learning to be very relevant. She is currently complementing her studies in the university of IESE (at the Management Program).
Pasi Sahlberg
Professor of Education Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
Pasi Sahlberg
Professor of Education Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, AustraliaPasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and scholar who has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher educator, researcher, and policy advisor in Finland and has studied education systems and advised education reforms around the world. He has written and spoken widely about teaching and learning in school, teachers’ work and education, educational change, international education issues, and the future of learning. His book “Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland” won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for an idea that has the potential to change the world. He is a former senior education specialist at the World Bank (in Washington, DC), a lead education expert at the European Training Foundation (in Torino, Italy), a director-general of CIMO at Finland’s Ministry of Education (in Helsinki, Finland), and a visiting Professor of Practice at Harvard University. He is professor of education policy at the UNSW and lives in Sydney with his family.
Yong Zhao
Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, Professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia
Yong Zhao
Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, Professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in AustraliaYong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He has previously led Education departments at the University of Oregon and Michigan State University. Yong Zhao has received many awards for his work and has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education and he has published over 100 articles and 30 books, including An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success (2019). Zhao was born in China’s Sichuan Province and lives in the United States.
Pak Tee NG
Associate Professor at National Institute of Education, Singapore
Pak Tee NG
Associate Professor at National Institute of Education, SingaporePak Tee NG is a Singaporean educator whose main work is in educational change, policy and leadership, and who is deeply involved in the development of school and teacher leaders for his country. He has spoken at many global events, for example, Google Global Education Symposium, International Baccalaureate Global Conference, and Scottish Learning Festival. He is currently a member of Scotland’s International Council of Education Advisers and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He is the co-editor of the Routledge Leading Change book series and the author of the book “Learning from Singapore: The Power of Paradoxes”. Although he is thankful for receiving a few awards during his career, his greater reward is a fraternity of students who are educational leaders themselves and who pay it forward through their educational leadership, contribution and commitment to education.
Scott Hebert
Teacher at St. Isidore Catholic School, Global Teacher Prize 2020 Top 50 finalist
Scott Hebert
Teacher at St. Isidore Catholic School, Global Teacher Prize 2020 Top 50 finalist
Scott is a passionate and dedicated teacher who has taught K-12 Phys Ed as well as Grade 7 & 8 Sciences for the past 10 years. His professional motto is "Would you want to be in your classroom?" and it is reflected in his daily teaching. Scott is deeply passionate about engagement, student connection and relationships in the classroom and believes that when connected together properly, you can peak interest in all students. He also believes in innovation in the classroom where he is constantly challenging himself to put new practices into play - especially the concept of "Gamification".
Scott was a recipient of the 2013 Alberta Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2015 Gamification of Education Project of the Year. He has also been fortunate enough to share his ideas with 2 different TEDx groups, most recently with the University of Alberta, and was Alumni of the Year in 2017 for Human Kinetics at Laurentian University. He was also selected by the Global Teacher Prize as one of the Top 50 Educators in the World.
Kati Tiainen
Digital Learning and Strategy Director at Microsoft
Kati Tiainen
Digital Learning and Strategy Director at MicrosoftKati has worked in Education for over 20 years, teaching, leading Schools and directing large 1:1 Information and Learning Technology Programs. She has master’s degree in Education and has background working for the Teachers Union of Finland, leading eLearning Service Opit (LMS) at the biggest Education Publisher in Scandinavia and has political experience as a Member of the Board of Education Helsinki. Recently she has continued her academic studies and Aalto University and she is certified Prosci practitioner. During 2003 - 2008 Kati began working with Microsoft focused on eLearning in Finland and transitioned to the US as the WW Program manager for Microsoft’s Innovative Schools Program. 2012- 2015 Kati returned to Europe as Director of Microsoft Education business in Central- and Eastern Europe, covering 36 countries and all up business from K12 to HE. Now, as Director of K12 Education EMEA, Kati works with Ministries of Education, education leaders, policy makers, schools and education partners to help them realize the teaching and learning potential and help with digital transformations strategies.
Jaan Aru
Neuroscientist at the University of Tartu
Jaan Aru
Neuroscientist at the University of TartuJaan Aru is a young neuroscientist and psychologist who has investigated learning in mice, men, and machines. Jaan has published two books in Estonian and more than 30 articles in international scientific journals. For his efforts in popularizing science, he has received the national science communication prize.
Margus Pedaste
Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Tartu
Margus Pedaste
Professor of Educational Technology at the University of TartuMargus Pedaste is a Professor of Educational Technology at the Institute of Education of the University of Tartu in Estonia where he is leading the Centre for Educational Technology. He is also the head of Pedagogicum, which is a consortium of all university's faculties for coordinating teacher education. Recently he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University H-STAR institute where he was working on a framework to link inquiry-based science education and augmented reality.
Mart Laanpere
Senior Researcher at Tallinn University
Mart Laanpere
Senior Researcher at Tallinn University
Martin Saar
Deputy Head at Tallinn Secondary School of Science
Martin Saar
Deputy Head at Tallinn Secondary School of Science
Martin Öövel
Director at Tabasalu Gymnasium
Martin Öövel
Director at Tabasalu Gymnasium
Ede Schank Tamkivi
Product Manager at Vabamu and Organiser of Hüppelaud Summer School
Ede Schank Tamkivi
Product Manager at Vabamu and Organiser of Hüppelaud Summer School
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Triinu Pihus
Coordinator of the IB Primary Years Programme at Miina Härma Gymnasium
Triinu Pihus
Coordinator of the IB Primary Years Programme at Miina Härma Gymnasium
Magnús Thorkelsson
Headmaster at Flensborg College, Iceland
Magnús Thorkelsson
Headmaster at Flensborg College, Iceland
Kristi Aria
Principal of Tartu International School
Kristi Aria
Principal of Tartu International School
Mehis Pärn
Founder and CEO at Bizplay
Mehis Pärn
Founder and CEO at BizplayMehis believes that playing is natural and one of the most powerful ways of learning. Creativity and entrepreneurial mindset are key requirements if you want to do a great career on 21st century. This was the reason to start Bizplay where they teach valuable entrepreneurship skills through emotionally engaging games.
Kristen Tamm
CEO at Futuclass
Kristen Tamm
CEO at FutuclassSince 2016 Kristen has operated in the virtual reality landscape. The starting point was founding and managing a company called Futuruum. Futuruum was entertainment-oriented company. Experience gained with analysing customer behaviour in the virtual reality gaming sector led to the founding of VR gaming studio. Since 2019 the focus has been on bringing virtual reality to education with the help of Futuclass.
Toomas Kruusimägi
Headteacher of Tallinn English College, Conference Moderator
Toomas Kruusimägi
Headteacher of Tallinn English College, Conference Moderator
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Virtual Conference Pass EUR 150 (incl. VAT) / EUR 100 (incl. VAT) for ESHA/EKJÜ members:
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- Presentations available after the event as video on demand
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The participation fee will be fully reimbursed to those who notified in writing before the 1st of October 2020.
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