when I was 12 years old I’ve sent a letter to the Ministry of Education
letter to the Ministry of Education
letter to the Ministry of Education wanting to see you my math teacher at
wanting to see you my math teacher at
wanting to see you my math teacher at that time I hated math everything seemed
that time I hated math everything seemed
that time I hated math everything seemed so complicated as she lack the ability
so complicated as she lack the ability
so complicated as she lack the ability to make me and my colleagues understand
to make me and my colleagues understand
to make me and my colleagues understand it of course I didn’t sue her because
it of course I didn’t sue her because
it of course I didn’t sue her because because of this but because she didn’t
because of this but because she didn’t
because of this but because she didn’t seem to like what she was doing she
seem to like what she was doing she
seem to like what she was doing she didn’t seem to have the skills or
didn’t seem to have the skills or
didn’t seem to have the skills or ability to teach us math after months of
ability to teach us math after months of
ability to teach us math after months of waiting for an answer because I wanted
waiting for an answer because I wanted
waiting for an answer because I wanted to make a change and get her out of my
to make a change and get her out of my
to make a change and get her out of my school I finally got an answer one of
school I finally got an answer one of
school I finally got an answer one of those Steve and blond answers in no
those Steve and blond answers in no
those Steve and blond answers in no solution so the wheel kept spinning
solution so the wheel kept spinning
solution so the wheel kept spinning after high school I went to journalism
after high school I went to journalism
after high school I went to journalism and communication University and started
and communication University and started
and communication University and started working in different companies related
working in different companies related
working in different companies related to the digital environment nothing
to the digital environment nothing
to the digital environment nothing related to math as you can imagine when
related to math as you can imagine when
related to math as you can imagine when I was 22 I discovered my passion for
I was 22 I discovered my passion for
I was 22 I discovered my passion for teaching not math of course but English
teaching not math of course but English
teaching not math of course but English I thought in the beginning it’s going to
I thought in the beginning it’s going to
I thought in the beginning it’s going to be a huge change in my life to become a
be a huge change in my life to become a
be a huge change in my life to become a teacher but I accepted a challenge every
teacher but I accepted a challenge every
teacher but I accepted a challenge every day I felt a lot of aasaiya tea I had a
day I felt a lot of aasaiya tea I had a
day I felt a lot of aasaiya tea I had a lot of questions in my mind how am I
lot of questions in my mind how am I
lot of questions in my mind how am I going to manage a classroom full of
going to manage a classroom full of
going to manage a classroom full of children am I the right person for this
children am I the right person for this
children am I the right person for this do I have enough patience how do I keep
do I have enough patience how do I keep
do I have enough patience how do I keep them interested in what I teach after a
them interested in what I teach after a
them interested in what I teach after a few months I felt from the bottom of my
few months I felt from the bottom of my
few months I felt from the bottom of my heart that this is what I should do for
heart that this is what I should do for
heart that this is what I should do for the rest of my life be around children
the rest of my life be around children
the rest of my life be around children help them discover the future it took me
help them discover the future it took me
help them discover the future it took me 5 more years to finally embrace this as
5 more years to finally embrace this as
5 more years to finally embrace this as my mission in life I wanted to be the
my mission in life I wanted to be the
my mission in life I wanted to be the other side of my math teacher so what am
other side of my math teacher so what am
other side of my math teacher so what am I doing differently now as
I doing differently now as
I doing differently now as steam teacher I truly believe a steam
steam teacher I truly believe a steam
steam teacher I truly believe a steam approach can engage students more and
approach can engage students more and
approach can engage students more and change education as we know it these
change education as we know it these
change education as we know it these days same sense for science technology
days same sense for science technology
days same sense for science technology engineering art and mathematics put them
engineering art and mathematics put them
engineering art and mathematics put them together and what do you get it’s a new
together and what do you get it’s a new
together and what do you get it’s a new vision to the world and your approach
vision to the world and your approach
vision to the world and your approach that can change things for the better
that can change things for the better
that can change things for the better and finally make a difference my passion
and finally make a difference my passion
and finally make a difference my passion for teaching led me to create small
for teaching led me to create small
for teaching led me to create small academy steam education hub with
academy steam education hub with
academy steam education hub with Technology programming and robotics
Technology programming and robotics
Technology programming and robotics classes for five to fourteen years old
classes for five to fourteen years old
classes for five to fourteen years old children my goal goes beyond of just
children my goal goes beyond of just
children my goal goes beyond of just using some fancy gadgets with some cool
using some fancy gadgets with some cool
using some fancy gadgets with some cool names in our classes my goal is to help
names in our classes my goal is to help
names in our classes my goal is to help to shape children’s mindset towards a
to shape children’s mindset towards a
to shape children’s mindset towards a global one to be able to find and solve
global one to be able to find and solve
global one to be able to find and solve real problems from the real world and
real problems from the real world and
real problems from the real world and generate an impact with their ideas to
generate an impact with their ideas to
generate an impact with their ideas to technology programming and robotics
technology programming and robotics
technology programming and robotics classes my goal is to help children
classes my goal is to help children
classes my goal is to help children manage a project from from start to
manage a project from from start to
manage a project from from start to finish iterate get feedback from real
finish iterate get feedback from real
finish iterate get feedback from real users like it’s happening in our day to
users like it’s happening in our day to
users like it’s happening in our day to day life working in a company or
day life working in a company or
day life working in a company or managing our own companies my goal is to
managing our own companies my goal is to
managing our own companies my goal is to help children become creators inventors
help children become creators inventors
help children become creators inventors not only consumers what started with 14
not only consumers what started with 14
not only consumers what started with 14 children in January this year now has
children in January this year now has
children in January this year now has 200 children and one summer school with
200 children and one summer school with
200 children and one summer school with 90 children it’s been proven that
90 children it’s been proven that
90 children it’s been proven that learning by doing it’s a much more
learning by doing it’s a much more
learning by doing it’s a much more powerful experience especially for
powerful experience especially for
powerful experience especially for children this is why I use hands-on
children this is why I use hands-on
children this is why I use hands-on activities in all my classes such as
activities in all my classes such as
activities in all my classes such as inventing with easy to use electronic
inventing with easy to use electronic
inventing with easy to use electronic building blocks and additional materials
building blocks and additional materials
building blocks and additional materials creating robots assembling computers
creating robots assembling computers
creating robots assembling computers that children can use for programming
that children can use for programming
that children can use for programming creating objects with 3d printers and 3d
creating objects with 3d printers and 3d
creating objects with 3d printers and 3d pants hands-on activities prepare
pants hands-on activities prepare
pants hands-on activities prepare children for the future developing a new
children for the future developing a new
children for the future developing a new set of skills very very useful in our
set of skills very very useful in our
set of skills very very useful in our summer school this year during a week
summer school this year during a week
summer school this year during a week for five weeks children
children from every team had a
children from every team had a brainstorming at the beginning of that
brainstorming at the beginning of that
brainstorming at the beginning of that week they were thinking what prototype
week they were thinking what prototype
week they were thinking what prototype to create by the end of the week based
to create by the end of the week based
to create by the end of the week based on their own ideas so every Monday they
on their own ideas so every Monday they
on their own ideas so every Monday they had a brainstorming to decide what
had a brainstorming to decide what
had a brainstorming to decide what prototype to create they’re thinking of
prototype to create they’re thinking of
prototype to create they’re thinking of its functionalities decided what a
its functionalities decided what a
its functionalities decided what a Minimum Viable Product should look like
Minimum Viable Product should look like
Minimum Viable Product should look like had a research on what materials they
had a research on what materials they
had a research on what materials they needed implemented their idea tested it
needed implemented their idea tested it
needed implemented their idea tested it got feedback fixed bugs and iterated all
got feedback fixed bugs and iterated all
got feedback fixed bugs and iterated all this again and again for instance in one
this again and again for instance in one
this again and again for instance in one week one team created a multifunctional
week one team created a multifunctional
week one team created a multifunctional robot who was a vacuum cleaner and a pet
robot who was a vacuum cleaner and a pet
robot who was a vacuum cleaner and a pet in the same time so they used proximity
in the same time so they used proximity
in the same time so they used proximity motion and light sensors to create this
motion and light sensors to create this
motion and light sensors to create this invention an mp3 player speakers fans
invention an mp3 player speakers fans
invention an mp3 player speakers fans and motors when nobody was at home the
and motors when nobody was at home the
and motors when nobody was at home the robot was cleaning the room when
robot was cleaning the room when
robot was cleaning the room when somebody was around the robot became a
somebody was around the robot became a
somebody was around the robot became a pad another team came with a different
pad another team came with a different
pad another team came with a different idea so they created a two-in-one
idea so they created a two-in-one
idea so they created a two-in-one vehicle this one right here so it’s a
vehicle this one right here so it’s a
vehicle this one right here so it’s a boat and a car at the same time they
boat and a car at the same time they
boat and a car at the same time they used plastic materials circuits to
used plastic materials circuits to
used plastic materials circuits to create their invention so I think it’s
create their invention so I think it’s
create their invention so I think it’s time to change the old with the new it’s
time to change the old with the new it’s
time to change the old with the new it’s not enough to just brag about using
not enough to just brag about using
not enough to just brag about using computers in school if they’re just
computers in school if they’re just
computers in school if they’re just furniture and not use adult food
furniture and not use adult food
furniture and not use adult food capacity it’s not enough to teach using
capacity it’s not enough to teach using
capacity it’s not enough to teach using ancient programs that are no longer
ancient programs that are no longer
ancient programs that are no longer relevant or times for instance in
relevant or times for instance in
relevant or times for instance in September Apple launched Swift
September Apple launched Swift
September Apple launched Swift playgrounds a platform that teaches
playgrounds a platform that teaches
playgrounds a platform that teaches children the basics of programming until
children the basics of programming until
children the basics of programming until now it was adopted by 100 institutions
now it was adopted by 100 institutions
now it was adopted by 100 institutions worldwide we are proud to be one of them
worldwide we are proud to be one of them
worldwide we are proud to be one of them be ahead of time
be ahead of time
be ahead of time and deliver relevant content to our
and deliver relevant content to our
and deliver relevant content to our children to an engagement curricula
education nowadays encourages to believe
education nowadays encourages to believe that all children are the same and a
that all children are the same and a
that all children are the same and a test can say how smart a child is well
test can say how smart a child is well
test can say how smart a child is well let me tell your story jillian line it’s
let me tell your story jillian line it’s
let me tell your story jillian line it’s a British dancer and a choreographer
a British dancer and a choreographer
a British dancer and a choreographer she’s well known for the choreography of
she’s well known for the choreography of
she’s well known for the choreography of two of the longest shows on Broadway
two of the longest shows on Broadway
two of the longest shows on Broadway cats and the Phantom of the Opera her
cats and the Phantom of the Opera her
cats and the Phantom of the Opera her talent was discovered by a doctor her
talent was discovered by a doctor her
talent was discovered by a doctor her mother took her to the doctor and
mother took her to the doctor and
mother took her to the doctor and explained about her lack of focus in
explained about her lack of focus in
explained about her lack of focus in school after hearing everything she said
school after hearing everything she said
school after hearing everything she said the doctor said to line that she that he
the doctor said to line that she that he
the doctor said to line that she that he needed a private moment with her mother
needed a private moment with her mother
needed a private moment with her mother so he turned on the radio and stepped
so he turned on the radio and stepped
so he turned on the radio and stepped out of the room he then encouraged her
out of the room he then encouraged her
out of the room he then encouraged her mother to look aligned as she was
mother to look aligned as she was
mother to look aligned as she was dancing to the radio the doctor noted
dancing to the radio the doctor noted
dancing to the radio the doctor noted she was actually a dancer and encouraged
she was actually a dancer and encouraged
she was actually a dancer and encouraged her mother to take line to the dance
her mother to take line to the dance
her mother to take line to the dance school now in her 90s Lyon was probably
school now in her 90s Lyon was probably
school now in her 90s Lyon was probably lucky enough to be burned only nowadays
lucky enough to be burned only nowadays
lucky enough to be burned only nowadays most probably she would have been
most probably she would have been
most probably she would have been diagnosed with ADHD one of the most
diagnosed with ADHD one of the most
diagnosed with ADHD one of the most important choreographers ever existed on
important choreographers ever existed on
important choreographers ever existed on this planet would have been considered
this planet would have been considered
this planet would have been considered an outsider with our current educational
an outsider with our current educational
an outsider with our current educational standards every child should be treated
standards every child should be treated
standards every child should be treated individually as a unique person with
individually as a unique person with
individually as a unique person with specific needs this is why in all our
specific needs this is why in all our
specific needs this is why in all our classes we have seven children so that
classes we have seven children so that
classes we have seven children so that every teacher can do treat them
every teacher can do treat them
every teacher can do treat them separately and help produce their
separately and help produce their
separately and help produce their improvement and develop their education
improvement and develop their education
improvement and develop their education another thing that we believe is that
another thing that we believe is that
another thing that we believe is that education has evolved because now we
education has evolved because now we
education has evolved because now we have whiteboards and tablets in class
have whiteboards and tablets in class
have whiteboards and tablets in class although we do have new gadgets in class
although we do have new gadgets in class
although we do have new gadgets in class we still believe all children are the
we still believe all children are the
we still believe all children are the same and treat them under the same
same and treat them under the same
same and treat them under the same patterns it’s not enough to just write
patterns it’s not enough to just write
patterns it’s not enough to just write on a table and think about yourself
on a table and think about yourself
on a table and think about yourself you’re engaging with your students and
you’re engaging with your students and
you’re engaging with your students and they’re engaged with the content you are
they’re engaged with the content you are
they’re engaged with the content you are delivering
another myth and it’s one of my
another myth and it’s one of my favorites is that exact Sciences and
favorites is that exact Sciences and
favorites is that exact Sciences and Technology are just for boys boys play
Technology are just for boys boys play
Technology are just for boys boys play with cars girls play with Barbies Chris
with cars girls play with Barbies Chris
with cars girls play with Barbies Chris goes to basketball and robotics glasses
goes to basketball and robotics glasses
goes to basketball and robotics glasses and a ghost ballet and piano classes
and a ghost ballet and piano classes
and a ghost ballet and piano classes there is no such thing as technology and
there is no such thing as technology and
there is no such thing as technology and exact Sciences are just for boys it’s
exact Sciences are just for boys it’s
exact Sciences are just for boys it’s not like they have in their DNA this
not like they have in their DNA this
not like they have in their DNA this choice but it’s a matter of mindset to
choice but it’s a matter of mindset to
choice but it’s a matter of mindset to be open and let them try experience
be open and let them try experience
be open and let them try experience exact Sciences another question I get a
exact Sciences another question I get a
exact Sciences another question I get a lot is okay at the end of the course
lot is okay at the end of the course
lot is okay at the end of the course will my kid receive certified diploma by
will my kid receive certified diploma by
will my kid receive certified diploma by the Ministry of Education a diploma it’s
the Ministry of Education a diploma it’s
the Ministry of Education a diploma it’s not gonna say how smart a child is in
not gonna say how smart a child is in
not gonna say how smart a child is in September as I said Apple launched sweet
September as I said Apple launched sweet
September as I said Apple launched sweet playgrounds in two days from that moment
playgrounds in two days from that moment
playgrounds in two days from that moment we had it in class in our programming
we had it in class in our programming
we had it in class in our programming course technology it’s changing very
course technology it’s changing very
course technology it’s changing very fast so let’s say that in three months
fast so let’s say that in three months
fast so let’s say that in three months from here a new platform it’s launched
from here a new platform it’s launched
from here a new platform it’s launched and I consider it relevant and
and I consider it relevant and
and I consider it relevant and interesting enough I will want to update
interesting enough I will want to update
interesting enough I will want to update the curricula so a certificate in this
the curricula so a certificate in this
the curricula so a certificate in this case wouldn’t suit its purpose so why to
case wouldn’t suit its purpose so why to
case wouldn’t suit its purpose so why to change something in education today’s
change something in education today’s
change something in education today’s news prepare us for the future
news prepare us for the future
news prepare us for the future we have automated course google is been
we have automated course google is been
we have automated course google is been testing them for a while and uber has
testing them for a while and uber has
testing them for a while and uber has launched a fleet in Pittsburgh Amazon is
launched a fleet in Pittsburgh Amazon is
launched a fleet in Pittsburgh Amazon is delivering its packages using a drone
delivering its packages using a drone
delivering its packages using a drone delivery system and they’re supposed to
delivery system and they’re supposed to
delivery system and they’re supposed to deliver packages to our door in 30
deliver packages to our door in 30
deliver packages to our door in 30 minutes
minutes
minutes we already have 3d printed houses a
we already have 3d printed houses a
we already have 3d printed houses a Chinese company
Chinese company
Chinese company printed a two-story villa in 45 days
printed a two-story villa in 45 days
printed a two-story villa in 45 days that it’s supposed to withstand an
that it’s supposed to withstand an
that it’s supposed to withstand an earthquake measuring 8 on a Richter
earthquake measuring 8 on a Richter
earthquake measuring 8 on a Richter scale in u.s. they have a robot lawyer
scale in u.s. they have a robot lawyer
scale in u.s. they have a robot lawyer and we have software developed to
and we have software developed to
and we have software developed to generate automated news for Fox and
generate automated news for Fox and
generate automated news for Fox and Associated Press by 2025 million jobs
Associated Press by 2025 million jobs
Associated Press by 2025 million jobs will be lost due to automation 2 million
will be lost due to automation 2 million
will be lost due to automation 2 million new jobs will be gained as a
new jobs will be gained as a
new jobs will be gained as a technological change even if you’re not
technological change even if you’re not
technological change even if you’re not a teacher or part of an institution you
a teacher or part of an institution you
a teacher or part of an institution you can make a change stay informed make
can make a change stay informed make
can make a change stay informed make sure you know what’s happening in the
sure you know what’s happening in the
sure you know what’s happening in the world make know you’re up to date with
world make know you’re up to date with
world make know you’re up to date with the technological changes who said I
the technological changes who said I
the technological changes who said I could become a sim teacher when I
could become a sim teacher when I
could become a sim teacher when I started hating math in school and ended
started hating math in school and ended
started hating math in school and ended up studying communication and journalism
up studying communication and journalism
up studying communication and journalism in university share your knowledge and
in university share your knowledge and
in university share your knowledge and inspire others share your knowledge
inspire others share your knowledge
inspire others share your knowledge especially to children and teenagers
especially to children and teenagers
especially to children and teenagers they’ll be the ones facing this wave of
they’ll be the ones facing this wave of
they’ll be the ones facing this wave of technological change experiment anything
technological change experiment anything
technological change experiment anything new
new
new who said you cannot build a robot at
who said you cannot build a robot at
who said you cannot build a robot at home with your children create science
home with your children create science
home with your children create science experiments and make sure they
experiments and make sure they
experiments and make sure they understand through hands-on activities
understand through hands-on activities
understand through hands-on activities the world they live in
the world they live in
the world they live in how children become inventors creators
how children become inventors creators
how children become inventors creators not only consumers so I told you so I
not only consumers so I told you so I
not only consumers so I told you so I told you about my math teacher in part
told you about my math teacher in part
told you about my math teacher in part because people can impact someone’s life
because people can impact someone’s life
because people can impact someone’s life in part now I became a sim teacher
in part now I became a sim teacher
in part now I became a sim teacher because of her always remember to
because of her always remember to
because of her always remember to generate an impact in education and in
generate an impact in education and in
generate an impact in education and in children life what started as a huge
children life what started as a huge
children life what started as a huge challenge in my life to become a steam
challenge in my life to become a steam
challenge in my life to become a steam teacher it’s now part of my day-to-day
teacher it’s now part of my day-to-day
teacher it’s now part of my day-to-day activities only that this time its steam
activities only that this time its steam
activities only that this time its steam and not English thank you very much
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