After over twenty years in international schools, we have returned to Queensland. I am very fortunate to find myself at the top performing school in the state. Not only that, the school has just introduced MYP alongside the DP. Currently I am the acting Deputy Principal Engagement having stepped up from my role as Head of Department for Individuals, Society and Technology, where I lead a large team of 12+ educators, a varied curriculum comprising MYP Design, MYP I&S, DP Economics, DP Psychology, DP ITGS, DP Business Management and developed a healthy robotics program.
Prior to my current position, I worked at the Western Academy of Beijing from August 2008 to November 2017 as an eLearning Facilitator & Coach/Technology Integrator and the teacher of record for the Capstone Programme, a self-directed pathway for students that have a particular passion.
I have been a leader in educational technology for over twenty years in six international schools including UNIS Hanoi (K-12 IT Coordinator), Bangkok Patana School (Head of Department) as well as leadership roles in schools in Qatar and Turkey.
I have taught a range of subjects in a number of curriculum frameworks, the most recent being IBDP Computer Science, Business Management, IBDP Information Technology in a Global Society and both MYP Individuals & Societies and MYP Design.
I have had a number of leadership roles in the wider international community. I have been heavily involved with Learning2 the non-for-profit organisation that runs educational conferences worldwide since 2008 in a number of roles including Executive Director. While I settle back into a life back home, I have handed over the reins for the day-to-day operations and serve on the board. I am very proud to be one of the founding partners in Eduro Learning, an educational technology consultancy set up to develop & support collaborative, purposeful and technology-rich learning opportunities that create meaningful and sustainable educational change. Previously I have been the lead coordinator on Greater China Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Advisory board as well as a IBDP senior examiner and paper author.
I’m a lifelong learner and very curious about the future direction of education. In 2017, I completed my Master of Education (Knowledge Networks and Digital Innovation) from Charles Sturt University (NSW) and my reflective blog can be found here.
Hi Madeleine
Compliments of the Festive Season to you!
I was hoping you would be able to assist. We need to share our experiences at the Learning2Africa conference with our colleagues. I was hoping to do a similar activity to the one you did with us involving the SAMR model. Would you mind sharing the rubric used and some of the examples we matched to the rubric? It would be greatly appreciated, and will definitely be cited 🙂
Thank you in advance for your assistance.’
PS. Meeting my brother and sister for the first time went incredibly well 😉
Regards
Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for getting in touch!
Here is a link to the resources that I used at the conference and here is the link to the SAMR resources. Please do email me if you require any more help [madeleine at learning2.org]
Best wishes and I would love to hear more about your meeting!
M