FLESFEST 2022:
Boost the Signal! Enhancing Connections, Confidence and Communication in Our Interdependent World
Keynote: Jennifer D. Klein
Author of The Global Education Handbook
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A product of experiential project-based education herself, Jennifer D. Klein spent 19 years in the classroom teaching English and Spanish (including five years in Central America) and has a broad background in global education and partnership development, student-driven curricular strategies, inclusivity, and experiential, inquiry-driven learning. Also a former head of school near Bogotá, Jennifer has extensive international experience and over 30 years in education. She currently facilitates dynamic, interactive workshops for teachers, leaders and students, working to amplify student voice, to provide the tools for high-quality project-based learning in all cultural and socio-economic contexts, and to shift school culture to support such practices. Jennifer is also committed to intersecting global project-based learning with culturally-responsive and anti-racist teaching practices, and her experience includes deep work with schools seeking to address equity, take on brave conversations, build healthier community, and improve identity politics on campus.
Jennifer’s first book, The Global Education Guidebook, was published in 2017, and her second, The Landscape Model of Learning: Designing Student-Centered Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion, written with co-author Kapono Ciotti, will be available in May, 2022. As an educational leader, writer, speaker, and bilingual workshop facilitator, Jennifer strives to inspire educators to shift their practices in schools worldwide. |
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