Dr Michelle Ament is an educational pioneer renowned for creating the Learning, Experienced (LXP) model. She leads educational systems to develop Human Intelligence, the essential human-centered skills needed to be career-ready in an AI world. An architect of the groundbreaking approach to teaching and assessing social-emotional wellness with experiential learning through a build, apply and transfer instructional model. Her commitment to equitable outcomes is unwavering. Dr Michelle Ament champions responsive pedagogy, supporting educators to design relevant and authentic learning experiences with real-world impact. Her unique blend of visionary thinking, strategic acumen, and strong leadership skills has empowered educators and administrators to embrace personalized learning experiences, resulting in universal academic achievement to create more equitable and inclusive schools.

Dr Ament is also the Co-President of the Human Intelligence Movement. The mission of the Human Intelligence movement is to ensure that all students have the skills to thrive and succeed in an AI world. They do this by building awareness, solving problems as a community, and impacting policy-making.

The Education Innovators Podcast is a weekly conversation between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

Links:

Dr Michelle Ament

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleament/

Human Intelligence Movement:

https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/

“Machine Learning and Human Intelligence” by Dr Rosemary Luckin:

https://www.ai-in-education.co.uk/resources/machine-learning-and-human-intelligence

“The Development of Human Intelligence” by Robert J Sternberg:

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED174658.pdf

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This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com

Romy Alexandra is a learning experience designer and experiential learning trainer on a mission to humanize learning spaces (in-person, online, and hybrid). She is passionate about designing and delivering transformative learning experiences that integrate experiential learning, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, the neuroscience of learning, and behavior change.

Romy brings over a decade of international facilitation experience in more than 40 countries across 4 continents. She supports individuals, teams, and organizations across the globe to harness their learning potential and cultivate learning cultures. Romy holds multiple certifications in Experiential Learning from the International Experiential Learning Network (IELN) and the Institute for Experiential Learning (IFEL), where she is now a faculty member.

Romy also holds certifications in Psychological Safety from Amy Edmondson's organization, The Fearless Organization, as well as LeaderFactor. Her client portfolio includes Netflix, Allianz, ASICS, WeTransfer, the World Bank, the UAE Government, UNDP, UN Women, Brown University, and many more.

The Education Innovators Podcast is a weekly conversation between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

Links:

Romy Alexandra:

https://bento.me/romyalexandra

https://www.linkedin.com/in/romy-alexandra/

The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742

The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3

This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com

Joel Birch is a longtime K-12 educator and instructional coach. He is also a Certified Facilitator and Pro Trainer of LEGO Serious Play. He relies on the power of play, stories, and solving problems by thinking with our hands. Joel works with school leaders to help them conduct the big, important conversations that help them to steer their schools towards their preferred vision of the future.

In this episode Joel and Eric talk about Joel’s journey from classroom educator to consultant and how he uses LEGO Serious Play to work with teachers, administrators, and parents to facilitate hard conversations and generate open communication and collaboration around important challenges facing schools.

The Education Innovators Podcast is a weekly conversation between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

Links:

Joel Birch

https://joelbir.ch/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelbirchau/

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

https://www.lego.com/en-hk/themes/serious-play

The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742

The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3

This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com