Ep2: Technology: What’s Coming, and How Do We Work With What’s Already Here? With Tricia Friedman, Educational Innovator

In this second episode of the BFIS podcast, host and Head of School Rachel Hovington meets Tricia Friedman, Director of Learning and Strategy at Shifting Schools. A seasoned podcaster herself, Tricia hosts the Unhinged Collaboration https://unhingedcollaboration.com/ with Kathleen Naglee, Head of School at the International School of Helsinki. Tricia is the founder of Allyed.org, the Be a Better Ally Podcast and the unhinged collaboration where she goes …"beyond just cracking the door open on education". She hosts conversations with leading thinkers and educators who inspire her and to rethink classroom practice, the use of technology , classroom libraries, and policies that enhance belonging and lift learning.  Tricia lives in Ottawa with her wife, and their dog who reminds her that every day deserves a really good walk. Show Notes provided by Tricia: Jen Chrstiansen Science Communicator episode Ears of East https://portfolios.uwcsea.edu.sg/theearsofeast/ BBIS SJC zines with Kristina Pernell Goetz supervisor  https://sites.google.com/bbis.de/bbis-social-justice-committee/zines?authuser=0 https://www.orben.group https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/26/dont-despair-if-your-child-is-glued-to-a-screen-it-may-be-keeping-them-sane “Going to the ocean” analogy from Dr Orben https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/science-weekly/id136697669?i=1000627554081 Women in Games International how do you launch a non-profit that is relevant and human centered? Swapna Krishna Interdisciplinary thinking–linking a passion for Star Trek to Stargazing to Mediation to more. She created a need for her own Wired column  The Body Electric series https://www.npr.org/series/1199526213/body-electric Seven Shifts resource–get experimental with it. Unstructured play (The GIft of Failure)