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In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Professor John Fischetti.
Professor Fischetti is Head of School of Education School at the University of Newcastle.
Over the past 30 years John has worked to revamp classroom practices, school structures and board policies around the new era we are in, that he calls “the collaborative, global innovation age”.
In the past, John has served as a Dean in the US, a Professor, and teacher.
Working inside school reform, revamping teacher education and rethinking leadership preparation over the past thirty years, Professor John Fischetti brings a divergent set of experiences to The University of Newcastle.
In this hour-long, gem-packed discussion, John talks about
- equity vs equality in education,
- flipped schools,
- refugee education in Miami,
- personalized education,
- intellectual inspiration,
- student engagement,
- how to equip our children with the intellectual tools they need to reach the moon and beyond,
- how the role of teachers has already changed,
- and much much more.
This is Stemiverse episode 14.
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Show notes
- [spp-timestamp time=”00:00″] Introduction – Introducing John Fischetti
- [spp-timestamp time=”01:55″] John’s current occupation as Dean of Education at the University of Newcastle
- [spp-timestamp time=”03:32″] Equity vs Equality
- [spp-timestamp time=”04:24″] John talks about his background: Starting his career at the Haitian refugee center in Miami, FL
- [spp-timestamp time=”05:33″] Bringing Education to those who need it
- [spp-timestamp time=”07:01″] What drew John to become a teacher
- [spp-timestamp time=”09:23″] What influenced John to teach refugees: Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
- [spp-timestamp time=”10:50″] John’s experience during his early days as a teacher
- [spp-timestamp time=”20:57″] How do you achieve Education-for-All, technically and politically?
- [spp-timestamp time=”24:37″] Towards a personalized version of Education
- [spp-timestamp time=”26:20″] How to achieve the mass customization of education within the current system
- [spp-timestamp time=”27:12″] “Start with where kids are passionate”
- [spp-timestamp time=”33:36″] Big Picture Australia & Big Picture US Schools: An alternative model to schooling
- [spp-timestamp time=”35:18″] How does a student become part of a Big Picture School
- [spp-timestamp time=”38:12″] The role of the teacher in a Big Picture School
- [spp-timestamp time=”41:55″] Advice for teachers on how to be better prepared for what’s coming: Transformational Teaching [Link to YouTube video]
- [spp-timestamp time=”46:51″] What’s more important for teachers and students? Being skilled or innovative?
- [spp-timestamp time=”50:53″] Programming and Coding: The New Literacies
- [spp-timestamp time=”52:27″] Computers more like humans and humans more like computers
- [spp-timestamp time=”54:40″] How students of Big Picture Schools gain entry to Universities: Portfolio entry
- [spp-timestamp time=”57:52″] Portfolio entry 10 years from now
- [spp-timestamp time=”01:00:34″] The whole educational system has to change
- [spp-timestamp time=”01:02:00″] John’s Contact Information: Email: [email protected], Twitter: @fischettij