Leslie McBeth
@lesmcbeth
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Director of Special Projects @fdesignschool / #GoogleEI Design Lead / #Cohort21 Admin / Optimist, Outdoor Adventurer & Endurance Athlete / Design Thinker
Toronto, ON
Joined April 2008
@DTWillingham When working with educators using a backwards design approach, I differentiate knowing as facts/info (ie the equation for photosynthesis), whereas understanding is the big ideas that are built upon that knowledge (ie without photosynthesis there would be no life on this planet)
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RT @MrCaffrey: That's a wrap on #VIA24 our online Google Certified Innovator Academy #GoogleEI ! Welcome to all the new Google Certified…
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8 years ago, my first school partner at @fdesignschool was @RDSconnection. Educators at this unique independent day school have been committed to developing innovative approaches to education, and it's been a pleasure to accompany them on this journey.
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RT @Shivani11Gulati: Super excited to kickstart my @GoogleforEdu #InnovatorAcademy journey #VIA24. Thrilled to be the only Indian in the co…
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Breaking down classroom walls has always been my passion as an educator. We'd love to share how @fdesignschool is helping to do this at scale at next year's SXSW Edu. Please vote for our submission and help us tell the story of an incredible high school!
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@Jordan_priestle Such a great example of how to iterate and prototype! And an amazing resource in Annabelle's Adventures!
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RT @Katie_M_Ritter: Such a surreal experience going back to coach the @GoogleForEdu Innovator Academy for #CHI24 alongside my fellow #MTV16…
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@mskb26 Yes! You'll never stop interating now 🪄✨ That's part of the magic! #failfast #fallinlovewiththeproblem #chi24
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RT @MrCaffrey: Ok, we are back! It's #GoogleEI time for #CHI24 ! Unbelievably they have let me and @lesmcbeth back in!
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@MrsShantelClark @D_Rutherford_8 @fdesignschool @trafalgarcastle Thanks for having us, it's been great working with you and your team! 👏 We love @trafalgarcastle's approach to leveraging AI in such a thoughtful way -- equipping kids with necessary skills and empowering educator to have meaningful conversation about the pros and the cons.
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RT @MrsShantelClark: Thank you @lesmcbeth @D_Rutherford_8 @fdesignschool for leading the conversation around “constructive doubt” as we con…
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More evidence that kids can do incredible things, when given autonomy, mastery and purpose.
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Have you read the 2023 Future of Jobs Report? With the rise of AI, notice how the top skills are the HUMAN skills like curiosity and self awareness? How might we value these skills more in education? How might we teach them more intentionally?
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"The number of full-time independent professionals in the US—entrepreneurs, in other words—has ballooned over the past three years from 38.2 million in 2020 to 64.6 million in 2021. " How might we teach students to be entrepreneurial?
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A really great read on the impact of AI on education. Reinforces the need to focus on SKILLS over content -- how might we use this as an impetus to change assessment practices and start measuring what matters?
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An incredible program that gives students real world experience, exposing kids to careers in medicine and tech as young as grade 5. Does anyone know of other programs like this out there?
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Unlocking a new era of problem-solving for young minds, AI prompting emerges as the pathway to inspire & educate. Our CEO @SarahPrevette dives into how #AI prompting is revolutionizing education for kids, nurturing the next generation @BetaKit
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