Relevancy and Authenticity with Kali Frederick of High Tech High Graduate School of Education

About this episode

Kali Frederick discusses the importance of relevance in lesson design and how Inkwire supports project-based learning at High Tech High.

It's a delight to be joined by Kali Frederick, Professional Learning Designer with the High Tech High Graduate School of Education who has 20 years of teaching and designing learning experiences in PBL classrooms at High Tech High and NYC. In this insightful episode, she and Scott discuss: How Inkwire supports collaborative curriculum design at High Tech High How Kali learned the necessity of relevance in lesson design The design principles that enable High Tech High students to have a transformative experience Using Inkwire to support project-based learning Building a space for innovative educators About today's host: Scott Schuette is a Learning and Development Executive with years of experience driving the creation of innovative, multi-million dollar learning platforms and education programs for major corporate enterprise companies. He is cohost of The Fabulous Learning Nerds, a podcast sharing new ideas, learning tools, approaches and technology that increase learner engagement and impact — All while having FUN! Listen to the show and subscribe here: https://fabulouslearningnerds.transistor.fm

People in this episode

Host: Scott Schuette

Guest: Kali Frederick

Topics covered

• collaborative curriculum design
• lesson design relevance
• project-based learning
• transformative education
• innovative educators

Keywords

• Kali Frederick
• High Tech High
• Inkwire
• project-based learning
• lesson design
• transformative experience
• collaborative curriculum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: High Tech High Graduate School of Education

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