Leading Learning
Professional Collaboration
Consulting (in collaboration with Mel Pubil and Sandy Carden) at Edvolution Services
Editor of Edvolving Education Newsletter (LinkedIn)
Co-producer of The Edvolution Podcast (in collaboration with Mel Pubil and Sandy Carden)
Curator of Sustainability & Service Learning @ International Schools online resource bank
Curator of the American School of Dubai Changemakers Instagram Page (until June 2025)
UAE Schools Changemakers Collaborative founding member
NESA Collaborative on service learning, sustainability & global citizenship founding member
Catalyst/Initiator of Middle States Association (MSA) Program of Distinction (Sustainable Schools)
NESA Working group member to re-vision the NESA Learning Futures & Compassion Summits into a new intergenerational learning format
Service Learning Across Malaysia founding member
Bespoke Institutional Facilitation & Engagement
Strategic Sustainability Coaching & Systems Thinking Learning Facilitation | Leadership Coaching & Training | American Community School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
February 2026 (and ongoing)Curricular Program change: Considering the possibilities | Professional Learning Facilitation | YK Pao School, Shanghai, China
December 2025Service Learning Curriculum Design Sprint| Professional Learning Facilitation | United Nations International School, Hanoi, Vietnam
August 2025Co-Designed Learning & Student Agency | 1-day professional learning facilitation and 2-day curriculum planning | Le Bocage International School, Mauritius
June 2024Learning Service Program Review & Recommendations | 1-day school visit & program review | American School of Doha, Qatar
October 2023
Online Courses Facilitated
Community Engagement in the IB (online webinar series and resource bank hosted by Shei Ascencio) (2026 - Present)
Institute for Humane Education Solutionary Micro-credential Course (2025)
Environmental Wellness for Leaders and Learners at International Schools (2022)
Compass Practitioner: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (2016 - Present)
Compass Educator: Systems Change for a Sustainable World: Becoming a Change Maker in Your Community (2021 - Present)
Book Chapters Authored
Contributing author to Enacting Equitable Global Citizenship Education in Schools: Lessons from Dialogue Between Research and Classrooms(Lillo Kang, S and McIntosh, S, Eds) . Routeledge Critical Global Citizenship Education Series (Series Editor :Carlos Torres). 2022 (ISBN 9781032149417)
Articles Written
Edvolving Education | Newsletter of Edvolution Services (with Mel Pubil & Sandy Carden)
Bi-weekly ongoingPutting Learning Into the Hands of Students Through Self Directed Projects | The International Educator
May 2023The Imperative for International Schools to Take Action on Climate Change | International Schools Network
January 2023Developing Changemakers | International School Leader
April 2022Of Blank Spaces and Processes: The Art of Letting Go | International Schools Network
October 2021The American School of Dubai's Leadership in Sustainability | The Sustainabilist
June 2020American School of Dubai Awarded Zayed Sustainability Prie: Empowering Student for Change and Deeper Learning | NESA News
May 2019In Dubai, a Garden Cultivates Community | Green Schools Alliance blog
February 2018Fostering a Culture of Contribution | Globally Informed magazine
November 2017Teach a Child to Change the World | International School Magazine
May 2015My Left Field Lesson: Independence in Bloom | Times Educational Supplement magazine
April 2014Reaching New Depths in Education | The Malaysian Naturalist
April 2014"Bio Digester" Brings Sustainability, Inspiration to Kuala Lumpur | The International Educator
March 2013
Keynotes
Learning that Lifts: Toward More Hopeful, Human-Centered Classrooms | Keynote Address | YK Pao School
December 2025Using Systems Thinking for Team Building and Belonging | Keynote Address | School Administration Conference
June 2025
Presentations/Webinars/Workshops Facilitated
Designing Learning through Authentic, Inquiry-Driven, Project Based Experiences | Workshop | YK Pao School Professional Learning Day
December 2025Using Systems Thinking Processes and Tools for Critical Thinking and Curriculum Design | Workshop | YK Pao School Professional Learning Day
December 2025The “HOW” of Whole School Sustainability and Planet Care | Webinar | Facilitated in collaboration with LeeAnne Lavender
September and October 2025Using Systems Thinking for Team Building and Belonging | Online workshop | School Administration Conference
June 2025PBL & Service Learning: Real World Strategies | Online workshop | ISS EduLearn professional learning platform
October 2024Ask Me Anything - Project Based Learning and Service Learning with Laurence Myers | Podcast conversation | ISS EDUlearn
September 2024Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and the Green Education Partnership: Advancing an Ecocentric Perspective in Educational Systems through ESD | Round table discussion hosted by the Federation of Environmental Education (FEE) | COP 28
December 2023Systems Thinking Tools for Teacher Training | Workshop by Compass Education | COP 28
December 2023It Would Be Awesome to... What Service Learning Could Look Like in Your Classroom | Online workshop | Toddle Service Learning Summit
October 2023Systems Thinking for Systems Change in Education | Online webinar | Catalyzing Change Week by Catalyst 2030
May 2023Mission-Driven Learning: The American School of Dubai Changemaker Education Story in Cultivating Contributors | Online webinar and round table discussion | Engage by Kognity
February 2022Reframing "Think Global, Act Local" in an age of lockdowns and online learning | Online webinar and round table discussion | Engage by Kognity
February 2021Systems Thinking Using the Compass | Online workshop | Toddle Learning Jam
January 2021Service Learning and Community Engagement in Remote Settings | Panelist for online webinar hosted by Highr
October 2020Environmentally Sustainable Schools | Online webinar, Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Bolivia
April 2020Systems Thinking for Deeper Analysis & Decision Making | NESA Educators Conference
March 2019Systems Thinking for Educators | Dubai Educators Conference (Dubai, UAE)
January 2018How can students become future creators... today | KHDA What Works Conference
November 2017How Sustainability Education Changes Schools & the World | KHDA What Works Conference
March 2017Building a "Green" Ethos at ISKL: Successes & Challenges | EARCOS Teachers Conference
March 2014
Online Conversations
Edvolution Podcast | Weekly podcast as part of the Edvolution Services team (with Mel Pubil & Sandy Carden)
Sustainability and the Changemaker Education Program at the American School of Dubai | ISN online interview hosted by Max Humpston
May 2022
Changemaker Education at the American School of Dubai | Podcast hosted by LeeAnne Lavender
May 2022
https://vimeo.com/710926330/47c37f626dNEO Chat on Education for Sustainable Development | Neo Academy LinkedIn Live event hosted by Mark Thompson (with Nicole Swedlow, Compass Education)
February 2022