Webinar: Reopening Schools Safely by Learnit

About This Webinar

As education settings around the world reopen their doors to teachers and learners, we speak to leaders about the steps they are taking to operate their institutions safely. During this virtual session, we'll hear from those who have reopened recently, and those who are about to do so.

In the latest of our virtual sessions, this panel discussion will be moderated by Jenny Anderson, Senior Reporter for Quartz and feature a series of panellists representing a range of global education institutions.

Join us for a 45 minute moderated session, with the opportunity for audience questions in the final 15 minutes.

Yael Biber Aviad

Principal, Alonim School (Israel)

Yael Biber Aviad is the initiator and principal of Alonim school, a public primary school that targets 21st Century challenges through a combination of problem based learning and safe regulated learning, based on the model of High Tech High. In addition to her work in education, she is a social and business entrepreneur. She co-founded the Limbus art space - an alternative showroom for art and photography in Tel Aviv, and was the co-founder and co-manager of d-book - a virtual bookstore, the first e-commerce site in Israel.

Conrad Hughes

Campus & Secondary Principal, International School of Geneva (Switzerland)

Conrad Hughes (MA, PhD, EdD) is Campus and Secondary Principal at the International School of Geneva, La Grande Boissière where he teaches philosophy. He is also a member of the advisory board for the University of the People, senior fellow of UNESCO's International Bureau of Education and research assistant at the University of Geneva's department of psychology and education. Conrad's most recent books are Understanding Prejudice and Education: The Challenge for Future Generations (2017, Routledge) and Educating for the 21st Century: Seven Global Challenges (2018, Brill). His new book, Education and Elitism (Routledge) will come out next year.

Neelam Parmar

Director of EdTech/Educational Technologist, Ashford School/United Learning Trust (UK)

Dr. Neelam Parmar is one of the UK’s leading EdTech advocates, and currently works as Director of Educational Technology, Digital Learning and Innovation at Ashford School and Educational Technologist for the United Learning Trust. Neelam is an award-winning professional, international researcher, author, thought leader and speaker on effective technology, pedagogy and curriculum integration within education and is currently engaged with the DfE EdTech Leadership Group, #EdTechImpact workshops and @WomenEdTech movement. She is the author of the ‘Digital Literacy in the Primary’ series and ‘Digital Parenting’ book.

Yvonne Smillie

Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Busy Bees Nurseries (UK)

Yvonne Smillie is Deputy Chief Academic Officer for Busy Bees, the largest nursery group in the UK. She is a member of the senior management team, which also has oversight over Busy Bees global portfolio, including nurseries in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, the US and Vietnam. Yvonne's 20+ years experience in nursery management, combined with her vision for quality and dedication to exceptional standards equips her with the ability to ensure that Busy Bees nurseries around the world are forged on strong foundations. As Deputy Chief Academic Officer, she works closely the Busy Bees quality and academic teams, and played a key role in the development of the group's learning programme, Unleashing Potential (UP).

Jenny Anderson

Senior Reporter, Quartz

Jenny Anderson is a senior reporter for Quartz in London. She covers how parents, teachers, policymakers, scientists and even entrepreneurs around the world are using science and technology to inform how we teach, learn and parent in the age of artificial intelligence. Prior to Quartz, Jenny spent over a decade at The New York Times reporting on Wall Street before covering schools and learning. She is a frequent speaker, moderating or speaking on panels at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Brookings Institution, MIT Solve, and for Teach for All, among others.

Laurie Forcier

Chief Global Content Officer, Learnit

Laurie is chief global content officer for Learnit, where she ensures the Learnit conversation is meaningful to its growing community of changemakers. Laurie has more than 20 years of experience in the education sector, covering research, evaluation, policy, administration, and thought leadership. She previously worked at Pearson, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Urban Institute, a Washington, DC-based think tank. She is co-editor of Improving the Odds for America’s Children: Future Directions in Policy and Practice (Harvard Education Press, 2014), and co-author of Intelligence Unleashed: An Argument for AI in Education (Pearson, 2016).