The Role of School Today with Shawn Young

In this episode, Toria chats to Shawn about the role school plays
today in the lives of our young people. With our ever-changing
world the role that school plays and the job of an educator has
changed significantly over the last ten years. Shaun joins Toria
all the way from Canada and they discuss this worldwide
change.

Shawn Young is the co-founder and CEO of Classcraft, an
innovative platform that helps educators make learning meaningful
and motivate students through gamification. Since its
launch, it has been a force to be reckoned with in transforming
behavior and classroom cultures, having been successfully
implemented by educators in their pedagogies worldwide.

In alignment with his mission to improve teaching pedagogy and
students' motivation in learning, Shawn co-chairs UNESCO's
MGIEP Global Collective for SEL and Digital Learning, serves as
the President of the Edteq Association, and is an
Ambassador for the Education Faculty of the University of
Sherbrooke.

Shawn has an extensive experience in professional education,
having taught 11th-grade physics for nine years. He holds a
bachelor's degree in physics and a master's in education from
Université de Sherbrooke. In addition, he is also a seasoned
web developer, combining these skills and experience to start
Classcraft.

School and district leaders are some of the many types of
listeners that will definitely benefit from Shawn's insights on
motivation, education, skill development and culture, and
leadership. He can't wait to get booked to talk about creating a
sustainable community in the classroom and the role of playful
principles in teaching the whole child!


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