I am happy to work with you to design programming specific to your needs. Here are some recent projects.

Research Writing Prep for Grade 10

Taiwan. Zhong Zheng High School, which recently adopted The IB Diploma Programme, requested a virtual course about research and writing. I created a program in which students use Kanban to choose and prioritize challenging tasks in research and writing the Extended Essay. 2 sessions, 90 minutes each, Spring 2024.

Reference: Chiang, Hui-Chen (Pamela), Principal.

United Call for Education Systems Reform

Virtual. I co-authored a statement of The Coalition to Honour All Learning calling on individuals and organizations to take school reform seriously and to act urgently. 200 hundred signatories and counting. Spring 2024.

Reference: Conrad Hughes, Director General, L’École Internationale de Genève

Constructed Languages

London / Virtual. I designed curriculum and taught virtual and face to face courses in language construction as an introduction to linguistics. 8 students, 6 weeks. Listen to one of the students introduce himself in the video to the right. Spring 2023.

Reference: Latifa Hassanali, Strategic Change Manager, ACS International Schools

English Immersion for Adults

Rwanda. In Summer 2024 colleagues and I created a curriculum for elementary teachers to practice English. The teachers were part of a large and ongoing simulation to create natural opportunities to interact in English. 15 faculty, 100 participants, 2 weeks, Summer 2024.

Reference: Eric Poris. Owner, Easyworld Academy.

Virtual Communities of Practice

Virtual. Four colleagues and I are creating a no-fee framework which supports action research as professional development. Educators work on passion projects in a supportive cohort. The initiative is informed by over a decade of experience in a program I developed for Leysin American School. 15 participants in the first cohort, semester long, 2024.

Reference: Christian Orlic, MA Harvard University, MA Columbia University.

Face to Face Communities of Practice

Switzerland. Face to face training on teacher-led professional learning in the context of the IB Programme. 4 trainers, 8 teachers, 1 week.

Reference: Michelle Blanchet, Change Consultant.

Visiting Scholar

Poland / Switzerland. I was in residence for one week at Akademeia High School in Warsaw. Two teachers then visited my school in Switzerland. 2 research papers, 1 presentation at the 2024 ECIS Leadership Conference in London. 2023-2024 school year.

Reference: Jan Ladziński, Head of History, Akademeia High School

Visiting Scholar

California. High Tech High and Berkeley School of Education, February 2025

References: Kelly Wilson and Özge Hacifazlioğlu

Jonas introduces himself in Karlasz, a language he constructed in the course DIY Language.