Presents
The 2nd Global Virtual Agile in Education Conference, March 2021
March 18-20, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM – 1 PM EST
Transforming Education Through Innovative Solutions
This conference will ignite the necessity of and demonstrate the successful global applications of agile transformation in teaching and learning.
If you are an academic, a researcher, an educator, an entrepreneur, a student, or a pioneer in education who is interested in embracing innovative teaching and learning, the agile mindset, this conference is for you!!
Goals
- Inculcate the realization as an educator to find innovative solutions to struggles in traditional teaching learning approaches
- Motivate to bring about the transformation in teaching and learning to better prepare, engage and retain the students
Objectives
- Establishing familiarity with Agile concept and framework
- Initiating global dialogue among agile practitioners
- Demonstration of successful application of agile in teaching and learning across disciplines
- Launching of agile concept in Bangladesh
Benefits of Agile
- Innovative instructional method
- Proven to improve student engagement and retention
- Student-centered learning environment
- Continuous improvement and collaborative learning
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
Honorary Chief Guest Speaker
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is the father of both social business and microcredit, the founder of Grameen Bank, and of more than 50 other companies in Bangladesh. For his constant innovation and enterprise, the Fortune Magazine named Professor Yunus in March 2012 as “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time.” In 2006, Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize. He is the recipient of 61 honorary degrees from universities across 24 countries. He has received 136 awards from 33 countries including state honors from 10 countries. He is one of only seven individuals to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal. He has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, Newsweek and, Forbes Magazine. (Updated on January 10, 2019)
Grand Sponsor
STANDARD SPONSOR
Honorary Guest Speakers
Jorge Luis Castro Toribio
Member of HBR Advisory Councils • DevOps Institute Ambassador • DevOps Program Manager • Test Manager • Global Speaker • Agile Coach
Dr. Vijay Kanabar
Director of Project Management programs and Associate Professor at Boston University
Kirsten Franklin
Transformation Coach • Global Speaker • Author, Unshakeable: Mastering Your Mindset to Achieve Success and Happiness in Work and Life • Founder, CS Thrive • Host, "Girl on Fire"
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Terri Givens
Founder, CHEL, Brighter Higher Ed
Jef Staes
Innovation Expert, Global Speaker and Founder, Red Monkey Company
Prof. Hana Siddiquee
Founder, Agile in Education USA
OUR SPEAKERS
Heather Cowap
Curriculum Developer, SciEdScrumming.com
Dr. Nehreen Majed
ATLM in Engineering Education; Partner, Agile in Education USA
Kristina Fritsch
eduScrum, Co-Creator Lightschools
Dr. Clay Hess
Faculty, Northcentral Technical College (NTC)
Allen Gunderson
Entrepreneurial Sustainability eduScrum® Teacher
Carla Pinto
Researcher, Professor at ISEP
Emmanuel Ponchon
Multicultural educator, eduScrum
Britt van Mensvoort
Founder & Initial Creator at Lightschools
Sarah Paikin
Founder at AgileforEd
Andy Bleach
Founder of Agile in Education UK Meet-up Community
Panel Discussion by Patiño School of Entrepreneurship
Empowering Students to Shape a Changing World
Abstract: Patiño School of Entrepreneurship’s commitment is to unite all academic disciplines through the lens of entrepreneurship to support students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset, creating their own businesses and applying academic principles in real-world scenarios. All courses are taught through the integration of 12 entrepreneurial skills into a project-based learning environment. This allows students to contextualize their learning, promotes autonomy and investigation, and prepares them to take real-world action as they develop the competencies necessary to become entrepreneurial thinkers and doers.
Panelists
Lisa Hamby, Patiño School,
eduScrum Teacher
Lisa is one of the founding teachers of Phillip J. Patiño School of Entrepreneurship. She currently teaches 12th grade English, AP Seminar, and AP Research. In her 25 years of teaching, she has also been an instructional coach and a teacher on special assignment responsible for coordinating reading intervention throughout the district.
Sue Gularte, Patiño School, eduScrum Teacher
Sue is a founding teacher of Phillip J. Patino School of Entrepreneurship. In her 26 years of teaching she has taught at the middle to high school grades in the Social Sciences. She also has experience in AP Capstone, AP Western Civilization and AP Human Geography. Currently, Sue is teaching Government and Economic, Geography By Design, and AP Human Geography.
Mark Mason, Patiño School, eduScrum Trainer
Mark has been teaching at the Patino School of Entrepreneurship in Fresno, CA for 4 years. Holding the position of Lead Entrepreneurship teacher, Mark teaches Incubator, Accelerator, Advanced Web Design and Advanced Online Marketing.
Sponsorship packages
| Grand Sponsorship | Premium Sponsorship | Standard Sponsorship |
| $4000 USD | $2000 USD | $1000 USD |
Features: a) Your logo is bigger than other logos with multiple name mentions b) Logo on newsletter/flyer/SM pages prior to conference to promote your company or organization to promote it or and a “featured short article. c) Up to two webinars or presentations in addition to event d) Up to 50 registered participants from your organization, any additional at 300 BDT per person e) Coffee table discussion for 15 members f) Free registration for students g) Frequent mention of the sponsor during the event in between the sessions | Features: a) Includes logo on landing page plus live URL Inclusion on a panel discussion b) up to 25 registered participants for your organization, any additional at 400 BDT per person c) logo and URL on newsletter/flyer/SM pages sent to subscribers prior to event to promote it d) Coffee table discussion For 10 members e) Free registration for students | Features: a) Includes Logo on conference landing page but not a live URL b) up to 10 registered participants for your organization, any additional at 500 BDT per person c) logo only on newsletter/flyer/SM pages subscribers sent out d) Coffee table discussion For 5 members e) Free registration for students |
OUR SUPPORTERS
