Joel Birch is a longtime K-12 educator and instructional coach. He is also a Certified Facilitator and Pro Trainer of LEGO Serious Play. He relies on the power of play, stories, and solving problems by thinking with our hands. Joel works with school leaders to help them conduct the big, important conversations that help them to steer their schools towards their preferred vision of the future.
 
In this episode Joel and Eric talk about Joel’s journey from classroom educator to consultant and how he uses LEGO Serious Play to work with teachers, administrators, and parents to facilitate hard conversations and generate open communication and collaboration around important challenges facing schools.
 
The Education Innovators Podcast is a weekly conversation between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.
 
Links:
 
Joel Birch
https://joelbir.ch/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelbirchau/
 
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
https://www.lego.com/en-hk/themes/serious-play
 
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The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:
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This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.
You can contact Eric at [email protected]

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