Agile in Education at Leysin American School
Abstract
How would our education system be different using Agile principles and values? That’s what two men who work at the Leysin American School in Switzerland seek to learn. Director of Curriculum Paul Magnuson and Director of IT and Teacher Bill Tihen strive to empower students, make learning visible and to create lifelong learners of students at the Leysin American School. In this In-Depth conversation, Paul and Bill share their thoughts on their experiments with Agile in education over the past three years. Hosted by Howard Sublett.
How would our education system be different using agile principles and values?
In this InDepth edition, our conversation focuses around the American School in Leysin, Switzerland, and their experiments over the past 3 yrs in Agile in Education. My guests are Paul Magnuson ( Director of Curriculum & Director of the Middle School) and Bill Tihen ( Director of IT, Teacher, and runs the Makers Space ) Empowering students, making learning visible, and creating life long learners are goals for Paul and Bill as they lead this movement at Leysin.
Bill Tihen
Developer, Data Enthusiast, Educator and Nature’s Friend
very curious – known to explore knownledge and nature