https://www.wendygorton.com/about-4-2 daily 0.75 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575466459353-SXE7OA8BN2UGNFM9HY9B/Screen+Shot+2019-12-04+at+9.10.18+AM.png Thailand 1:1 Project The Ministry of Education in Thailand tasked Google with a three-pronged research project - how might we best wire a rural school for internet, how might we choose which devices, tablets or laptops, best suit learning for Thai students, and finally, how might we train our teachers in sound, student-centered teaching with technological tools to enhance. After designing the training scope and sequence, I began the training and modeling and observing with video for feedback. We constantly monitored and evaluated whether something will work or not. Read the final report here. https://www.wendygorton.com/girls-education-challenge daily 0.75 2019-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575243407155-Y2BUFC0S5RGMIKWP4MKH/IMG_9601+%281%29.JPG Girls Education Challenge Partnering with DfID, it was my role to help understand how to use a new software suite, EGRA (Early Grades Reading Assessment) and EGMA (Early Grades Math Assessment) all loaded, tested, and used on Android tablets in the rugged field of 9 African Countries. I supported product development as well for continuous improvement - check out my facilitator guide and data collection report to get an idea. My goal is to design playful and fun approaches to learning and understanding technical content while also building global capacity so great techniques scale! See our homebase here. https://www.wendygorton.com/50-hikes-with-kids daily 0.75 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575433950776-TUC3LK7G2NASGHR64ION/Screen+Shot+2019-12-04+at+1.31.48+AM.png 50 Hikes with Kids - 50 Hikes with Kids: California You get used to people thinking you’re crazy when you’re ambitious— California is huge but I was confident I could find the perfect array from each region - each hike is under 5 miles and 1,000-feet elevation gain. I worked a significant portion of my research working direct with National Park rangers to make the best and most interesting flora and fauna there is. The book won the National Parent Product Award for 2019 from LA Parent Magazine and the California Trails and Greenways Merit Award 2020; listen to our Visit California podcast here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1611523775286-UY40ADWW6RZAMVXG0NL8/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-12-04%2Bat%2B1.33.31%2BAM.jpg 50 Hikes with Kids - 50 Hikes with Kids: Oregon and Washington This collaboration with Timber Press has been my passion project the last 3 years. The best-selling first edition won the 2018 National Outdoor Book Award and has custom-made maps, rugged exterior, plant identification guide in the map as well as scientific names of species along the trail. The guide is meant to put adventure in the hands of kids. Check out my appearances at AM Northwest (including enhancing your neighborhood hikes!) and Seattle King 5 sharing my outdoor engagement strategies with their fans. You can also read my nature journaling articles in Washington Trails Association, Outdoor Project, Portland Monthly, Powell’s Books , and the Podcacher Podcast here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1611522930594-Z3ONHNQZ214AHJJDLCD8/Screen+Shot+2021-01-24+at+1.15.20+PM.png 50 Hikes with Kids - 50 Hikes with Kids: New England Check out reviews here and in Hey Rhody magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1611523178602-P1TJTI6LPLF1Q1QM5CN5/Screen+Shot+2021-01-24+at+1.19.23+PM.png 50 Hikes with Kids - 50 Hikes with Kids: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Coming 2022! https://www.wendygorton.com/about-4 daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575242197652-B0YXKX5JRE9ZZXSFLZNL/UN0319185.jpg UNICEF Mentoring Program Working closely with HR teams in Bangkok and Kathmandu, I designed the Mentorship Playbook for a year-long matching, including webinar content, LMS certificate and course design, and monitoring and evaluation. Read the Playbook here. and our 2019 Final Report and 2020 Final Report. https://www.wendygorton.com/certified-innovator-program daily 0.75 2020-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575242795462-ODI7EL0HHH4ODOR11KXZ/IMG_1555-ANIMATION+%281%29.gif Certified Innovator Program The Google Certified Innovator Program is one of the longest-running educator ambassador programs. Now in its 13th year, I helped lead the redesign, working with Google Ventures, Google’s Product engineering team, and IDEO to design a custom design-cycle program to encourage 36 educators in cities all over the world to solve education’s biggest problems. I currently play with different community and support options and helped build the custom mentor matching process to increase follow-through. I also work with global partners to enable and upskill for sustainability. Read a sample agenda here, highlighting creativity, play, and innovation and check out the Transformation Center system I help ed design and maintain as well. https://www.wendygorton.com/home daily 1.0 2020-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575244384415-AFNZEXJT4RE1NU74OXXV/Screen+Shot+2019-12-01+at+6.52.39+PM.png Home - Researcher. I am obsessed with what motivates people - kids, adults, teachers in particular - so my Master’s Thesis focused on measuring motivation. Since then, I have tried to imbue science and research and monitoring and evaluation into all of my projects. As a community lead for Google.org’s Dynamic Learning project, I helped design the measurement instrument, collection protocol, and final reporting as well as the curriculum and community engagement strategy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575246870009-CIU2XZMHU90KTSIVNSXM/Screen+Shot+2019-12-01+at+7.33.31+PM.png Home - Educator, Manager, Consultant. I love working with executives, such as the IATED Conference in Spain, to help strategize, create a vision for transformation in their learning practices, and model and train others to be the same. I am working on my 5th year of added playfulness to the conference series, including yoga and social emotional learning, supporting to find diverse keynotes and programming. Other consultancies include digital teams at Nike, Facebook, and Apple to help them all design engaging, phenomenal learning experiences for their staff and participants. I use a variety of project management frameworks to bring visions across the finish line such as agile and PMBOK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575244050346-Q8WCKB7EJK2ESKUC4QBB/9781604698008_PT01.jpg Home - Author. Ever since being a science and outdoor educator, I’ve been passionate about creating authentic and playful science experiences for kids. This led me to a series of "teachers in the field” research experiences, using webinars, video, and more to connect my students with real. Today, I have translated that drive into creating the National Outdoor Book Award-winning “50 Hikes with Kids” series - I am now on my 4th installment - each encourages kids to lead the way and play as they learn to respect and adventure outdoors. https://www.wendygorton.com/google-educator-group-launch daily 0.75 2019-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575683939662-WOIMT0JCNOLJU7JD0ARP/Screen+Shot+2019-12-06+at+10.58.33+PM.png Google Educator Group Launch In 2014, I worked with Google to help design their Google Educator Group strategy roll-out, planning train-the-trainers and community building in South Africa, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil and Mexico. https://www.wendygorton.com/about-4-1 daily 0.75 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575435171996-04U5FVOIYHRWDTE94BEM/IMAGE_5D6C6798-AD58-462C-A35B-46696F8BF0A8.JPG National University of Laos eLearning As a consultant for the Asian Development Bank, I embedded in Vientiane, Laos for 6 months designing and implementing a new 1:1 initiative, particularly in rural areas of Laos. I designed a change management plan and trained over 100 higher education faculty. Read the Inception and Final Reports here. https://www.wendygorton.com/dynamic-learning-project daily 0.75 2020-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1575653553547-29TZO7WH86Y7N9KGD64D/DLP-Hero-1+%281%29.jpg Dynamic Learning Project The Dynamic Learning Project empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student. It helps teachers understand and embrace the most powerful strategies and tools available to improve student outcomes, no matter their existing comfort level with risk taking or technology. I supported the first year high-level strategy, curriculum development, and community-building as well as the training. Check out the report here and how the dashboard works here. https://www.wendygorton.com/events daily 0.75 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1a28512a-156e-4a26-9c27-4c4b258e7eed/IMG_5248.jpg Events Bespoke decor for memorable photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/fdee2f09-3650-41a7-812a-0f1e1be9d275/IMG_5122.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/fccaae3f-3dc2-4634-936e-6ce38c61e4fa/IMG_5079.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/4279e93a-25c6-4960-a9eb-8b3fc8ed39c9/IMG_5184.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/d8ef8c86-d908-4086-8a33-bd20d7085a3e/IMG_5087.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/4c315f0d-32b6-45d6-a477-34309991ab95/IMG_20180825_154935.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/785158b7-f6f0-4c10-bac6-2d37fc69864b/IMAGE_E1D5EF46-00CB-4032-A312-91CA267A8D68.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/8826dfd5-2a22-463d-a3bd-c27498f1d2e7/IMG_8092.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/2041e3d8-b074-4ec9-81b2-bfabff5ff7de/IMG_8209.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/2ba24817-28a5-4fdd-8d4e-6321e4e87ec4/IMG_8619.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/5b92a771-b9aa-49e5-b54b-24e13a86605f/IMG_8650.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/189a2456-48fd-4dfe-9d26-ac60a1d66fa7/IMG_20180531_185322.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/df5a8f2a-1cd8-46ea-bfd1-f332fa76fbe7/IMG_20180601_081234.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/d340557c-6f0c-49b9-9baa-a6bb9524f8eb/IMG_20180601_163226.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/1ca7a49f-fad7-4ec2-aee5-7137524a3970/IMG_7924.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/d8c2e08a-0618-4936-9134-76967cab9380/IMG_7987.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de44077f5155d068a499552/0f43473c-988a-461d-968d-739b449d876c/IMG_7992.jpg Events