GLOBAL AMBASSADORS
Nam Ngo Thanh
(Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) Nam Ngo Thanh is primary school teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He is a Microsoft Learning Consultant, Varkey Teacher Ambassdor, 2018 Global Teacher Prize finalist, Educator of the Year Asia 2017 and 2018 Global Collaboration PLN Award winner. Nam is the founder of the global projects: Five Safe Fingers, Everyday Kindness, STEM and #SDGs in Action.
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Winnie Y. Diola
(Muntinlupa, Philippines) Winnie is an educational technology coordinator at De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, Muntinlupa City. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, certified Apple Teacher, one of the 2016 Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Filipino Teachers, and Distinguished Lasallian Educator. Winnie is the founder of a schoolwide recycling project, Project E.A.R.T.H. (Each Act of Recycling Today Helps).
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Kavita Sanghvi
(Mumbai, India) Kavita is a Global Teacher Prize finalist in 2017, Teach SDGs Ambassador and Scientix Ambassador for India. She passionately works to connect STEM in school to industry through Industry-teacher mentorship and student industry internships.
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Barbara Anna Zielonka (Nannestad, Norway)
Barbara is an English teacher and teacher trainer at Nannestad High School, Norway. She is one of the Top 10 finalists of the Global Teacher Prize 2018. Global and collaborative projects, connections-based learning, pedagogical use of technology are some of the areas Barbara feels passionate about. Barbara is also the founder of the "Be the Change, Take the Challenge" project.
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Ivy Enaje
(Laguna, Philippines) Ivy is a Senior High School Teacher at Xavier School Nuvali. She teaches Research, Language and Culture and Contemporary Art. She was the Grade School Filipino Department Head for 7 years at Xavier School San Juan. She is the moderator of the social action group XSIKLAB-LINGAP at Xavier School Nuvali.
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Mio Horio
(Shiga, Japan) Mio, an English teacher, is passionate about global education. She mainly integrates language teaching with ICT to improve students' English proficiency and broaden their mind. Since 2016, she has been pursuing ways to connect her students to the world, believing that this will remove their barriers against the world and lead to the better life. She was one of 2018 Global Teacher Prize finalists.
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Mark Reid
(Vancouver, Canada) Mark is a music and educational technology teacher. He is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, #TeachSDGs Ambassador, Varkey Teacher Ambassador, MusiCounts Teacher of the Year, and 2015 Global Teacher Prize Finalist. Mark is the co-editor of the Space2Learn blog and leads looking@2020 - a global TeachSDGs project.
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Ayush Chopra
(Delhi, India) Ayush, a student activist and TeachSDGs ambassador, advocates for the UN Global Goals. He founded a Twitter community @SDGsForChildren with the mission to spread awareness about the Global Goals among children. He represented India at the UN Headquarters' Youth for Human Rights International Summit 2017. He studies at Ahlcon International School, Delhi, India.
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Roy Rillera Marzo
(Johor, Malaysia) Roy is a Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medicine in Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, London, UK. His expertise is on Medical Education and Research. He advocates for access to a good quality education..
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Katrina Solanio
(Singapore) Katrina is the Lead Technology Educator and Curriculum Developer for a tech start-up, serving almost 100 local and international schools across Singapore. She is passionate about student-centered learning, global collaboration and building a culture of innovation rooted in empathy. Her advocacy for digital citizenship allows her to travel across the island, helping and guiding the parents of the 21st century.
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Gino Luayon
(Philippines) Gino Luayon believes that the only way to change the world is through education. He is passionate about student-centered, 21st-century learning that values student voice and choice. He is one of the founders of Teachers Education Network Philippines, a group that empowers teachers to help other teachers. He is currently the Upper School Dean of Everest Academy Manila
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Keith Sy
(Philippines) Keith Sy is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher from Xavier School, San Juan, Philippines (an Apple Distinguished School). He has been sharing his experiences with technology in the classroom since 2014 by being an invited speaker in various professional development events in the Philippines.
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Anna May Paasch
(Flensburg, Germany) Anna is a high school Science teacher. She is very passionate about empowering a through education. Whenever there is an opportunity, she also joins volunteer groups that provide basic literacy programs to far-flung areas.
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Catherine Nakabugo
(Uganda) Catherine Nakabugo is a 2018 Top 50 Global Teacher Prize from Uganda. She is very passionate about Mathematics and empowering girls in learning mathematics.
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Ryan Wong
(Taipei, Taiwan) Ryan teaches middle school science, design, and IBDP CAS. He is passionate about student’s learning and experience inside and outside of the classroom. Empowering students with the right tools and skills will prepare the youth for a challenging future.
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Maria Silva
(Portugal) Maria teaches English at Agrupamento de Escolas de Sátão, in Portugal. She is interested in global projects rooted in a project-based learning approach which allow students to grow as conscious, caring and active global citizens while developing the skills essential for the 21st century.
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Thuy Tran
(Hung Yen, Vietnam) Thuy Tran is an English teacher at Duc Hop High School (Vietnam), Skype Master Teacher, MIE Expert, Flipgrid ambassador. She spent 9 years teaching at her old school and continuing her dream of improving the community. She is passionate about global teaching and learning especially Sustainable Development Goal and integrating student - center approach to make them ready for their own future.
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Samuel F. Macagba III
(Cagayan de Oro, Philippines) Sam is the Assistant Principal for Formation at Xavier Ateneo Junior High School. He is very passionate in doing research and in empowering the youth to do concrete actions in solving real life concerns.
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Suzy Manuela Prajea
(Romania) Suzy Manuela is a High School Math Teacher passionate about Olympiads, STEM and global collaboration, Global Teacher Prize finalist, Ambassador of Varkey Teacher, Global Math, Space Camp, #TeachSDGs, Formula of Unity, TEDx speaker. Her team STEM resource portfolio won in 2017 the PISA4U-The Online Program for School Improvement.
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Ranjitsinh Disale
(India) Ranjitsinh, a teacher in Government School, India, has created a positive and hope-filled template for the future of education. His innovations like QR Coded Textbooks are widely used by 10 million students in India. To portray the growth of science and technology and their application to human welfare, he started India's first ever virtual field trip equally supported by Microsoft. He is Microsoft Fellow, Microsoft Innovative Educator and Skype Master Teacher.
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Neeta Chhabra
(India) Neeta teaches Social Sciences to Grade 10 in DLDAV Model School Pitampura, India. She is a Microsoft Certified and Innovative Educator Expert, National Trainer NVP, ENO Coordinator Delhi State, guest blogger for TeachSDGs, and Global Ambassador for a number of SDG Projects. She uses technology to empower and help her showcase their talent.
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INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION TEAM
Kavita Sanghvi
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Mio Horio
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Ji Ho Lee & Erica Lee
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Roy Marzo
(Bahasa Melayu) Ranjitsinh Disale
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PIONEER KIDS CAN! CAMP TEAM
YOU CAN ALSO CREATE YOUR OWN INNOVATION CAMP TEAM IN YOUR SCHOOL, DISTRICT, OR ORGANIZATION.
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