Learning Experiences
Learning Experiences
Discover the full range of learning experiences offered by the Global Institute. From short workshops to multi-week courses and fellowship programs, this page is where you’ll find all key information, updates, and registration links. We’re committed to creating meaningful, accessible learning opportunities for educators and leaders around the world.
February
Deadline
Jan 26
February 19, 2026 02:00 PM - UTC to April 02, 2026 02:00 PM - UTC | See time conversion for your time zone
This two-month course is designed for educators and student-facing professionals who are committed to helping young people explore their aspirations, build essential skills, and prepare to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Grounded in the Career Readiness Education Framework, the course focuses on building student leadership, connecting learning to real-world opportunities, and designing experiences that foster purpose, skills, and confidence.
Participants will explore the framework’s core principles through an immersive learning journey—drawing insights from peers, students, corporate leaders, and experts. They will design and implement a career education activity with their students, applying practical tools to assess impact and ensure relevance to their local context.
Participants will also have opportunities to showcase their work, exchange ideas, and contribute to a growing movement to embed career education in K–12 systems. Selected projects and resources will be featured in the "Future of Work" section of the Learning and Insights Hub, highlighting innovative practices from around the globe.
Is this for me?
This learning experience is for you if: - You are a K–12 educator or student-facing professional passionate about helping students explore their aspirations and develop key skills. - You want practical tools to design and implement career education activities that foster leadership and confidence. - You are eager to connect with like-minded educators and share strategies to make career education meaningful and impactful.
Applicants should commit to 15-17 hours over 8 weeks to:
- 7.5 hrs Attend all 6 sessions (Select Option A or Option B during registration)
- 6-8 hrs Develop and execute your project, outlining the project plan and identifying the resources required for implementation
- 2 hrs Craft and share your story
Date, time & languages
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation in Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Format: 5 x 75-minute sessions on Zoom with 10 hours offline work.
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, April 2, 2026
2pm UTC English with Spanish interpretation
Tarek Chehidi
Tarek Chehidi is the Global Head of the Future of Work with Teach For All. He works with educators and education system leaders to embed student leadership into STEAM and Career Education, preparing students to grow as confident, capable leaders ready to shape their future, thrive in their careers, and make a meaningful impact in their communities and the world.
Tarek Chehidi es el director global de "El futuro del trabajo" con Teach For All. Trabaja con educadores y líderes del sistema educativo para integrar el liderazgo estudiantil en la educación STEAM y la formación profesional, y prepara a los estudiantes para que crezcan como líderes seguros y capaces, listos para forjar su futuro, prosperar en sus carreras y tener un impacto significativo en sus comunidades y en el mundo.
This two-month course is designed for educators and student-facing professionals who are committed to helping young people explore their aspirations, build essential skills, and prepare to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Grounded in the Career Readiness Education Framework, the course focuses on building student leadership, connecting learning to real-world opportunities, and designing experiences that foster purpose, skills, and confidence.
Participants will explore the framework’s core principles through an immersive learning journey—drawing insights from peers, students, corporate leaders, and experts. They will design and implement a career education activity with their students, applying practical tools to assess impact and ensure relevance to their local context.
Participants will also have opportunities to showcase their work, exchange ideas, and contribute to a growing movement to embed career education in K–12 systems. Selected projects and resources will be featured in the "Future of Work" section of the Learning and Insights Hub, highlighting innovative practices from around the globe.
Is this for me?
This learning experience is for you if: - You are a K–12 educator or student-facing professional passionate about helping students explore their aspirations and develop key skills. - You want practical tools to design and implement career education activities that foster leadership and confidence. - You are eager to connect with like-minded educators and share strategies to make career education meaningful and impactful.
Applicants should commit to 15-17 hours over 8 weeks to:
- 7.5 hrs Attend all 6 sessions (Select Option A or Option B during registration)
- 6-8 hrs Develop and execute your project, outlining the project plan and identifying the resources required for implementation
- 2 hrs Craft and share your story
Date, time & languages
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation in Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Format: 5 x 75-minute sessions on Zoom with 10 hours offline work.
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, April 2, 2026
2pm UTC English with Spanish interpretation
March
Deadline
Mar 15
We all recognize the truth of the idea that "a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” But for those of us who are trying to change the world through education, this idea prompts questions: Where does that group come from? Who is in it? How does it come together to make change happen?
In this session, you’ll hear responses to those questions from globally diverse pioneering education leaders. We’ll also explore why convening is a key to transforming education, what role it plays in growing momentum for change in a school, neighborhood or country, and how to do it well.
Objectives
- Participants will know why convening is critical to growing the leadership to reshape education
- Participants will know where convening is best used to contribute to reshaping education
- Participants will know a few tips and tricks for how to convene successfully
Date & time
March 17, 2026 Time: 2-3pm UTC Timezone conversion
Registration deadline: March 15, 2026
Format
1x 60 min zoom session
Language
Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French
Facilitators
- Alex Beard is a Chief Learning Officer (Systems) at the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, and the Head of Community Impact at Teach For All. He leads Teach For All’s efforts to learn about how systems can develop students holistically.
- Mei Lim, Executive Director at the Reach Foundation, a charity providing cradle-to-career (C2C) support for families in Feltham, London, and working with schools across the country to build their own C2C capacity. Mei leads the Reach Children’s Hub and the Feltham Convening Partnership.
- Neeraj Doddamane, Chief Strategy Officer at ShikshaLokam, an NGO enabling and amplifying leadership development opportunities for individuals and institutions engaged in K-12 education systems in India, and a lead orchestrator for Shikshagraha, a national movement to transform education across India.
We all recognize the truth of the idea that "a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” But for those of us who are trying to change the world through education, this idea prompts questions: Where does that group come from? Who is in it? How does it come together to make change happen?
In this session, you’ll hear responses to those questions from globally diverse pioneering education leaders. We’ll also explore why convening is a key to transforming education, what role it plays in growing momentum for change in a school, neighborhood or country, and how to do it well.
Objectives
- Participants will know why convening is critical to growing the leadership to reshape education
- Participants will know where convening is best used to contribute to reshaping education
- Participants will know a few tips and tricks for how to convene successfully
Date & time
March 17, 2026 Time: 2-3pm UTC Timezone conversion
Registration deadline: March 15, 2026
Format
1x 60 min zoom session
Language
Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French
Facilitators
- Alex Beard is a Chief Learning Officer (Systems) at the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, and the Head of Community Impact at Teach For All. He leads Teach For All’s efforts to learn about how systems can develop students holistically.
- Mei Lim, Executive Director at the Reach Foundation, a charity providing cradle-to-career (C2C) support for families in Feltham, London, and working with schools across the country to build their own C2C capacity. Mei leads the Reach Children’s Hub and the Feltham Convening Partnership.
- Neeraj Doddamane, Chief Strategy Officer at ShikshaLokam, an NGO enabling and amplifying leadership development opportunities for individuals and institutions engaged in K-12 education systems in India, and a lead orchestrator for Shikshagraha, a national movement to transform education across India.
April
Deadline
Apr 11
April 14, 2026
In this workshop, participants explore the distinguishing purposes, lenses, strategies, and student outcomes found in transformational classrooms where students are developing holistically so they can shape a better future. Participants will explore new resources, and reflect on and share ways that their own practices validate and challenge the TACL model.
Objective
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:
- Developed a basic understanding of the patterns in transformational classrooms
- Discovered insights and/or resources they can use in their work to develop students holistically so they can shape a better future
- Contributed to our collective learning
- Connected with someone new they enjoy learning with and from
Date and Time
Option A: 10am - 11:30am UTC [Arabic, English] Timezone conversion
Option B: 4pm - 5:30pm UTC [ Arabic, English, Spanish] Timezone conversion
Format
1 x 90-minute session on Zoom
Language
Option A: 10am UTC [Arabic, English]
Option B: 4pm UTC [ English, Spanish]
Steven Farr
Steven Farr is a Chief Learning Officer with Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, where he facilitates collective studies of transformational classrooms. He lives in Washington, DC.
ستيفن فار هو الرئيس التنفيذي للتعلم في المعهد العالمي لبناء مستقبل أفضل التابع لشبكة علّم لأجل الجميع، حيث ييسّر الدراسات الجماعية حول الصفوف التحويلية. ويقيم في واشنطن العاصمة.
Steven Farr, Director de aprendizaje del Instituto Global para Construir un Futuro Mejor de Teach For All, ha codirigido estudios colaborativos sobre aulas transformadoras en todo el mundo a lo largo de su trayectoria en Teach For All. Es autor de Teaching As Leadership: The Highly Effective Teacher’s Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap (La enseñanza como liderazgo: la guía del docente altamente eficaz para cerrar la brecha de rendimiento). Vive en Washington, DC.
In this workshop, participants explore the distinguishing purposes, lenses, strategies, and student outcomes found in transformational classrooms where students are developing holistically so they can shape a better future. Participants will explore new resources, and reflect on and share ways that their own practices validate and challenge the TACL model.
Objective
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:
- Developed a basic understanding of the patterns in transformational classrooms
- Discovered insights and/or resources they can use in their work to develop students holistically so they can shape a better future
- Contributed to our collective learning
- Connected with someone new they enjoy learning with and from
Date and Time
Option A: 10am - 11:30am UTC [Arabic, English] Timezone conversion
Option B: 4pm - 5:30pm UTC [ Arabic, English, Spanish] Timezone conversion
Format
1 x 90-minute session on Zoom
Language
Option A: 10am UTC [Arabic, English]
Option B: 4pm UTC [ English, Spanish]
Deadline
Apr 14
Learning Across Borders: Policy Insights From 14 Education Systems
April 15, 2026 02:00 PM - UTC to April 15, 2026 03:00 PM - UTC
Register here
What do children learn at school in Japan? How do schools in New Zealand approach inclusion? Who holds teachers accountable in Estonia? Join Loic Menzies from the new Centre for Education Systems (CES) to hear what CES learned from research comparing education policies on curriculum, accountability, and inclusion across 14 countries worldwide. Loic’s presentation will be followed by an interview and Q&A.
The Centre for Education Systems is a brand-new organization set up to help governments, advisors, and campaigners learn from education systems around the world. It explores different policy approaches in education systems globally, their contexts, and their outcomes. Where the OECD tracks system outcomes via PISA, CES seeks to explain how different approaches work.
Objective
- Understand differences and similarities between education systems globally
- Gain new insight into the characteristics of high-performing education systems
Format
1x 60 min zoom session
Language
Available in English
Date & time
Date: 15 April 2-3pm UTC Time Conversion
Registration deadline
Registration deadline : April 14
Alex Beard
Alex Beard is a Chief Learning Officer (Systems) at the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, and the Head of Community Impact at Teach For All. He leads Teach For All’s efforts to learn about how systems can develop students holistically.
أليكس بيرد هو كبير مسؤولي التعلم (النظم) في المعهد العالمي لبناء مستقبل أفضل، ورئيس قسم الأثر المجتمعي في علّم لأجل الجميع. ويتولى قيادة جهود علّم لأجل الجميع لمعرفة كيفية مساهمة النظم في تنمية الطلبة بشكل شمولي.
Alex Beard est Chief Learning Officer (Systems) au Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, et Head of Community Impact chez Teach For All où il est chargé d’étudier les systèmes qui peuvent favoriser le développement holistique des élèves.
Alex Beard es Director de Aprendizaje (Sistemas) en el Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future (Instituto Global para construir un futuro mejor) y responsable de impacto comunitario en Teach For All. Dirige los esfuerzos de Teach For All para aprender cómo los sistemas pueden desarrollar a los estudiantes de manera integral.
Loic Menzies
Loic Menzies is Chief Research Officer and co-founder of the Centre for Education Systems, a researcher and policy specialist, and former third-sector CEO whose work spans comparative reviews of education policy, government advisory, and the co-creation of evidence to inform practice.
What do children learn at school in Japan? How do schools in New Zealand approach inclusion? Who holds teachers accountable in Estonia? Join Loic Menzies from the new Centre for Education Systems (CES) to hear what CES learned from research comparing education policies on curriculum, accountability, and inclusion across 14 countries worldwide. Loic’s presentation will be followed by an interview and Q&A.
The Centre for Education Systems is a brand-new organization set up to help governments, advisors, and campaigners learn from education systems around the world. It explores different policy approaches in education systems globally, their contexts, and their outcomes. Where the OECD tracks system outcomes via PISA, CES seeks to explain how different approaches work.
Objective
- Understand differences and similarities between education systems globally
- Gain new insight into the characteristics of high-performing education systems
Format
1x 60 min zoom session
Language
Available in English
Date & time
Date: 15 April 2-3pm UTC Time Conversion
Registration deadline
Registration deadline : April 14
Register here
Deadline
Apr 13
April 16, 2026
Option A: April 16th / Time: 12.30PM - 2pm UTC [English] Time conversion
Option B: April 16th / TIme: 7:30 PM - 9pm UTC [English, Spanish] Time conversion
Registration closing date: April 13 2026 Register here
This workshop will explore the power that clear visions of student success (as indicated by well defined holistic student outcomes) have to inform strategic design choices in teacher development programs. This workshop is for program designers and teacher coaches who want to change how we teach, and educators who believe education should expect students to do more than passively receive. Through this workshop we will learn from strong vision-aligned programs, specifically what they are doing to develop transformational teachers that are actively working towards classrooms where every student is active,
inspired, and ready to shape the future.
We will offer this learning experience in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Objective
- Analyze and articulate how a clear and compelling Student Vision (moving beyond compliance and control) fundamentally shifts the purpose of your design and approach with students.
- Identify ways to create and/or integrate holistic outcomes and a meaningful student vision into your lesson or program plans.
Date, Time & Format
Option A: April 16th / Time: 12.30PM - 2pm UTC [English] Time conversion
Option B: April 16th / TIme: 7:30 PM - 9pm UTC [English, Spanish] Time conversion
Registration closing date: April 13 2026 Register here
Format: 1x 90-minute session on Zoom.
Steven Farr
Steven Farr is a Chief Learning Officer with Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, where he facilitates collective studies of transformational classrooms. He lives in Washington, DC.
ستيفن فار هو الرئيس التنفيذي للتعلم في المعهد العالمي لبناء مستقبل أفضل التابع لشبكة علّم لأجل الجميع، حيث ييسّر الدراسات الجماعية حول الصفوف التحويلية. ويقيم في واشنطن العاصمة.
Steven Farr, Director de aprendizaje del Instituto Global para Construir un Futuro Mejor de Teach For All, ha codirigido estudios colaborativos sobre aulas transformadoras en todo el mundo a lo largo de su trayectoria en Teach For All. Es autor de Teaching As Leadership: The Highly Effective Teacher’s Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap (La enseñanza como liderazgo: la guía del docente altamente eficaz para cerrar la brecha de rendimiento). Vive en Washington, DC.
This workshop will explore the power that clear visions of student success (as indicated by well defined holistic student outcomes) have to inform strategic design choices in teacher development programs. This workshop is for program designers and teacher coaches who want to change how we teach, and educators who believe education should expect students to do more than passively receive. Through this workshop we will learn from strong vision-aligned programs, specifically what they are doing to develop transformational teachers that are actively working towards classrooms where every student is active,
inspired, and ready to shape the future.
We will offer this learning experience in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Objective
- Analyze and articulate how a clear and compelling Student Vision (moving beyond compliance and control) fundamentally shifts the purpose of your design and approach with students.
- Identify ways to create and/or integrate holistic outcomes and a meaningful student vision into your lesson or program plans.
Date, Time & Format
Option A: April 16th / Time: 12.30PM - 2pm UTC [English] Time conversion
Option B: April 16th / TIme: 7:30 PM - 9pm UTC [English, Spanish] Time conversion
Registration closing date: April 13 2026 Register here
Format: 1x 90-minute session on Zoom.
Option A: April 16th / Time: 12.30PM - 2pm UTC [English] Time conversion
Option B: April 16th / TIme: 7:30 PM - 9pm UTC [English, Spanish] Time conversion
Registration closing date: April 13 2026 Register here
June
Deadline
Apr 30
June 03, 2026 12:00 PM - UTC to July 01, 2026 01:30 PM - UTC
Leer en español Register here Available in English, Spanish
In this five-week, five-session course, participants will virtually visit classrooms around the world where students are developing holistically so they can shape a better future for themselves and their communities. Participants will work together to discover actionable insights from those classrooms and contribute to the evolution of the Teaching As Collective Leadership framework. model. This inspiring and provocative course will energize teachers, teacher developers, and students with new insights, capacities, and resources to lead their own transformational classrooms.
Facilitated by Steven Farr and guest speakers.
Objective
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Discover and internalize the distinguishing purpose, lenses, practices, and outcomes of transformational classrooms
- Become contextualized, practiced, and committed to new ways of teaching and learning that will improve their impact as teachers, teacher developers, or students
Format
5x 90 min zoom session
Date & time
Dates: June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1
Time : 12pm-1:30pm UTC Time conversion
Commitment
5 x 90min sessions
Steven Farr
Steven Farr is a Chief Learning Officer with Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, where he facilitates collective studies of transformational classrooms. He lives in Washington, DC.
ستيفن فار هو الرئيس التنفيذي للتعلم في المعهد العالمي لبناء مستقبل أفضل التابع لشبكة علّم لأجل الجميع، حيث ييسّر الدراسات الجماعية حول الصفوف التحويلية. ويقيم في واشنطن العاصمة.
Steven Farr, Director de aprendizaje del Instituto Global para Construir un Futuro Mejor de Teach For All, ha codirigido estudios colaborativos sobre aulas transformadoras en todo el mundo a lo largo de su trayectoria en Teach For All. Es autor de Teaching As Leadership: The Highly Effective Teacher’s Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap (La enseñanza como liderazgo: la guía del docente altamente eficaz para cerrar la brecha de rendimiento). Vive en Washington, DC.
In this five-week, five-session course, participants will virtually visit classrooms around the world where students are developing holistically so they can shape a better future for themselves and their communities. Participants will work together to discover actionable insights from those classrooms and contribute to the evolution of the Teaching As Collective Leadership framework. model. This inspiring and provocative course will energize teachers, teacher developers, and students with new insights, capacities, and resources to lead their own transformational classrooms.
Facilitated by Steven Farr and guest speakers.
Objective
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Discover and internalize the distinguishing purpose, lenses, practices, and outcomes of transformational classrooms
- Become contextualized, practiced, and committed to new ways of teaching and learning that will improve their impact as teachers, teacher developers, or students
Format
5x 90 min zoom session
Date & time
Dates: June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1
Time : 12pm-1:30pm UTC Time conversion
Commitment
5 x 90min sessions
Leer en español Register here Available in English, Spanish