Description

I went to a TeachMeet in Hong Kong and brought a camera.

A TeachMeet is a simple idea that started in Scotland twenty years ago. Short timed talks, with no keynote, no sponsors, and no fee. Just colleagues sharing with colleagues. The format spread teacher to teacher, city to city, and for the past ten years, 21st Century Learning (21CL) has hosted the Hong Kong edition.

This episode is a snapshot of that evening: eight presenters, on everything from AI in the classroom to student agency to gender bias. My goal in sharing it is simple. I'd love to see more of these events happening in more communities.

In this episode:

• Lainey Gangwani — MC of the evening, teacher at Hong Kong International School, and founder of Equity Rising shares her experience with TeachMeets, and on the gender bias that's everywhere once you start seeing it
• Justin Hardman — founder of 21st Century Learning talks about a decade of hosting TeachMeets in Hong Kong
• Matthew Parker — a student tells us how he actually got good grades
• Kail Yeung — Apple Distinguished Educator presents on using AI to innovate in the classroom right now
• David Wees — on the power of exemplars to expand what students believe they can do
• Tristan Ming — on using augmented reality to enhance Chinese language learning
• Kyle Wagner — on using Kanban boards to turn student project chaos into collaboration
• MJ Jimenez — on preparing learning environments for what's ahead

EIP is now one of the top education podcasts in Asia and features conversations with educators, students, founders, and innovators from all over the world who are reimagining how we teach and learn. Host Eric Byron explores practical ideas and real-world examples from schools, startups, and learning environments — from AI in the classroom to project-based learning, student voice, and the future of assessment. If you care about where education is heading, this is your show.

Links:

TeachMeet:

http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/

The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742

The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3

The Human Intelligence movement:

https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/

This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com