Born in Scotland and raised around the world, Kirsten is a truly global thinker. Her educational training spans Scotland, USA, Australia and more.

After 27 years of international education experience across 7 countries and leadership positions in 5 schools, she now works as an independent consultant, creating individually tailored PD for schools, developing online learning events and coaching educators.

Kirsten founded one of the most popular educator PLNs on Facebook, where 120,000 global educators share resources, support and inspire one another – the Global Educator Collective.

Show Highlights

• RSVP to your invitation to join a free event for educators and leaders all over the world with resources to transform your schools.
• Unleash your Leadership potential by utilizing these 4 domains and go from Aspiration to Action.
• Stop Stealing Dreams, tell the story of your school, and face epic challenges for leadership in a global community of Ruckus Makers bootcamp.
• Unpack shared resources from case studies that engage your whole community (DEIJ, how to be responsive to trauma, how to implement a gifted and talented, how to develop a school with the community, how to develop a teacher growth program and more).
• Be human first and level up communication.
• Global insights for the Ruckus Maker that will benefit their leadership.

" I always say human first amongst everything, amongst all of our differences. Whether it's 'social economical', cultural or experiential, whatever it is. The one thing is we are human first. Instead of looking for what is different, look for what you have in common. Look for where you can make connections and always understand that you are capable of making that connection. If you just pause, if you just pause and just for one second, imagine that you are that other person and what they're feeling."

-Kirsten Durward

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Kirsten's Resources & Contact Info:

• https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/slb
• Global Educator Collective
• Global Educator Collective | Facebook
• Twitter
• Stop Stealing Dreams: Free eBook from Seth Godin

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