Angela Maiers

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Angela Maiers is a public speaker,[1] author,[2] educator,[3] consultant,[4][5] and founder of Choose2Matter[1][2] and Maiers Educational Services.[6][7]

Choose2Matter

In 2011[8], Maiers founded Choose2Matter, a global movement that seeks to empower students to change the world[9] and encourages teachers make their students feel valued.[6] Through Choose2Matter, Maiers stresses that everyone has a unique gift to give to the world[10] and that students will be more successful if they believe that they matter.[8] Maiers encourages teachers to send "Mattergrams," messages with the words #YouMatter on them, to encourage and empower students.[6] Choose2Matter was born from the response received on Maiers' viral TED Talk on the two words "you matter."[11]

Since then, Choose2Matter has reached more than 1 million students in 65,000 classrooms in over 50 countries, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Africa, and the United States. The movement has since expanded to military leaders, business executives, and members of Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament as well.[1]

Choose2Matter has previously partnered with companies like SMART Technologies Inc.[8][12] and Microsoft,[13][14] as well as schools such as the University of Denver.[9]

Genius Hour

Maiers launched the idea of Genius Hour in 2010[13], which was inspired by Google's 20% Time policy. Genius Hour is a program that allows students to pursue their passions for at least one class period per week, under the supervision of a teacher.[6]

Framework for Genius Hour can be found in The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching & Learning, co-written by Maiers and Amy Sandoval.[1] Liberating Genius in the Classroom, an eBook partnership between Choose2Matter and Microsoft, also provides a guide for the first 20 days of Genius Hour.[15]

Public speaking

Maiers has spoken at in-person and virtual events in multiple countries, and one of her most well-known keynotes is her “You Matter” Ted Talk|TED talk in June 2011, which has been viewed more than 218,000 times on YouTube.[16] Other conferences she has spoken at include:

  • Smart Technologies|SMART Technologies Finding Genius in All Leaders and Learners 3-part Webinar Series 2018[17]
  • Learning Forward Maryland Common Ground Conference 2018[18]
  • Learning & the Brain Science of Innovation 2018[19]
  • NWEA Fusion Portland 2018[20]
  • Microsoft TCEA Education Conference 2016[21]
  • ISTE Edtech Conference 2020[22] and 2016[23]
  • Desire2Learn Fusion Conference 2016[24]
  • Canvas InstructureCon 2016[25]

Publications

Maiers has written multiple books, including:

  • Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for 21st Century Learning[26][7]
  • The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching and Learning[27][28][1]
  • Liberating Genius[29]
  • Liberating Genius: The First 20 Days eBook[15][13]

Previous experience

Maiers was an elementary school teacher for 14 years in Des Moines, Iowa and also has 10 years of experience as a literacy coach, special programs facilitator, and professor.[16] She was also a contributor to the Huffington Post from 2013 to 2017, writing articles on education and technology.[30]

Maiers graduated from University of Iowa|The University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in Education[6] and a minor in Neuroscience.[2] She also completed a master's degree in Education and Curriculum at Drake University.[6]

Accolades

She has also been named in online lists:

  • Engati: 200 Most Powerful Thought Leaders to Follow in 2021[31]
  • Engagedly: Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020[32]
  • Forbes: Top 5 Edupreneur Voices 2017[1]
  • TrustED: 20 Education Thought Leaders 2017[33] and 2016[34]
  • Onalytica: Top 25 Female EdTech Influencers 2017[35]
  • Tech.co: 18 Most Influential People in Ed Tech 2015[7]
  • HuffPost|Huffington Post: Top 100 Business, Leadership and Technology Twitter Accounts You Must Follow 2012[36]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shulman, Robyn D. "This Educator Made A Documentary About Teachers Turning Toward Entrepreneurship". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hogan, Kevin (2020-10-27). "How to Make Virtual Learning Real". MarketScale. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Angela's alchemy shows every pupil 'You are a genius'". Tes. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Speaker To Bentonville Teachers: 'You Matter'". Arkansas Online. 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Angela Maiers | General Leadership". generalleadership.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Trailblazers in Edtech: Angela Maiers". The Tech Edvocate. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The 18 Most Influential People in Ed Tech". Tech.co. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Inc, SMART Technologies. "SMART Technologies and Choose2Matter Launch Global Partnership to Empower Students Through New Pedagogy and Technology Innovations". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "MCE Students Work with National Movement to Inspire K12 Students". Morgridge College of Education. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  10. ↑ DeWitt, Peter (2017-02-14). "Three Positive Campaigns in Education You Need to Know About (Opinion)". Education Week. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  11. ↑ Inc, Gaggle Net. "Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward - Recording". news.gaggle.net. Retrieved 2021-05-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "Choose2Matter and SMART Technologies Announce Mattering Quotient Research". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Choose2Matter, Inc. Announces Collaboration to Bring Authentic, Passion-driven Learning to Classrooms". PR.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  14. ↑ team, the OneNote (2015-06-26). "Angela Maiers and Choose2Matter, Inc. collaborate with Microsoft for authentic, passion-driven learning". Microsoft 365 Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 team, the OneNote (2015-09-01). "Get the free eBook for teachers: "Liberating Genius: The First 20 Days" by Angela Maiers". Microsoft 365 Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Angela Maiers". Edutopia. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  17. ↑ ULC, SMART Technologies. "Liberating the Genius". go.smarttech.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  18. ↑ "Learning Forward Maryland - Schedule of Events". www.learningforwardmaryland.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  19. ↑ "Angela Maiers, MA Educational Speaker | Teacher Conferences". www.learningandthebrain.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  20. ↑ "Fusion Portland 2018—Don't Miss this Great Conference!". Teach. Learn. Grow. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  21. ↑ team, the OneNote (2016-02-01). "Students liberate teachers' genius at TCEA with Angela Maiers, OneNote and Choose2Matter community". Microsoft 365 Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  22. ↑ "ISTE20 Live - Edtech Conference | Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020". ISTE20 Live. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  23. ↑ "ISTE2016 - Liberating the Genius Within - Teachers With Apps". www.teacherswithapps.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  24. ↑ "Past Events & Locations | | D2L Fusion 2019 | July 15-17, Kissimmee, FL". D2L. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  25. ↑ "KEYNOTE: ANGELA MAIERS (instcon16)". community.canvaslms.com. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  26. ↑ Noble, Barnes &. "Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for 21st Century Learning|NOOK Book". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  27. ↑ "The Passion-Driven Classroom". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  28. ↑ "Nine Tenets of Passion-Based Learning". KQED. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  29. ↑ "Liberating Genius". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  30. ↑ "Angela Maiers | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  31. ↑ "200 most powerful thought Leaders to follow in 2021". Engati. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  32. ↑ "Top 100 HR Influencers List of 2020". Engagedly. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  33. ↑ Kominiak, Todd (2017-12-19). "The 2017 TrustED 20". Trusted. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  34. ↑ Kominiak, Todd (2016-12-16). "Flashback 2016: Announcing the TrustED 20". Trusted. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  35. ↑ Dunmore, Lizzie (2017-12-06). "Women In Tech: Hot Topics and Top Influencers". Onalytica. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  36. ↑ Afshar, Vala; Evangelist, ContributorChief Digital; Salesforce (2012-12-23). "Top 100 Business, Leadership and Technology Twitter Accounts You Must Follow". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-05-18. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

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