Parents as Career Coaches

We're back with a powerful conversation featuring Ted Dintersmith —author, philanthropist, and one of the world’s leading voices in reimagining education. Hosted by Phil Jarvis and co-host Megan Paton, this episode explores what school could look like if it truly prepared young people for life, purpose, and the world of work. Ted shares his unconventional path from venture capitalist to education...

Will Richardson was a public-school educator for 22 years. He spent the last 15 years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Most recently, Will is a co-founder of the The Big Questions Institute , created to help educators use "fearless inquiry" to make sense of this complex...

Gavin McCormack has been a teacher for more than 25 years, working in countries throughout the world and building many schools in the Himalayan regions of Nepal. As a Montessori ambassador for Australia and the co-founder upschool.co and Educationinfluence.com , Gavin has worked tirelessly for 25 years to change the face of education for those before him. As a Montessori teacher, Gavin’s focus is...

Tricia Berry is a Learning Specialist with the New Brunswick Government. Her work includes career guidance at the secondary level, teacher development within post-secondary education programs, and, currently, provincial implementation of career education across K-12. Berry is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Sareena Hopkins...

Thom Markham, Ph. D., is a psychologist, author, speaker, educator, and President of PBL Global , an educational organization focused on innovation and transformation through promoting inquiry-based learning. Thom helps school boards envision, design, and implement successful, sustainable plans for educating 21st century young people. He has worked with over 200 schools and districts and conducted...

Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Andreas was notably referred to as "the most important man in English education" by former UK Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove. Resources: OECD on Transforming Education Big Picture Think...

Thank you for listening! Hear from more world-renowned career education experts in Parents As Career Coaches seasons 1 and 2, and find more resources for parent or family-led career conversations with the young people in their lives: hiec.on.ca/pacc