Edufuturists #95 - The Learning Revolution with Alex Beard

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Alex has worked in education for a decade. After starting out as an English teacher in a London comprehensive, he completed his MA at the Institute of Education before joining Teach For All, a growing global network of organizations working to ensure that the next generation fulfil their potential. 

His book ‘Natural Born Learners’ is a user's guide to transforming learning in the twenty-first century. The comedian Ruby Wax described it as ‘a manual on how to successfully grow a kid’s brain' and the General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders  Geoff Barton described it as 'One of the most optimistic, thought-provoking, and ambitious educational books of recent years'. 

Alex is the creator of the recent BBC Radio 4 documentary series ‘The Learning Revolution’. In this series he investigates the future of learning and teaching, artificial intelligence and lifelong learning. You can follow Alex on Twitter @AlexfBeard