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Acknowledgments

i was raised to know every open wound on this earth is a wound of mine and every time i’m on

—Andrea Gibson

I can’t start this book without expressing deep gratitude to my parents, Edward A. Klein and Sally V. Klein, for swimming against the tides and making educational choices that allowed my sister, Heather F. Zubieni, and me to flourish as creative thinkers. My experiences at the School in Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Jefferson County Open School in Colorado allowed me to think for myself and engage with the world in meaningful ways throughout my childhood, and for that I am eternally grateful. I also want to recognize a few of the educators who have had a direct influence on my educational worldview, including educational thought leaders Judith Baenen, Arnie Langberg, Rick Posner, and Grace Rotzel, whose ideas live at the heart of my practice.

I ended up quoting most of my thought partners in this book; thank you all for your insights and honesty, and for contributing to this important conversation. If your interview or correspondence didn’t make the cut, please know that I still value your voice and perspectives—they are still reflected here, if only indirectly. I am grateful to be able to include so many amazing people in this book, particularly my most important thought partner, Mark Thomas, with whom I learned more about global education than we could ever have predicted. This book contains many global education thought leaders and project creators, including Suzie Boss, Jen Corriero, Holly Emert, Willy Fluharty, Michael Furdyk, Terry Godwaldt, Lucy Gray, Michael Graffin, Ed Gragert, Travis Hardy, Steve Hargadon, Kate Ireland, Tim Kubik, Susan Lambert, Arnie Langberg, Julie Lindsay, Dan Lutz, Adam McKim, Dana Mortenson, Lisa Petro, Dave Potter, Rekha Puri, Linda Sills, Homa Sabet Tavangar, Ross Wehner, and Jesse Weisz. I am particularly grateful for the insights and support of my international partners over the years, including Saed Abu-Hijleh, Yasser Alaa Mobarak, Angie Balata, Benjamin Barney, Federico Cartín Arteaga, Falastine Dwikat, Doris Köhn, Hindogbae Kposowa, Beesan Ramadan, and Samuel Ochieng Phabian. Each of you has taught me a great deal about how to do this work better over the years, and I am grateful for your friendship.

I’m grateful to the teachers and administrators whose stories I’ve referenced, quoted, or mentioned through example without naming you, including Holly Arida, Graham Altham-Lewis, Maile Black, Jeanne Boland, Betsey Coleman, Maria Conte, Jackie Cvar, Rachel Dionne, Jason Dorn, Brett Elebash, Frank Garrett, Christopher Gauthier, Kristen Goggin, Heidi Hutchison, Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Arnetta Koger, Rich Lehrer, Hilary McArthur, Rob McGuiness, Ashley Miller, Misty Moore, Flora Mugambi-Mutunga, Jonathan Reveal, Jodie Ricci, Hillary Rubenstein, Dave Suchanek, Susan Turner, and Meg Zimmerman. I’m also grateful to the young leaders who offered their stories and perspectives, including Katie Horvath, Kennedy Leavens, and Sophia Fuller.

I am fortunate to be part of multiple networks of educational change makers whose ripples cross and intersect constantly. I am eternally grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to support educator and school transformation with my family at World Leadership School (Colorado), and I am grateful to Ross Wehner, Erin Hawk, Maria Selde, and Sarah Binger for your continual support and inspiration, even when I’m at my worst. Other communities I’ve been fortunate to work closely with include TakingITGlobal (Toronto), the Centre for Global Education (Edmonton), the Center for Global Education at Asia Society (New York), Sierra Leone Rising (formerly the Kposowa Foundation), the Institute of International Education (Washington, DC), the Buck Institute for Education (California), and the Research Journalism Initiative (Palestine).

A very special thank you to my friend and thought partner Jill Ackers-Clayton for your wisdom, friendship, and ability to talk me off every ledge. Thank you to Amy Rubenstein and Tonya Maddox Cupp for knowing how to support me as an anxiety-prone writer, to Carrie Watterson for helping make it look like I know APA style, to Morgan Schoenrock and Chris Mizell for transcribing interviews, and to Natalie Bograd for helping to increase my public presence. It clearly takes a village to write a book.

I’m grateful to every creative influence I’ve had, starting with my grandmother, Esther Michaelman Klein, a concert pianist and the first adult to call me a writer. I am grateful to the performers I watched from the depths of Broadway orchestra pits, to the voice of the cello that permeates every memory from my childhood, to my writing school peers and teaching colleagues, to the slam poets and activist artists who share their truth unapologetically—particularly those who have partnered with classrooms, including Andrea Gibson, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Franny Choi. Thank you for every note and for every beautiful word.

Finally, I am most grateful to every student who passed through my classroom, for the words you found to describe your experiences and for the laughter and learning I always enjoyed in your presence. Thank you for using your gifts to make the world a better place.

Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

Christy Barham

Director of Digital Learning, Professional Development, and Media

Rockingham County Public Schools

Eden, North Carolina

Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs

Social Studies Teacher

Lake Nona High School

Orlando, Florida

Laurie Clement

Technology-Enabled Learning and Teaching Contact

Windsor-Essex Catholic District

School Board

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Kyle Dunbar

Technology Integration Specialist

Alexandria City Public Schools

Alexandria, Virginia

Rebecca Gurley

Global Studies and World Languages Academy Coordinator

Tallwood High School

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Craig Perrier

High School Social Studies Specialist

Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax, Virginia

Wendi Pillars

ESL Teacher

Jordan-Matthews High School

Siler City, North Carolina

Tina Schmidt

Third-Grade Teacher

St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic School

Yardley, Pennsylvania

Dyane Smokorowski

Instructional Technology Coach

Andover Public Schools

Andover, Kansas

Karen Stadler

IT Coordinator

Elkanah House Senior Primary

Cape Town, South Africa

Maryann Woods-Murphy

Gifted and Talented Specialist

New Jersey Teacher of the Year, 2010

Nutley Public Schools

Nutley, New Jersey