Sacha van Straten
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Head of Computing & Digital Learning |
| Location | Windsor, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | After many years working in radio, TV, web TV, and interactive TV I became a school teacher. I hold two post graduate certificates in education (secondary + online and distance education). In 2018 I graduated from King's College London with an MA in Computing Education. For that I was awarded an alumnus scholarship. My dissertation explored the ethics and challenges of using learning analytics in school contexts. I am a founder member of Google UK's Innovators in Cloud Education group. I have presented for Google twice at the BETT show. I have been a global co-host for Microsoft's monthly tweetmeets. I also trained co-hosts in video skills using Flipgrid. I am a certified Apple Teacher and Microsoft Innovative Educator. Having taught for many years in both state and independent senior schools I moved to teaching in prep schools in 2016. Now I teach from Reception to Year 8 (ages 5 - 13). I am proud to be part of the small group of educators who have taught the entire K-12 age range. I am a full stack teacher. |
| Interests | Photography, Poetry, Mountain biking, SUP |
| Favorite movies | American Beauty, Three Colours Red, City of God, anything by Almodovar, The Jungle Book, The Chorus, The Pianist, Romeo+Juliet |
| Favorite books | The Famished Road, An African Elegy, Herodotus - the Histories, Perfume, Secret History |