Jessica teaches Innovation Institute and AP Biology at Shanghai American School (SAS). She has been using the project-based learning (PBL) model with a collaborative, interdisciplinary team for the last 4 years. Jessica welcomes the opportunity to collaborate and learn from colleagues in other departments and the challenge of coming up with real-world scenarios that combine different disciplines. She appreciates seeing the growth of students over time as they improve their ability to make creative connections between ideas and communicate them effectively. As a former international school student and alumna of SAS herself, she sees how valuable these skills are for helping students succeed in college and beyond. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys hiking, cooking, and finding new places to explore in the city. She has taught previously in the US and Kuwait, and is very happy to be back in Shanghai teaching at her alma mater.

Mr Clapperton is the Head of Learning at YCIS, Shanghai Pudong. He is originally from the UK and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master’s degree in Modern Languages. He has taught in Brazil, Chile, China, and Cuba.

Over the years, Mr Clapperton has accumulated a wealth of practical international experience. His areas of expertise include curriculum development, service-oriented learning, and professional development, leadership inside and outside the classroom, and how to guide students to learn and grow through project-based learning (PBL). Spending the last 12 years in Shanghai has also deeply enriched Mr Clapperton's knowledge of Chinese and Western international education.

柯安笛先生是上海耀中外籍人员子女学校的学习及专业发展主任。他来自英国，拥有剑桥大学现代语言硕士学位。他曾经在古巴、智利、巴西和中国任教，在上海已经度过了12年的时间，积累了丰富的中西方国际教育经验。多年来，柯安笛先生在课程教育和领导力等专业发展领域累积了丰富的实践经验，特别是在课堂内外，如何通过项目式学习、服务式学习和户外教育来引导学生更好地学习和成长。

- Retired Professor of Early Childhood Studies and Coordinator of Early Childhood Studies Program, Western Oregon University, United States
- Previously Program Chairman and Professor in Early Childhood Education Department, Chemeketa Community College, Oregon, United States
- Frequent speaker at NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) National Conference in United States
- Previous Appointed Board Member of Oregon Governor Children’s Committee on Early Childhood Care and Education
- Previous Appointed Board Member of National Professional Institute, NAEYC, Committee on International Curriculum and Education
- Previous Board Member of Oregon Counties Commission of Children and Families
- Previous Advisory Board of Oregon State Head Start program
- Proud mother of 3 grown children and 3 teenage grandchildren

Natasha began her teaching career carrying out an undergraduate degree in Special Needs and Inclusion Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. She then went on to get her PGCE in Primary Education with Special Educational Needs through the University of Cumbria. In the UK, Natasha taught at a leading school for children with special needs. In her 5 years at the school, she taught in the primary, secondary and further education departments. She developed extensive curriculum planning as a curriculum lead. She also spent time demonstrating to colleagues how to be creative in teaching practice to engage learners as well as developing outstanding safeguarding practices.

Natasha's philosophy is that all children have the right to the best possible education they can achieve. She believes in promoting independence and ensuring children have high expectations of themselves in their learning. Natasha joins the Dulwich community as the AEN Teacher and the Well Families and Student Services Co-ordinator, where she provides leadership, direction and management to the student services departments in order to bring down barriers to ensure a high quality education for all students. Natasha supports members from across the community through the use of wellbeing initiatives, such as Parent Academies.

Outside of the classroom, Natasha enjoys spending time with her husband and 1 year old little boy. They enjoying eating out, cooking and enjoy watching sports such as Formula 1 and football. Natasha, and her family, enjoy immersing themselves in the culture Shanghai has to offer.

Marlon was a professional sprinter for Great Britain for over twenty years. He competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay and is Britain’s most decorated male athlete with eighteen medals. He is best known for being one of the four athletes who won gold in the 100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Marlon was recognised for his success with his fellow teammates and was awarded an MBE. Furthermore, he has honorary degrees from both Coventry and Warwick Universities for his dedication and successes in sport.

Paul Farrell is the Principal of Britannica International School, Shanghai, after joining the school as Vice-Principal and Head of Secondary in 2018.
While at university he read Physics, Mathematics, and Education. Paul taught the British Curriculum for many years in highly successful UK schools as Head of Science and Director of Studies before moving into the international sphere. Paul spent his formative years in international education with a position at the British School of Bucharest, where he worked for five years in the role of Head of Sixth Form and had the pleasure of guiding students to gain access to the best universities across the world

Dr. Liz Gale is the Deputy Director of Schools for Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) and the Head of School for the SCIS-Pudong Campus. Prior to her current position, Liz served as the Lower School Principal for SCIS-Pudong. She also has experience as an Elementary Assistant Principal, PYP Coordinator, and Elementary classroom teacher. Liz is a member of the Advisory Board for Teacher Horizons and has presented at various conferences on women in leadership, as well as other topics primarily related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She is the founder of #RaiseHerUp Shanghai, a networking event targeted at providing educators in Shanghai with an opportunity to expand their personal and professional support network. As a leader in education, Liz strives for excellence, values diversity of thought and is constantly looking for innovative and creative ways to build capacity and push boundaries within education. Liz strongly believes that every student is capable of learning and thus, deserves the right to develop his/her highest potential in a safe, nurturing, and happy environment, an environment that respects and values the capabilities of all individuals.

Liz has had the pleasure of working in international schools implementing IB programs for almost 20 years and has seen firsthand the long-term benefits of students’ ability to develop themselves as knowledgeable, inquiring, and caring learners who strive to make a positive difference in their communities based upon their participation and engagement in the IB curriculum. While at SCIS (a 3 program IB Continuum World School), Liz has been amazed by way in which students in Nursery through Grade 12 continually demonstrate their ability to be knowledgeable inquirers, innovative thinkers, self-directed learners, and positive contributors who have an innate passion to learn and grow.

Jay Goodman is a teacher in the Innovation Institute, a multidisciplinary PBL program at SAS Puxi. He holds a Doctorate of Education from Western University in Canada, with a focus on problem-based learning instruction and program development. Originally from Toronto, he has worked in Canada, Honduras, Colombia and China and has spent over ten years in international education, four of them in Shanghai. In addition to his work in the classroom, Jay is also the coach of the varsity boys volleyball team and an avid cyclist with a passion for riding in the mountains.

Anne-Sophie Gouix is the Principal of Shanghai French School (Lycée Français de Shanghai) since August 2018. Before coming to Shanghai, she was Principal at the French international school of Dublin (Ireland). Her experience as an international educator has also led her to teach in the US and in an international school in France. She believes into the universal values conveyed by international education and multilingual environments.

William was born in Ohio and grew up in Maine. After graduating from Bowdoin College, majoring in History, he taught at a University in Shanxi for three years. In 2018 he completed a master’s degree program in education focusing on secondary education in History and English. During this program, he taught at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco. He concentrates on teaching the Writing and Language section and the Essay section of the SAT. Teaching has always been his dream job ever since his 8th grade teacher forced him to read 100 pages every week for just one English class. William hopes to give his students the opportunity to widen their futures and find greater opportunities through the achievement of higher education. His academic and career experience has focused on studying education to better provide it to the younger generation.

Elbert completed his bachelor’s degree education at Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical Engineering and his PhD graduate work at Stanford University in Neuroscience. After graduating, Elbert continued to branch out his expertise in other fields by starting a career in business consulting and founding two different tech start-up companies. Elbert has always had a passion for contributing to communities by sharing what he has gained from formal education, so, in 2011, he began teaching and preparing students to achieve meaningful college educations. He concentrates on SAT & ACT Reading and Math and has helped many students achieve that hope of a high score! In his classroom, students are pushed to stop guessing and start thinking. When stressed out students start losing sight of the goal, Elbert is there!

Amelia is the Educational Technology Coach at Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi, where she supports staff and students to improve their digital and technological capabilities both in the classroom and in wider school life.

Prior to joining Dulwich, Amelia had a dual role working for a series of independent schools with 23 campuses across the UK. As Assistant National Curriculum Lead for History, Amelia developed blended learning courses for all year groups, and as Digital Mastery Lead she worked alongside the National Senior Leadership Team to improve digital teaching and learning across the country. In 2020 she achieved a National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership, leading a multi-campus project using educational technology to improve outcomes and student engagement.

Amelia is passionate about developing creativity and a Maker Mindset in both adults and children, and believes in the importance of teachers ‘playing’ with technology in order to develop confidence in their own technological prowess. Outside of school, Amelia enjoys bouldering, tabletop roleplaying and board games, and working alongside her literary agent to write Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction.

Kim Sajan is a founding member of Innovation Institute at the Shanghai American School. She began her time at SAS 16 years ago where she taught art to grades K-5. After 5 amazing years, Kim transferred to the high school where she currently teaches Creativity and Design as part of the Innovation Program, Advanced Art and IB Visual Art. In addition to teaching, Kim is a graphic designer and an illustrator, with degrees from the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYU, and Savannah College of Art and Design. Kim is passionate about education and art. She works to instill in her students the belief that they are both powerful and creative. She strives to help her students see that they are capable of bringing about positive change in the world through their words and actions.