December 7, 2017 • 55 mins
Kim Cofino is leading a change in education by helping teachers, schools, and parents integrate technology into classrooms and making learning an engaging experience for students. MORE ABOUT KIM https://www.pathfinderspodcast.com/episodes/007 BOOK RECS Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms Good to Great The Long Tail Crossing the Chasm The Lean Startup LINKS MENTIONED Kim's companies: Eduro Learning, COETAIL, Learning2 Kim's Podcast: Shifting Our School Kim's professional website: Kim Cofino Other podcasts: Reply All, Note to Self TIMESTAMPS -- INTRO 00:32 Introducing her 3 companies in educational tech 02:44 Having a Type A personality -- JOURNEY 04:13 Education in America 05:48 Studied to be a lawyer but changed her mind 06:59 First job as a property manager 07:45 Internship at an international school in Germany 12:30 Getting a Master's in education and becoming a teacher 13:32 Developing a technology integration program 18:06 Moving to Malaysia 19:11 How do you get the same job position you created at other schools? 21:40 Holistic international school curriculum 23:29 Getting a job at International School Bangkok 25:24 Moving to Japan -- CAREER 27:23 Moving back to Bangkok to focus on her own business 28:25 Creating COETAIL and Eduro 32:54 Complimentary strengths you & your business partners have 33:59 What is Eduro offering now? 34:50 Challenges working with teachers, parents, students 38:44 How do you decide to expand your business? 40:31 Growing connections in many countries 41:32 Shifting Our School podcast on education 42:37 Learning2: a non-profit conference -- GOALS 43:13 Achieving her goals and becoming better -- CHALLENGES OF STARTING A BUSINESS 43:44 Getting over the fears of quitting her full-time job 47:58 Have you ever felt like giving up? -- ADVICE TO YOUNGER SELF 48:42 Follow your instinct and keep going -- BOOKS & PODCASTS 50:10 Books that motivated her as a teacher and entrepreneur 52:24 Podcasts on tech
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