Upcoming Workshops
Addis, Seoul, Auckland, Melbourne, Madrid and Aub Dhabi—– Kathy Murdoch, Matt Glover, and Megan Holmstrom
Past Workshops:
Berlin, Budapest, Hanoi, Hong Kong, and Uganda —-Kath Murdoch, Matt Glover, and Megan Holmstrom
Jakarta – February 7-8, 2025 —-Kath Murdoch, Matt Glover, Megan Holmstrom, and Paul Andersen
Kath Murdoch
Kath Murdoch’s name is synonymous with Inquiry Learning – a field in she has taught, researched and written about throughout a career that spans forty years. An experienced primary teacher, writer, university lecturer and popular consultant, Kath has worked with teachers and students in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Canada, The United States, The UK and Europe. Author of 17 books and numerous articles for teachers – including the best selling ‘The Power of Inquiry’ and ‘Getting Personal with Inquiry Learning’, Kath’s work has influenced the ways in which educators around the world think about their role in cultivating curiosity, agency and a zest in their own and children’s learning.
Kath began her professional life as a classroom teacher in Melbourne, Australia. Her fascination in how students’ constructed understandings and her interest in the way questions and big ideas could drive curriculum soon lead to a passion for integrative and inquiry based methodologies. This passion has become a career long focus for teaching, research and writing. The methodologies in which Kath specialises are now central to curriculum frameworks in many parts of the world – including the popular International Baccalaureate, PYP program.
Critical to Kath’s success is her continued commitment to classroom teaching. Whether it is to demonstrate techniques, coach teachers, design for learning with teams or build her own repertoire of practices, Kath is committed to regular and ongoing work with students. Her classroom work and research feeds a dynamic and ever-evolving expertise in the area of integrative, inquiry-based learning. Kath lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Matt Glover
Matt Glover has been a teacher, principal, author, and consultant for over 30 years. His newest book is How to Become a Better Writing Teacher, co-written with Carl Anderson. He is the author of Craft and Process Studies: Units that Provide Writers with Choice of Genre, coauthor with Kathy Collins ofI Am Reading, the author of Engaging Young Writers, coauthor with Mary Alice Berry of Projecting Possibilities for Writers, and coauthor with Katie Wood Ray of Already Ready and Watch Katie and Matt Sit Down and Teach Up, a video enhance ebook that combines video and text to examine conferring with young writers. Along with Ellin Keene, Matt is the coeditor of The Teacher You Want to Be: Essays about Children, Learning, and Teaching. An internationally known literacy consultant, Matt frequently speaks on topics related to nurturing writers, early reading, and supporting children’s intellectual development. Matt lives outside of Cincinnati, Ohio with Bridget, his wife, four kids, and beloved dog.
Megan Holmstrom
Megan is an independent consultant and founder of Math Speak Global, partnering with schools around PK-G12 mathematics teaching & learning. Previous to her current work, Megan was an Instructional Coach in K-8 Mathematics at the American School of Dubai. Over the course of her 25 years in education, she spent 13 years in the classroom, teaching at a variety of grade levels in both ES and MS, before moving into curriculum & instruction and coaching. While in California, Megan was an adjunct faculty member at Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Math & Science Teaching, working with public schools in Los Angeles to develop teacher-leadership in elementary mathematics. Over the course of her career in the States, Megan participated on the Instructional Materials Adoption Panel (California, 2005), as well as the Teachers Mathematics Advisory Panel (California, 2009-2010). She was also on the editorial panel for Teaching Children Mathematics, a journal from The National Council of Teachers, and she continues to contribute as a department editor to the new journal Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK-12. Further, she was a part-time consultant with Math Solutions, a Marilyn Burns company, before moving abroad. Megan has presented at the Annual Teacher Conference and Fall Training Institutes with ECIS, Winter Training Institute and Spring Educators Conference with NESA, as well as various other conferences both nationally and internationally. Megan splits her time between Spain and California.
Paul Andersen
Paul Andersen is an educational consultant and YouTube creator living in Bozeman, MT. With over 20 years of experience teaching science in Montana, Paul has developed a strong focus on 3-dimensional learning and inquiry-based education. He was honored as the 2011 Montana Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for the 2011 National Teacher of the Year.
In addition to his teaching career, Paul has created hundreds of science tutorials on his Bozeman Science channel, which have millions of views worldwide. His videos and tutorials have become invaluable resources for students and educators alike.
Over the last ten years, Paul has provided professional development training for thousands of students, teachers, and administrators around the globe, emphasizing practical and meaningful strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom. Paul is also the curator of The Wonder of Science website, a comprehensive platform created to support the next generation of science teachers. The website aggregates resources developed by Paul and other educators implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), including videos, assessments, and mini-lessons.
Together with his wife Laura, Paul recently launched Switch-Its, a versatile systems thinking tool designed to enhance educational and organizational processes. This innovative product reflects their shared commitment to improving learning experiences through tangible, hands-on manipulatives.
Outside of his professional endeavors, Paul enjoys traveling, exploring nature, and birdwatching, finding inspiration and relaxation in the natural world. For more information or to connect with Paul, you can visit The Wonder of Science or follow him on YouTube.