Anya Smith-Roman
@PinyaBananas
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Student, teacher, mentor; learner for life! “When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” – Walt Disney
Joined October 2014
School’s Back in Session — Week One Reflections from Grad School #newadventure #backtoschool #techtoarts
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I forgot my Wordpress login it’s been so long… But I’m officially back in school so was feeling inspired to start blogging again — or at least for today! I just finished up …
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ONE YOUNG WORLD: Anya and Kylie from our #DesignThinking team led an exciting #menstrualhealth #designjam at One Young World 2024 in Montreal Canada this past weekend. Hear more because #everybodypoops and #menstruationmatters! https://t.co/TdC14yWxLh
#wishforwashthinks
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So excited to be considered to present at #SXSWEDU2025 w/ @WishforWASH VOTE for our session by Aug 18 so we can share our hallmark #designjam & cont. bringing #innovation to menstruation through innovative educational experiences! https://t.co/TwfM8M9o5C
#dtk12chat
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Senior design showcase for the high school team @WishforWASH has partnered with this year! So much great student work captured here! #designthinking #dtk12 #realworldlearning
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Cool to see something you started live beyond your time working on it. The next generation of @TrailblazersEd have taken over the magazine & are looking for new spotlight learners to share their stories! See below to get in touch w/ new production team https://t.co/NBcqgMeLnD
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@WishforWASH About to start a full day #designjam at Weber School!!! So excited for a great day of learning and designing!!!!! #designthinking #WASH #dtk12chat #CLAPdt
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2023 TOILET SEASON - LET’S GO 🚀 We are THRILLED to kick off #toiletseason with our incredible partners at the Daniel Zalik Academy! 🙌🏾 Over 8 hrs, our team facilitated our first day-long #wash design jam with 45 high schoolers! #wishforwash @PinyaBananas @jasminekburton
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Back again- @TheMVVentures annual summer conference back in person for first time since 2019! About to kick off our learning adventure for the day @TheMVSchool @TheMViD #activateagency
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What better way to spend a Friday then with a #sitevisit tour! #Microschools in ATL w @EdReimagined @VelaEdFund @StandTogether @microschooling @mjcraw @Kerry_edu @ActonBuckhead
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Kelly Young joins @GreggBehr and @RyanRydzewski on the Remaking Tomorrow podcast to share why learner-centered ecosystems are the future of learning and what it will take to get there. @RemakeLearning
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.@SamChaltain expertly shares the great learning that is happening at @TheMVSchool and the advancements they have made since his first visit in 2016! We're proud that one of our employees, @PinyaBananas, is a Mount Vernon alum!
Letters from the Future (of Learning): In Atlanta, A School That Embodies Innovation
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Great week @SXSWEdu loved getting to learn from so many educators from different perspectives - from magician to neuroscientist & everywhere in between #learningecosystems #sxswedu #whatif school looked more like the real world?
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It’s been a great week at SXSW 2023! I had a great session presenting, met Hank Green, had knowing what an “ekphrasis” is come in handy in conversation, saw a magic show and discovered parallels be…
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Got some great new tools today for empathy building and thinking intentionally about equity and belonging when designing @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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What a great design challenge starting question: “How can we implement an ethos of equity when designing public schools?” @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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“When we have the genesis of social, emotional, and physical safety, we can achieve a sense of belonging.” @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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“When we design for the ‘average’ the ‘edges’ are systematically, even if unintentionally, left out. When we design for the ‘collective’ we are designing for the 100% not the average.” @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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We must ask ourselves: “Who is at the design table? Who is this space designed for?” @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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“Space is not neutral.” — why we need intentional design of our learning spaces @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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“About 1/3 students say they don’t really feel like they belong at school.” @HKSArchitects #spacetobelong #SXSWEDU
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“Neurons don’t fire alone. They have to build networks of neurons for actions to happen… This is why even when we’re told it’s impossible it can be possible.” @heatherhetoric #brainsforchange #SXSWEDU
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