Nathan Gildart teaches MYP Individuals & Societies and DP History at Nagoya International School in Japan, where he is also Department Learning Leader (HoD), soccer coach, Model United Nations Director, and TED-Ed Club supervisor. A teacher since 1997 and a former Instructional Technology Coach, he is an edtech geek who employs a wide range of digital tools to differentiate and enrich learning and has been teaching at 1:1 schools for 20 years. He presents regularly at educational technology events with a number of professional organizations, including Google for Education in Japan. Gildart is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, Google for Education Certified Innovator, Google Certified Educator (Level 2), Google Earth Education Expert, EdTechTeam Featured Speaker / Blogger, Google Educator Group Nagoya Leader, and Edcamp Nagoya/Edcamp Kansai Coordinator. The outlet for Gildart’s educational musings can be found on www.learninglightbulbs.com, or Twitter with @nathangildart.

Other teacher certifications completed include:

• National Geographic Certified Educator
• Common Sense Education Ambassador
• Flipgrid Student Voice Ambassador
• BrainPOP Certified Educator
• ThingLink Certified Educator
• Sutori Storyteller
• Edpuzzle Coach
• Apple Teacher