Koen Timmers

I'm a teacher, author, keynote speaker and founder of several global educational projects.

degree Msc Technology Enhanced Learning, Innovation and Change - Sheffield-Hallam University, UK (2014) & Professional Bachelor Teaching - KHLim University college, Hasselt (2000)
head Researcher Researcher and Lecturer at PXL university college & Teacher at CVO de Verdieping, Belgium

tag Founder Zelfstudie.be & Owner Kerfuffle VOF
tag Founder Kakuma Project, Climate Action project & Innovation SDG Labs

tag Author "OneNote", Visual Steps, 2016 & Co-author "Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice", Routledge, 2017

Global Teacher Prize top 10 finalist, 2018 and top 50 finalist, 2017
HundrED top 100 global education innovations, 2017

Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator Fellow
National Geographic Certified Educator
TeachSDGs Founding ambassador

award Member advisory board HundrED * Member advisory board SETT Belgium * Taskforce member Climate & Education Flemish government

Keynotes 2018 - 2019

Microsoft Brussels

NOV 18| Digital transformation in Education

Van In - Auteursacademie

NOV 18| Making learning fun and global

Microsoft EBC

NOV 18| Digital transformation in Education

Leraren maken het verschil

NOV 18| Making learning fun and global

Kruit, Brussel

NOV 18| Education: from Local to Global

OC Kortrijk

DEC 18| Global educational projects

CCHA ZondagGasten

JAN 19|

EduNext

FEB 19| Education: from Local to Global

GESF Dubai

APR 18| Global Educational Projects

European Commission

JUNE 18| Students leading their learning processes

#EdCrunch Moscow

OCT 18| Global Technology Enhanced Learning / Social media in Education

NRCLive, Rotterdam

OCT 18| Education: from Local to Global

Keynotes and Debates

Newsfeed

Koen has been speaking at several conferences across 4 continents: Edcrunch Moscow, GESF Dubai, E2 Toronto, NNSTOY Washington DC, European Commission, Qudwa Abu Dhabi, Mesa Vienna, Teach4Belgium Brussels etc. He was announced as one of the best teachers around the world by Bill Gates.

Global Educational Projects

Koen launched several Global Educational Projects involving 1000 educators across 100 countries, focussing on several UN Sustainable Development Goals and new learning approaches. These projects were widely covered by national media and supported by public figures like His Holiness Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall, Charlize Theron, Greenpeace, UNESCO, National Geographic, scientists, politicians, etc.

KAKUMA PROJECT

educators across 6 continents offering free education to African refugees via Skype.

CLIMATE ACTION

Students across 250 countries focussing on SDG 13 Climate Action.

INNOVATION PROJECT

515 schools across 85 countries focussing on innovation and sustainability.

Innovation SDG Lab

Offering free education using a new curriculum based on SDGs and STEM.

Thanks to having brief meetings with public figures like Al Gore, Charlize Theron, the King and Queen of Belgium, Tony Blair, Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Irina Bokova (UNESCO), Andreas Schleicher (OECD), Koen was able to ship educational resources and find support for his global educational projects.