Meet Azmat Iqbal, a teacher harnessing the power of remote learning with Google for Education

Shirdi Urdu School in Maharashtra showed us that come what may, with the right tools and effective use of technology there is no lockdown on learning. When schools were forced to shut, teachers like Azmat Iqbal transformed every home into a classroom for millions of children around the world, with the help of tools from #GoogleForEducation... Read More

A blind South Korean teacher turns to Google for Education’s accessibility features

Chang-Dong Ryu teaches more than just history at Seohyun Middle School in South Korea; for the the educator, who is blind, accessibility and equality are always in the lesson plan. When his school started using Google Classroom in 2020, the tool’s accessibility features made it was easier for him to teach his students deeper lessons about acceptance and ability.... Read More

Vicksburg Warren School District creates equitable instruction with Google for Education

Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District serves approximately 8,000 Pre-K–12 students across 16 schools; and though access to technology may be unaffordable for many local families, the school district uses Google for Education and ensures that every child has their own Chromebook, and educators use Google Classroom for everything from assignments to virtual field trips. Remote learning during COVID-19 was a natural extension for teachers and students alike.... Read More

LEO Academy Trust pivots to remote learning through COVID-19 with help from Google for Education

The LEO Academy Trust, serving over 3500 pupils at 6 academies across the London Bureau of Sutton, was already developing a digital education strategy using Google for Education before COVID-19 closed UK schools. So when the pandemic hit, students and teachers were already working in the cloud, and immediately switched to using Google Classroom and Google Sites to continue learning remotely.... Read More

The Barbacoa Queen of Los Angeles – Street Food Icons

Petra Zavaleta is the chef behind Barbakush, a street food operation that serves traditional lamb barbacoa in Los Angeles, by way of Puebla, Mexico. Petra, her husband, and her sons work together to create their lamb barbacoa, which is a true labor of love. They break down an entire lamb and build a traditional underground barbecue oven in their backyard. They serve their barbacoa on hand-made tortillas, and use every part of the lamb to create more dishes like consommé and lamb menudo. Petra, who learned this ancient method of butchering and barbecuing from her childhood in Puebla, is driven to succeed by doing things her own way. The goal of Barbakush is to bring this Poblano method of cooking to new horizons in LA.... Read More