Educator’s Corner Ep 9: ”The Mona Lisa Effect” - Unlocking Wellbeing and Belonging in Education

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Educators Corner podcast where I am joined by Matthew Savage, an educational consultant who has worked with some of the world's leading international schools. Matthew is known for his work on the "Mona Lisa Effect," which prioritises wellbeing and inclusivity in education. 

In this episode, Matthew shares his insights on how to create a more supportive and inclusive learning environment.

In this compelling conversation we explore:

• The concept of the "Mona Lisa Effect", which focuses on ensuring every child feels seen, heard, known, and belongs without exception. 
• The importance of data in measuring what truly matters in education. Matthew explains the need for kind, warm, street, and slow data to ensure every child is seen, heard, known, and belongs.
• Strategies for winning over educators who find data intimidating.
• How kind, warm, street, and slow data fit into the broader context of education. 

 

REFERENCES:

• Matthews website: https://monalisaeffect.me/who-i-am/
• Norah Bateson Warm Data (have a read of this article in particular)
• Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan's Street Data (Jennifer Gonzalez offers a deep dive into this here), 
• Tim Logan's 'Future Learning Design' podcast
• Cathy O'Neill's Weapons of Math Destruction 
• Caroline Criado Perez's Invisible Women 
• Steve Camden https://www.bearstories.org/poems
• Carl Honore   ‘In Praise of Slow’