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Heather Beem

Heather Beem

2023 — Light through the smog

As I reflect on how the year 2023 evolved, there is much to be grateful for.

Jan 9

2023 — Light through the smog

Jan 9

Heather Beem

Coming full circle with our trainees

A story of one STEM teacher flourishing in her role and feeding forward into a role of teaching the trainer

Jan 21, 2023

Coming full circle with our trainees

Jan 21, 2023

Heather Beem

2022 — Expanding our Boundaries

In 2022, Practical Education Network moved boldly into our new normal — a blended mode of teacher training. In the course of running this…

Jan 6, 2023

2022 — Expanding our Boundaries

Jan 6, 2023

Heather Beem

Entering my 35th year!

Given the lavish outpouring of love shown by so many of you on my birthday, I feel compelled to share something back. Also, 35 feels like a…

Aug 6, 2022

Entering my 35th year!

Aug 6, 2022

Heather Beem

In Loving Memory — 王愛金 (1932–2022)

I ponder on the fragility of the biological balances that sustain human life. How many micro-miracles are being orchestrated in our bodies…

Mar 24, 2022

In Loving Memory — 王愛金 (1932–2022)

Mar 24, 2022

Heather Beem

2021 — Laying the Foundation for the New Normal

If 2020 was the year of change, 2021 was Practical Education Network’s year of stabilizing operations and laying the foundation for our…

Dec 30, 2021

2021 — Laying the Foundation for the New Normal

Dec 30, 2021

Heather Beem

The Founding Story

On the 10th anniversary of my first trip to Ghana, I am sharing the story that started it all.

Dec 6, 2021

The Founding Story

Dec 6, 2021

Heather Beem

The (sweet) growing pains of 2020

By all accounts, this has been a challenging year. But it has also been a year of unprecedented development and growth for us at Practical…

Dec 28, 2020

The (sweet) growing pains of 2020

Dec 28, 2020

Heather Beem

Why did I move to Ghana?

Ever since I relocated from Boston to Ghana in 2016, I regularly get asked a variation on the following question: “Why did you uproot your…

Jul 23, 2020

Why did I move to Ghana?

Jul 23, 2020

Heather Beem

Do we need a pandemic to act with urgency around the state of global education?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a dramatic effect on the global state of learning. Almost all students around the world have been…

Apr 17, 2020

Do we need a pandemic to act with urgency around the state of global education?

Apr 17, 2020

Heather Beem

Heather Beem

CEO & Founder @PEN_ed // Engineering Faculty @Ashesi. Building systems to enable hands-on STEM education across the continent.

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