JM Seewald
Education Consulting
Making Learning Meaningful
View of Melbourne from my office window
When you ask me what I can offer you?
Do you need help with…
Teacher professional development in the areas of inquiry, concepts, and/or playful learning?
Planning for meaningful teaching and learning that is more engaging, interesting, fun, and joyful?
Strategic planning, event planning & management, and program implementation?
Personal professional coaching conversations?
Professional development with a group of Korean educators
When you ask me who I am?
My name is Jan-Mark Seewald and I am an educator with 25 years of experience as a teacher, pedagogical leader, and consultant.
Having fun during a workshop on coaching
My brother and I in our early twenties in rural Pakistan
When you ask me where I’m from?
Hard to answer
Germany? Pakistan? Australia?
It depends what you’re asking!
When you ask me what I value?
Being Kind and Being Brave
When I completed a Masters in Educational Leadership and Change Management several years ago, an assignment asked us to look at what we valued as a leader. What emerged for me was that I value…
Presenting ideas to a group of educators
Being welcomed on a school visit in Pakistan
Connecting with students at a Living Library session in Korea
When you ask me what I love?
I love many things but here are some highlights:
Meaningful and playful learning
Designing and building
Lego
Collaborating
Strategizing
Being involved in something that has a positive impact on others
Being out in Nature
Discussions at the July 2024 Art of Facilitation Institute, Hong Kong
When you ask me what others would say about me?
Throughout my career I’ve worked with some amazing individuals who I respect and whose opinions I care about. Some of them have been kind enough to write a few words about me. If you’re interested, please feel free to have a look at my Testimonials & Stories page. You’ll also find published articles about me and my work here.