Jessica is an international educator and social enterprise founder with 18 years’ experience educating learners of all ages. She obtained a Master’s in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology while working on a federal grant with her University of Southern California professors. As an instructor for her alma mater, she helped student teachers acquire credentials and infuse technology into their classrooms. She’s lived in several countries, working in schools as a teacher, coordinator and librarian. She has conducted professional development in the US, Italy, Germany and the UK. Meanwhile, Jess has designed curriculum, a SaaS product, presented at conferences and contributed to educational articles and textbooks published internationally. As a Google for Education program manager, she advocated for educational organisations across the UK and Ireland to implement gamified and adaptive learning technologies. She believes that literacy skills (of all types) are essential to promote lifelong learning and has helped teachers and pupils achieve success through strategic support.