Namya has already been acclaimed as “Top Tech Savvy Student In India” and a global teacher at the age of 16.
A 16-year-old from Ludhiana, Namya Joshi, has been selected as one of the keynote speakers at EdTech conference that will be held in January next year that will bring together more than 30,000 educators, innovators and change makers globally.
As per details, Namya will lead two sessions at Bett UK 2024 on ‘Why game-based learning holds the key to social-emotional development’, and on ‘Building engaging game-based lesson plans’.
A Class 11 student of Ludhiana-based Satpaul Mittal School, Namya on Wednesday said, “Engaging with Bett UK was my dream. I always wanted to be part of this conference and I am thrilled to know that I will be one of the keynote speakers there now. They had contacted me around a month ago and I was delighted at having been given this opportunity.”
Namya, already acclaimed as “Top Tech Savvy Student In India” and a global teacher at the age of 16, got hooked to the 2011 sandbox game Minecraft, later realising that it can also be used as an education tool. Following her own #EachOneTeachTen principle she has so far trained thousands of teachers and students worldwide about the power of Minecraft, makecode, Python and other ICT tools, using Skype, Teams, Zoom or Google meet.
She has mentored and trained more than 15,000 teachers and students to create game-based lessons to be used in classrooms, and been a powerful advocate for girls in STEM. Namya was named an official Minecraft student ambassador by Microsoft, attained top certifications from Adobe, and has also written a bestselling book, as well as given TED talks.
Namya said,“I am excited to take part in Bett 2024, which for years has been helping drive meaningful change in education through technology. I can’t wait to connect with the global edtech community at the show.”
Article Credits: The Indian Express