3 Key Challenges To Whole Student Education

Kalyan Ali Balaven

Nov 2020 · Inclusion Factor Press

About this ebook

Whole student education needs to overcome 3 key challenges in order to establish a true culture of learning where each individual student can thrive. Kalyan Balaven examines these hurdles in great detail and offers guidance informed by research and practice. Citing to classical theorists, educational pundits, and a key teacher’s journal, Balaven offers a 3-part recipe for serving whole student education.

About the author

Kalyan Ali Balaven is an educator and a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consultant, who serves actively on the Board of Standards for the California Association of Independent Schools. He also serves on the governing boards of ISEEN, the Independent Schools Experiential Education Network, and Community Works West. He is the founder of the Inclusion Dashboard Consortium and the Inclusion Factor, a free database of resources on DEI for educators. He is a recognized trailblazer in both online and blended learning, a recipient of the Eukel Trust, and A Better Chance Hero Award. He was awarded certificates in Educational Leadership from Harvard University, and Data Science from the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley. He has a Juris Doctorate from UC Davis Law School, and a B.A. in History from UC Berkeley. He has been named the Head of the Dunn School in Los Olivos, California, and will begin his tenure in 2021.