GREENFIELD — Global Silicon Valley (GSV) and Google for Education have joined forces to launch the pilot year of its Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship, of which Greenfield Union School District Superintendent Zandra Jo Galvan was selected as one of the 25 members of the 2023-24 inaugural cohort.
The groundbreaking fellowship program fosters collaboration and innovation in education, providing a platform for engaging in critical discussions and addressing the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and instructional impact to inform the future of education.
“By bringing together the most innovative and forward-thinking instructional leaders in K-12 education, we will create a powerful network of change agents working in partnership to influence the EdTech landscape and, most importantly, drive toward rigorous outcomes for our students,” according to GSV and Google for Education.
The 25 members selected are K-12 instructional district leaders who are dedicated to leveraging technology to transform education. Through their service to more than 2.2 million students, this year’s Fellows will likely have a profound impact to foster meaningful change and shape the future.
“Being selected by ASU-GSV as a Fellow is incredibly exciting,” Galvan said. “I can’t wait to be part of a talented group of forward-thinking individuals that collectively want to impact scholars internationally in such a huge way.”
Galvan has served as superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) since August 2017. She has worked in public education since 1993 and began her career as an elementary classroom teacher for GUSD, where she also attended kindergarten through graduation.
Over the past six years, Galvan has implemented a District Strategic Plan with an LCAP-aligned vision, mission, core values and Board of Trustee priorities; mapped career technical/job market trends and industry sectors; and focused on student-centered LEGO and Apple learning spaces at all schools to build, innovate and prepare for successful postsecondary college and career futures.
Most recently, Galvan helped GUSD get accepted into the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking districts. Only 150 school districts in the United States have achieved the esteemed honor.
“By bringing together innovative instructional leaders in a P-16 educational space, we will create a powerful network of transformational outcomes in the EdTech landscape for our scholars everywhere,” Galvan added about the Fellowship. “I can’t wait to get to work!”
Through leadership seminars, keynotes, executive coaching and collaborative sessions, the Fellowship participants will have the opportunity to tackle challenges head-on and develop strategies to ready children and educators for the future.
“Fellows will have the opportunity to engage in sessions with executive coaches for ongoing leadership support, build a community with other senior leaders globally, participate in exclusive education leadership seminars, keynotes and roundtable discussions, and gain early access to Google for Education’s latest features and roadmaps,” according to GSV and Google for Education.
In addition, the Fellows will be able to showcase their work at the 15th Annual ASU+GSV Summit in April 2024.
