Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Beyond Education is a social impact, edtech startup that prepares students for the future by assessing and developing 21st Century Competencies online.

Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 · 11 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Conducted evaluation study on the capacity of the general secondary and vocation-technical and specialized secondary education systems of the Republic of Belarus to develop in students the transferable/21 century skills.

Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 · 11 mos

• Conducted curriculum study on employability skills in the DP and CP curricula. The study explored how fit-for-purpose the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) are for teaching the skills that will prepare graduates for future employment and a rapidly-changing world.

Jan 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Paris Area, France

• Governance, policy and ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Topics include: Governing AI adoption in developing countries, AI for UN SDGs, and governing ethical and safety risks of AI from cybersecurity to labor market disruption and education reform.
• As a research affiliate, Michaela contributes to organisation of the Global Governance of AI Roundtable (GGAR) at the World Government Summit and conducts research on the topic of education in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
• The AI Initiative is the Artificial Intelligence governance practice of The Future Society, a 501c3 non-profit originally incubated at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Its mission is to advance the impact and the governance artificial intelligence to benefit society broadly. Our project partners include national governments, international organizations, development banks, and leading academic institutions

Jun 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Greater Boston Area

• Education reform, curriculum re/design and implementation, 21st century skills, assessment.
• As a researcher and curriculum expert at Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR), Michaela is in charge of projects related to a strategic advice and implementation of education reform for the 21st century curriculum redesign across various global education systems and school networks (e.g. Brazil, South Africa, International Baccalaureate). She also contributed to the recent book, ‘Four Dimensional Education: The Competencies Learners Need to Succeed’ and co-authored ‘Character Education for the 21st Century: What Should Student Learn?
• The Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) is a non-profit global organization dedicated to improving Education via answering the question: “What should students learn for the 21st century?” The CCR brings together international organizations, jurisdictions, academic institutions, corporations, and non-profit organizations including foundations.

Mar 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Paris Area, France

• Division for Innovation and Measuring Progress
• Authored four papers for the ‘Onderwijs 2032’ project, a progressive curriculum reform in the Netherlands for the Dutch Ministry of Education.
• Contributing author, ‘OECD Learning Compass’ to equip students with relevant competencies for the world in 2030 under the umbrella project ‘Future of Education and Skills: Education 2030.’
• Contributing author, ‘Education at a Glance’, an authoritative source on the global state of education.

Sep 2014 – Feb 2015 · 5 mos · Bratislava, Slovakia

• Assisted in creation of LEAF Academy, a new private boarding school opened in 2016 aimed to develop future leaders of Central Europe. Developed founding principles and organizational values of the LEAF Academy, contributed to the overall program strategy and design. Designed a four-year core curriculum and co-curricular program to develop the students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes that will prepare them for work and life beyond.

Jan 2013 – Jul 2013 · 6 mos · Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Created and implemented foundation’s performance management and learning & development systems. Supported the implementation of the Khan Academy project in Brazil.

Feb 2012 – Dec 2012 · 10 mos

• Designed and coordinated training plan for Western Europe to cover both the organization’s current and future needs. Liaised with key stakeholders to identify the training needs of their teams.
• Worked with training providers to develop suitable course content. Created branding and communication strategy for ABI University WE.Developed 10 online trainings and launched them on Learning Management System ( LMS).

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr

• Managed the recruitment and selection process for Global Management Headquarters.
• Acted as liaison with employment agencies and rate negotiations. Developed new Global Induction strategy used to improve induction process of new employees. Conducted the New Employee Orientation leading to increased employee engagement and productivity from the day one. Developed MBA recruitment strategy for top Ivy league schools and worked with six main geographical zones to cascade it down.