Frances Valintine
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Frances Valintine | |
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_TechEd_07.jpg) Frances Valintine on 10 September 2014 | |
| Born | Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Education futurist |
| Known for | Founder of The Mind Lab & Tech Futures Lab |
Frances Valintine CNZM is an education futurist from New Zealand. She has won numerous awards for her educational programmes and is the founder and Chair of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab.[1] and Tech Futures Lab.[2] Frances is known for her commitment to working to improve the outcomes for the next generation through contextualising education delivery and content in the 21st century.[3][4][5][6][7]
Valintine was raised on a farm in Hāwera, Taranaki, and moved to Auckland's North Shore when she was about fourteen years old. She attended four different high schools.[1]
When she was 17, she moved to London and then to Turkey before returning to New Zealand. After returning to New Zealand she initially worked bringing students from South-East Asia to study in New Zealand.[8] In 2013 she studied part-time at the University of Melbourne for a master's degree in tertiary education management.[9]
In 2016 Valintine attended Singularity University.[10]
