New Mindset Coaching & Training

29/09/2026

🌍 AI Navigators in the European conversation on digital education

We are happy to see Stéphane Biron, one of our AI Navigators in Belgium, bringing his experience from the project into a wider European exchange on the future of digital education.

The discussion comes at a particularly relevant moment, following the publication of the new Eurydice report Digital Education at School in Europe 2026: Bridging Gaps in Access, Teaching and Learning.

Drawing on Eurydice policy data and ICILS 2023, the report examines digital education across 38 European education systems — from infrastructure and access to digital competences, teacher preparedness and the growing role of AI in teaching and learning.

For us at New Mindset Coaching & Training, this connects directly with the work taking place through AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era.

As an AI Navigator, Stéphane has been working with teachers in Belgium and contributing his own classroom and training experience to the project. His participation in this European exchange is another opportunity to bring the realities of teachers into the wider conversation about digital transformation.

And one message from the new European evidence resonates particularly strongly with our work: digital transformation is not only about access to technology. Teachers need the competences, confidence, professional development and space to explore how technology — including AI — can genuinely support learning.

From European policy discussions to experimentation in the classroom, this is exactly the bridge AI Navigators aims to strengthen.

👏 Thank you, Stéphane, for representing the experience of our Belgian AI Navigators and sharing the learning emerging from the project!

24/09/2026

Hands build what might be.
Seven voices find one space.
Bricks hold what emerged.
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Yesterday Svetoslava Stoyanova spent a full day with seven leaders working on the team they chose to be together.

She summarised the day in haiku, then elaborated on the story behind it:
“We started with LEGO® Serious Play®.
We ended with LEGO® Serious Play® and one shared model.

But the most important work happened somewhere in between.

There were bricks, metaphors, Character Strengths, movement and carefully designed questions. And then there were moments when the design needed to give way to the conversation.

Because something I often say to clients proved true again:

The tool is not the goal.

The goal is to create the conditions in which people can think together differently: speak about what matters, stay with different perspectives, notice what is already strong, surface what is difficult, and discover something they could not have reached individually.

At some point, my role shifted almost entirely from bringing the methodology to holding the space - listening, asking, allowing silence, and trusting the seven leaders to do the work that only they could do.

By the time we returned to the LEGO bricks and they built their shared model, something had already changed.

The model did not create the conversation.

The conversation gave meaning to the model.

A good reminder for me, too, about team coaching and facilitation: design carefully, bring good tools, and be ready to let go of both when the team reaches the place where the real work is happening.”

19/09/2026

The final conference of the Erasmus+ project “AI Navigators – Empowering Teachers for the AI Era” took place in Skopje with a full room, lots of knowledge, great energy, and even more emotions. When you coordinate a project like this, you learn that behind all the agendas, deadlines, emails, meetings, presentations and reports, there is something much more important – PEOPLE. ❤️
🇧🇪 Belgium: a story of meaningful navigation
At the Skopje conference, Stephane Biron represented the Belgian AI Navigators and shared how he uses AI in his work as a teacher and how he approached the journey of being an AI Navigator – supporting colleagues, experimenting responsibly with tools, and co-creating practical classroom resources.
📚 Belgium’s journey in numbers (1 year):
• 20+ teachers supported
• 4 AI Navigators
• 50+ excellent, ready-to-use lesson plans
This was not just about tools and plans. It was about knowledge - collaboration - friendship - change. About teachers who didn’t stay at “we’ll see what this AI is”, but rolled up their sleeves, tried, made mistakes, learned, created, and showed how AI can truly enter the classroom with the teacher, not instead of them.
🙏 Thank you to all partners, navigators and teachers from the five countries – Bulgaria, Belgium, Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia – who made this story special. We started as partners, and along the way a friendship came to life: with laughter, support, ideas, and the now-inevitable question: “So, what are we doing next?” 😊
We’re not leaving this conference with the feeling that something has ended. On the contrary – we’re leaving with people who will stay, friendships that will continue, and ideas that are only just beginning to grow. And AI?
AI will keep changing at incredible speed.
But the real navigators will always be people. ❤️
Thank you to everyone who navigated together with us.
AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era

22/08/2026

The future should not be just automated, but authored by critical thinkers.🧭
Svetoslava Stoyanova has put professional interests and passion into the development of the AI Thinking Gym! This project is the result of three months of intense experimentation, co-creation, and mindful engagement with AI.

Her goal with it?

To use technology not to replace human judgment, but to sharpen it. 🦾

📥 Check out the article and test the AI Thinking Gym via the link👇
https://svetoslavastoyanova.com/self-awareness/ai/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/

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15/07/2026

The AI Navigators LLT2 workshop in Belgrade has successfully come to a close, marking two days of rich exchange, practical learning, and strong collaboration among partners from five countries. The sessions highlighted the growing impact of AI in education, from shared reflections to hands-on lesson design and testing.

A special thank you goes to Centar for their warm hospitality and excellent organization, ensuring a seamless and welcoming experience for all participants. Particular appreciation to Jelena Pavlović, director of the hosting organisation, for her leadership and care in bringing everything together.

A truly well-delivered event that strengthened both partnerships and future ambitions within the AI Navigators project.
AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era

15/07/2026

The second day of the AI Navigators meeting in Belgrade showcased a rich exchange of classroom practices, as teachers from five countries presented lesson plans integrating AI across diverse subjects.
Serbia contributed practical examples from chemistry and health education, while North Macedonia focused on chemistry applications. Bulgaria demonstrated how AI can support both mathematics and Bulgarian language learning, highlighting its versatility across disciplines.
Belgium stood out with an interactive social entrepreneurship lesson led by Stephane Biron, who engaged participants in real exercises. Working with AI as a thinking partner, groups explored links between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and NGOs, and developed persuasive pitches for social causes.
Croatia brought an important inclusion perspective, presenting a civic education lesson adapted for students with dyslexia, alongside a mathematics lesson.
Together, the sessions illustrated how AI can enhance subject learning, foster critical thinking, and support more inclusive and engaging classroom experiences.
AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era

15/07/2026

Part Two of the AI Navigators meeting in Belgrade moved from reflection to practice, with a standout contribution from Belgium.
Stephane Biron delivered the only fully immersive session, inviting participants to experience his lesson plan exactly as his students do.

In this social entrepreneurship workshop, coordinators, AI Navigators, and teachers from five countries engaged in hands-on exercises designed to stretch their thinking.

Using AI as a creative partner, participants explored connections between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and real NGOs, then developed and presented persuasive pitches to support a chosen cause.

The session demonstrated how AI can move beyond efficiency and become a tool for deeper learning, critical thinking, and meaningful engagement.
By placing participants in the learner’s role, Stephane showcased a powerful, practical approach to integrating AI in the classroom, one that inspires action, beyond understanding.

AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era
Stephane Biron

14/07/2026

Day one of the AI Navigators meeting in Belgrade hosted by Centar, brought together educators and trainers from five countries to reflect on their shared journey and early results.

The Belgian delegation led by Mindset Coaching & Training offered particularly compelling insights. Raphael Mouko described his transformation from a sceptical teacher to an active AI user, now leveraging AI as a “thinking partner” to enhance both teaching and reflection. Biron, sharing his experience as both AI Navigator and classroom teacher, highlighted the dual perspective of guiding peers while experimenting directly in practice.
Svetoslava Stoyanova complemented these views by sharing coordination lessons from Belgium, emphasizing the importance of trust-building, structured support, and iterative learning in scaling AI adoption.

Adding a regional perspective from each of the five countries of the AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era project, NMS Bulgaria presented pre-final evaluation results, shared by Juliana Dobreva, offering early evidence of impact.
The discussions set the stage for the next phase of the Belgrade LTTA2, where pilot teachers will present concrete lesson plans and classroom-based AI applications.

26/06/2026

📍 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭, 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 🇭🇷

Beyond project updates and planning sessions, the AI Navigators Transnational Project Meeting provided an important opportunity for partners to strengthen cooperation, exchange experiences, and align on a shared vision for the future of AI in education.

Bringing together expertise from across Europe, the meeting reinforced our commitment to supporting teachers in developing the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to successfully integrate Artificial Intelligence into their professional practice.

Through collaboration, innovation, and mutual learning, we continue building a lasting impact that extends beyond the project itself and contributes to the digital transformation of education.

Thank you to all partners for their dedication, engagement, and valuable contributions throughout this journey.



📸 Together, we are shaping the future of teaching and learning in the AI era. 🚀

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 [𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛] 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

25/06/2026

Partners meeting of AI Navigators: Empowering Teachers for the AI Era in Croatia. Discussing piloting activities and impact across 5 countries. Insightful time and rigorous planning of the upcoming wrap up activities and ensuring positive results beyond the project duration.