This post first appeared on EdTech Digest. Today’s Kindergarten students will be graduating in 2030! What will the world be like? How will exponential changes in technology influence changes in teaching and learning? How can we shape the future instead of being shaped by it? Leaders anticipate the future. They stand at the edge of […]
Archives for November 2017
Leading a Learner-Centered School: It’s Not What You Think
This post was co-authored with Lynn Fuini-Hetten, Assistant Superintendent, Salisbury Township School District, and first appeared on EdCircuit. In a previous article, we shared the beginning of our journey with shiftyourparadigm.org, reviewing Episodes 1-5. In Episodes 6-10, we continued to learn valuable lessons from learner-centered practitioners in the field. Leaders and learners from across the country are […]
The Technology and Learning Conversation Has Shifted: From Transactional to Transformative
This post first appeared on EdTech Digest. In a previous article, I shared a framework we’ve engaged to guide our digital transformation over the past seven years. During that period of time, I’ve often noted that the balance of conversations between technology and learning has shifted. Conversations about learning are more prevalent now than they […]
Learner-centered leaders create risk-friendly environments [#ShiftYourParadigm]
This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 17, we had a conversation with Bethlehem Elementary School’s principal, Dr. Jessalyn Askew and teacher, Tiffany […]
The future and current career exploration: Is there a disconnect?
I came away from the recent EdSurge Fusion event asking an important question: Is there a disconnect between how we support our current learners in career exploration for a future of exponential change and job displacement? The question was prompted after attending two inspiring and thought-provoking sessions: AI, AR, VR: Creative Future or Chaos with Tom Vander […]