In October 2020, several organizations partnered to present an online film festival, This is Our Chance film festival.Ā Spread over a period of three weeks, with each week having a unique focus, full length and short films (mostly documentaries) were curated and followed up with rich online conversations and gatherings. While the festival is āover,ā […]
#29 of 60: Is there a place for self-directed learning in human-centered schooling? š¤
Back in post #15 on redefining the role of teacher, group member Rachel Girman shared this article on heutagogy… The Definition of Heutagogy and Self-Determined Learning. Hoo-ta-what? Down the rabbit holeā¦..! šš Iāve heard the word previously, but canāt say I was all that familiar with it. AND it seems relevant to our work of […]
#28 of 60: How do our work/learning environments support vulnerability? š¤
This past week I listened to two podcasts that got me quite energized: Taken for Granted: BrenĆ© Brown on what vulnerability isnāt – conversation with Adam Grant and Brene Brown Brene with Adam Grant on the Power of Knowing What You Donāt Know Yes…they interviewed each other on their podcasts. And it is well worth […]
#27 of 60: Can students flourish if their teachers arenāt? š¤
Letās move the spotlight to teachers, certainly one of our greatest assets! When we talk about human flourishing, weāre talking about everyone in the system. We canāt have student flourishing if our teachers arenāt also flourishing. But what might that look like? š¤ Teacher flourishing. Using Martin Seligmanās PERMA framework, Zachary Herrmann shares some thoughts […]
#26 of 60: What have we learned from schooling during the pandemic, and how can we use those learnings to design better for the future? š¤
Peter Gray, psychology researcher and scholar, has published a thought-provoking piece in Psychology Today: A Pandemic Lesson: Family Togetherness Makes Children Happy. He reviews some recent research from Let Grow and the Institute for Family Studies. And here is his suggestion: āSo here is a lesson from the pandemic that I hope will stick: Prior […]
#25 of 60: How can our education systems and operating habits best enable next generation learning, rather than obstruct and diminish it? š¤
Thatās the question at the foundation of a new research-based framework released by Next Generation Learning Challenges earlier this month. I love the way they have approached this inquiry, and the framework outcome (with its accompanying literature review) has the potential to move us more rapidly toward a tipping point in school transformation. The text […]
#24 of 60: How can information from newsletters accelerate our learning?š¤
The power of the newsletter.Ā Yes…it can be another email, but a good newsletter can scale your learning. What are some of the best newsletters with content to support the work of school transformation? Here are just five that I find very helpful. Sign up for the ones you find interesting! (if you arenāt already […]
#23 of 60: Does the idea of strategic foresight seem overwhelming considering your current role in education?š¤
So far in this challenge we have shared several posts on taking the longview — thinking about the future and taking action to create that future, not simply have it happen toĀ Youāre a teacher. Youāre a leader. Do you have to become a futurist as wel Fortunate for us, there are people and organizations […]
#22 of 60: Are we asking the right kinds of questions?š¤
In my pursuit of the idea of flourishing in education, I ran across a recent book (2020) written by educational philosopher KristjĆ”n KristjĆ”nsson (Flourishing as the Aim of Education). It seems quite relevant for our work here, so I will be sure to share more in the near future.Ā At the very outset…in the Prefaceā¦.KristjĆ”nsson […]
#21 of 60: How are we challenging our assumptions?š¤š¤š¤
Just a quote on an image todayā¦ I think a good quote can jog our thinking, and this one will. (You can also click on the image to make it larger….) āCollecting data on human learning based on childrenās learning in school is like collecting data on killer whales based on their behavior at Sea […]