Working At The Edge

Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation

Learner-centered leaders are open and responsive to feedback [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 42, we learned about Nautilus School with leader Milissa McClaire Gary and a young […]

Learner-centered leaders help learners understand everyone’s journey is different [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 41, we spoke with Travis Lape, Innovative Programs Director in Harrisburg School District (SD), […]

Learner-centered leaders unlock time for teachers and leaders [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 40, we learned about Design Tech High School in San Mateo, CA. Joining us […]

Learner-centered leaders create the space for trying new and different [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 38, we spoke to Dr. Toni Hull, principal at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy (MVLA), […]

Learner-centered leaders fearlessly embrace the work of transformation [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 37, we revisit One Stone in Boise, Idaho to learn from Neva Geisler, Opportunity […]

Learner-centered leaders approach work with learners using an asset model [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 36, we visited with the Founder/Executive Director and a learner from an innovative learning […]

The most critical form of learning: Learning how to learn

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You’ve probably heard something to the effect that “learning how to learn” is a critical skill everyone needs as we move deeper into this century of exponential change. If learners, young and old, know themselves and how to learn, they will be able to innovate, overcome challenges, and move themselves and society toward a future […]

Five questions for learner-centered education

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It’s been a few weeks of immersion in thinking and conversation around learner-centered education and the corresponding paradigm shift having recently attended Pioneer Lab Training and Big Picture Learning’s Big Bang Conference. Here are some of the questions that have surfaced for me: We talk about telling our stories, but how are we engaging learners […]

Learner-centered leaders help others uncover who they are as learners [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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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 35, we return to Cajon Valley Union School District to hear more about the […]