Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation
We know that agency is at the core of the concept of learner-centered, and to release agency we must create the conditions for that to happen. A disposition such as curiosity - the desire to know - cannot be forced or commanded. As leaders, how do we … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Recently, a friend shared this story of an influential 19-year old entrepreneur in the UK: Getting around rules to start a business in my teens. In the article, we learn the story of Ben Towers. Aged 11, I was challenged by a family friend to build … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
I'm listening to Brene Brown's latest, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone. In the front half of the book she references a Joesph Campbell quote that reminded me just how challenging and lonesome the … [Continue reading]
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. It seems … [Continue reading]
An article in the New York times re-surfaced some thoughts and questions I've written about in connection with a 2016 trip to Silicon Valley - #PennSV16. While the focus of the article is on the ethics of Silicon Valley courting "brand-name" … [Continue reading]
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. Lynn … [Continue reading]
One of the things I've come to believe over the past year is that agency is at the heart of powerful learning. It is the defining element of what we describe as learner-centered. Agency distinguishes learner-centered environments from … [Continue reading]
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. Lynn … [Continue reading]