Getting to the Heart of Education: Relationships that Revolutionize School Culture
Student-centered instruction is not a flash in the pan trend; it is here to stay. It is the linchpin of 21st century teaching and learning. If our students are to thrive in an unpredictable future, it is time to shift instruction—and to keep shifting instruction—with their authentic interests foremost in mind.
The McLean School Head, Mike Saxenian, envisions a place where students have agency and authority over their learning, not only answering questions, but asking questions of themselves and each other. We are working with classroom teachers to realize this vision, evolving from an inherited industrial age model, with students often “sitting and getting”… and “giving” the correct answer. Middle School Academic Technologist, Mike Carson, and Instructional Coach, Kate Rizzi, form partnerships with faculty members to alter the culture from inside their school.
With our colleagues, we hope to create a learning community in which all members share, reflect on, and learn from their successes and failures. We have just begun, but we can see small, positive steps towards student-driven learning. We will share what we have learned from this process of self-reflection and mutual support. Where are you in the process of revolutionizing education? What have you learned? How can we support one another?
Conversational Practice
We will share several short highlights of our work, along with examples of challenges we experience at our growing edge. We will ask participants to identify and talk about where they are in the process of initiating reflective teaching practices in their schools. Serving as facilitators, we will join our Educon colleagues in learning with and from each other.
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Diane CarruthersPrincipal, Lehman Alternative Community School
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Raquel Bejar-Massey
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Cynthia SchachtHyla Middle School
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Tekeia HowardThe Miami Valley School
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Karen ShaffranCheltenham School District
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Jennifer WilkieIthaca City School District
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Judy BerrymanSouth Western High School
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Lauren WinesThe Shipley School
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Joseph ConroyPond Road Middle School, Robbinsville, NJ
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Michael CarsonMcLean School of Maryland
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Montgomery Ogden
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Christina McCabe
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Rob KeithTrinity School
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Stevie HallCopycat
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Emily G. JonesBreck School
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Leah Wilson
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Debra Shick
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Scott TottenFlemington-Raritan School District
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Grace O'KeeffeHudson High School of Learning Technologies
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Stephanie Casperson
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JP SleeHudson High School of Learning Technologies
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Craig KahnEgg Harbor Township School District
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Christie BarnesBerwick Academy
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Paule RodrigueCECCE
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Carolyn LaMontagneCollegiate School
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Rachel GorskyThe Miami Valley School
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Julian MillerLearnmetrics
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Vanessa DiServioHudson HS
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Kristin HOKANSONSchool Lane Charter School
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Bill GriffinJohn Hancock Demonstration Elementary School- General J. Harry LaBrum Campus
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Katie Bordner
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Ellyse FernandezPreviously a Student Teacher at the Wokshop School
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Laura HayAshoka Start Empathy Initiative
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Jennifer KilroyHudson High School of Learning Technologies
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Kate RizziMcLean School
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Dan Eberle
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Maria SommerRiver Vale, NJ Public Schools
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Nancy KuThe Shipley School
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Christina BrennanWilliam Penn Charter School
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Jae Lee
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Katharine HudsonHaverford School
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Huie Douglas
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Laura JordanCowan Road Middle School
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Amy Gross
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Beth RheingoldCHAI: School and Community Partnerships
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Jarred Bowman
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