Curiosity sits at the intersection of creativity, effective human interactions, problem-solving and purposeful change. Unfortunately, the pace of life — at home, work, and school — often sidetracks our natural curiosity. So, listen as we look at the familiar from a different angle or something new as a possibility to consider.
Fundamental to changing schools so that they’re more beneficial to a student’s future is understanding how students learn. Neuroscience researcher Melissa Hughes Ph.D. explains.
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Ideas on how to change education abound. The key, according to veteran principal Evan Robb is to align everyone around a vision of student success.
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Given today’s world, it’s hard to argue against changing education. But what’s the right environment for change? Four administrators from the Mesa Public Schools discuss.
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What actions can you take now to make education and school more meaningful to kids and teachers? Elementary school principal Mike Oliver offers some suggestions.
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Most school systems are rooted in competition, the status quo, and trying to make what already exists more efficient. Transformation change advocate, Richard Gerver, explains.
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We’d think that “caring” and “schools” would be synonymous, right? But educators Mark Smylie and Karen Seashore Louis explain why that’s not always the case.
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“Is thinking about what's going on in schools nice or imperative?” Author and change agent Ted Dintersmith asks and answers his own question.
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Education needs to change, but do we scrap everything and start over, or make small, powerful changes? Corwin President Mike Soules suggests an answer.
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Changing a single school is one thing, but changing the educational system of an entire country is another matter. Dr. Lynne Pierson has done both.
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How can any organization, including schools, significantly improve how it functions and gets work accomplished? Author and consultant Anthony Kim explains.
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Book titles abound. Magazines refer to it constantly. Why is the concept of emotional intelligence so ubiquitous and important? Consultant / coach Teresa Quinlan explains.
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How has COVID-19 impacted education? I provide a quick overview.
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We all have a superpower. Often, we have to experiment and ignore our inner critic to let it blossom. Educator Stacy McCoy Prime explains.
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“It’s all invented anyway,” write authors Roz and Ben Zander, “so we might as well invent a story … that enhances our quality of life….”
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“Our mindsets have three jobs.” Ryan Gottfredson PhD. explains why we need to think in terms of multiple mindsets and what jobs they perform.
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School discipline has traditionally seen administrators and teachers mete out punishment for inappropriate student behavior. There’s another way, advises social and emotional consultant Jim Collin.
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Leading complex changes – especially during a crisis – requires leaders to be master balancers. We find out why from change expert, April Armstrong.
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What is “virtual distance” and how can we reduce the negative psychological and emotional impacts it has on people? Author Dr. Karen Sobel Lujeski explains.
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How can schools create a hard-work, yet flexible, heart-centered vision for the children they serve? Authors Chris Mason and Dr. Melissa Patschke explain.
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