Ep. 9: 7 Ways to Inspire Engaged Learning
Description
As technology advances, we need to adapt, learn the new way, or risk being left behind. As our homes and workplaces continue to transform, updated skill sets are required for work in the new economy. In this episode, Ziz and Pam talk about redefining the role schools play in preparing our students for the future. Their discussion offers educators 7 ways to inspire engaged learning to help students succeed in the transforming job market.
True Learning Requires:
1. Interest
2. Relationship
3. Safety
What can teachers do in the classroom to inspire engaged learning?
1. Validate each student's individuality. They are valuable as they are.
2. Create collaborative experiences.
3. Challenge the curriculum.
4. Consider mistakes as a valued part of the learning process
5. Allow students to approach assignments according to their interests
6. Limit the role of school in the lives of students
7. Build an educational ecosystem involving the entire community
RESOURCES:
A Generation of Students Caught Between Two Worlds
Thomas Friedman's Thank You for Being Late
"Well-meaning is the opposite of meaning." Alex Vesely
Vicki Abeles' The Gatekeeper: Math in America
Modern Parenting: The Downside of a One-sided Balance Sheet
Michael Epstein's Range
Kelly Notaras' The Book You Were Born to Write
What Now? We Need to Build an Educational Ecosystem
Viktor Frankl – https://viktorfranklamerica.com/
Dr. Shefali’s The Conscious Parent
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