Last week, I hosted a Learner-Centered Collaborative design session in response to many requests from members of our ecosystem who were looking to collaborate with like-minded educators and leaders. We created time to connect, structured the day with empathy exercises, practiced seeing the problems from multiple perspectives, ideated, and finally created prototypes to move our ideas forward.
While I was technically hosting the session, I had a blast engaging in the process and got more out of it than I had anticipated. I loved connecting and sharing ideas, reflecting with intention, and forcing myself to produce something in 30 minutes along with everyone else.
This week’s Bright Spot comes from listening to the needs of educators who are shifting practices and looking for models and examples to spark their own thinking and next steps.
With Gratitude, Katie
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BRIGHT SPOT OF THE WEEK
Embedding Choice to Inspire Key Shifts
Sometimes a model prompts a new idea, inspires you to build on someone else’s thinking or pushes you to take the next step in your practice.
As I heard the questions, challenges and ideas from each of the design session participants, I decided to prototype a choice board with ideas and examples to inspire key shifts in practice. Check out the Learner-Centered Experiences Choice Board.
In the spirit of putting ideas out into the world and getting feedback, I’d love to hear your feedback on this tool and how it could be leveraged or improved to support you and your context.
Interested in discussing ways to inspire educators in your school or district to take the next step in their practice? Let's connect!
Below are some learner-centered resources to support educators in shifting their practice.
1. Disruptive thinking. Eric Sheninger joins me on The Learner-Centered Collaborative Podcast to discuss the powerful practice of creating a disruptive thinking culture in the classroom and beyond. Listen now.
2. The benefit of a collective learning experience. Partner Success Lead LeShae Daniel makes the case for why you should say "Yes!" to interactive, collaborative sharing and learning with colleagues in her blog post.
3. Empathizing with learners. Here are 3 ways to deepen your understanding of those you serve and how you can best meet their needs to achieve your desired goals.
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