Shift Your Paradigm: From School-Centered to Learner-Centered

Jun 12 2020 28
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Does leadership in a learner-centered paradigm look different than leadership in a traditional school-centered paradigm? It seems logical that if we want learning across the organization and with all stakeholders to look different, shouldn’t leadership for learning look different? That’s the question we are going to explore in this series of podcasts developed in collaboration with TLTalkRadio and Education Reimagined.

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Apr 25 2020 33 mins  
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Apr 18 2020 19 mins  
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Apr 03 2020 31 mins  
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Bonus Episode 16 – Interview with Joanne McEachen & Matthew Kane –– Measuring Human Return: Understand and Assess What Really Matters for Deeper Learning

Feb 22 2020 30 mins  
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