Transformative Learning Experiences with Kyle Wagner

May 21 2024 6
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Transformative Learning Experiences with Kyle Wagner is a show created for DISRUPTORS and learner-centered practitioners looking to create more socially, globally, emotionally aware citizens and learner-centered environments through meaningful, project- based experiences. Through 1:1 interviews, Kyle dissect learning experiences from forward thinking educators just like you; and unpacks the simple strategies and structures that allowed them to happen. To date, over 1,000 classrooms have been transformed through 1,000 + meaningful learning experiences. GO DISRUPT!

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