Learner-Centered Innovation Book Study: Part 3 Recap

The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts to the table.
Steven Johnson

Learning is social and we get better when we collaborate and creating intentional structures to make this happen is critical. In Part 3 of Learner-Centered Innovation: Share your Learning, I discuss the importance of critical friends and communities of practice to support us and push us to improve. Our final Twitter chat on Wednesday focused on how educators like to learn and goals for their own growth. It is powerful to ask others, listen to their ideas, and figure out how we can be more intentional about creating meaningful experiences for adults and students.

A2: Get hyped w/ a combo of inspired collaboration with colleagues and personal time for reflection and visualization of purpose. Connect to kids and try to address a need. #LCInnovation
— Karen E Lewis (@KarenLewisEdu) May 23, 2019

A2: Favorite way to learn is to be surrounded by passionate and “ready to roll up sleeves to get dirty” learners. Question, create, refine… #LCInnovation
— Renee Costarella (@ReneeCostarella) May 23, 2019

A2: I have the honor of doing several parent sessions on @CVWorldofWork taking parents through the process of identifying their own strengths, interests and values. They leave with a deeper understanding of themselves & children. These moments reignite my "why" #LCInnovation https://t.co/uA9n3IIb6q
— Melanie Brandt (@MelanieABrandt) May 23, 2019

One of my favorite questions from the chat was, What is one thing that you have always wanted to do but haven’t. It just goes to show how many of us have passions, ideas, and creativity waiting to be unleashed- as do our students! How often do you ask others what THEY want to do and help them make it happen?

A3: I want to create a system where teachers come together daily before the school day to collaborate to design relevant, real world, engagement learning experiences for students! I’m talking post-it’s all over the walls, charts, ideas FLOWING 💡#LCInnovation
— Camille Nunnenkamp (@missnunnenkamp) May 23, 2019

A3: I really want to teach a class that gives Ss the space to learn, explore and create authentically. Imagine classes without discipline silos. We would have a lot of fun. #LCInnovation
— Brooke Tobia (@TobiaBrooke) May 23, 2019

A3: I also want to do a Classroom website where we can share what’s happening, student work, etc. One of my summer goals is to set up and create it so it will be ready to go for the school year #LCInnovation
— Monica Bega (@MonicaBega) May 23, 2019

A3: I think for me I would have to say podcast. I have considered it for years but haven't pulled the trigger. Mainly time. BUT…we did bring the #dbcPIRATEcon into the world for 2020 and the was another we had discussed for years. #LCInnovation
— Dave Burgess (@burgessdave) May 23, 2019

A3: I have always wanted to play the guitar. My mindset of “not being musical” holds me back. On the list to conquer though! #LCInnovation
— Renee Costarella (@ReneeCostarella) May 23, 2019

Thank you to everyone who participated in the book student over the last 3 weeks. (You can see more great ideas here.) This was something that I have been wanting to do and it was definitely out of my comfort zone but I learned a lot and am looking forward to hosting another one in the fall. Any ideas on how to improve are certainly welcome! Onward!

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Dr. Katie Martin

Dr. Katie Martin is the author of Learner-Centered Innovation and VP of Leadership and Learning at Altitude Learning. She teaches in the graduate school of Education at High Tech High and is on the board of Real World Scholars. Learn More.

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