This episode celebrates the winners of the Schools of the Future Student Innovation Challenge. Joining Robert are Principal Rosco from St. Albert Learning Center, Superintendent Portillo, and some of the winning students. Principal Rosco shares the inspiration behind their winning project, emphasizing the importance of student agency and community engagement. The project, which highlights entrepreneurship and global goals, showcases students’ efforts to improve the world while developing their skills. Superintendent Portillo discusses the impact of culturally relevant pedagogy and the importance of creating career pathways for students. He highlights how their school supports students in seeing themselves in future roles and contributing to their community.
The Innovative Practicioner: Changing Practice for a New Year by Timothy Gard, Chief Learning Strategist
In the book, Intentional Interruption, the authors note that new learning only happens when there’s cognitive discomfort. And cognitive discomfort occurs when we are faced ...