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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

In this bonus episode, we are speaking with Joanne McEachen & Matthew Kane about their book, Measuring Human Return: Understand and Assess What Really Matters for Deeper Learning.

Joanne is the CEO/Founder of The Learn
er First
, an education consultancy based in Seattle. She serves on the executive team of Karanga, the global alliance for social emotional learning and life skills, and is also co-founder of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) global partnership, currently active in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States, and Uruguay. Joanne is co-author of numerous books including Measuring Human Return, the focus of our discussion today.

Matthew is the Director of Research and Writing at The Learner First where he works closely with teachers, school leaders, and other members of school communities to change students’ outcomes and share learning stories. He has partnered with diverse schools and school systems globally to develop new tools, language, and practices that help bring deeper learning to life, and he works as a senior manager with New Pedagogies for Deep Learning.

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Here is what we are thinking about…

In what ways has our conversation today piqued your curiosity around learner-centered education and/or contributive learning?