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This episode features a conversation with leaders and learners from Lindsay Unified School District in CA. We had a wonderful conversation with Barry Sommer, Director of Advancement; Amalia Lopez, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist; and Lewis Cha, learner. Our conversation included a snapshot of learning in Lindsay through the lenses of both the learner and leader, the importance of leaders providing time for transformation to occur (Lindsay has been at this for over ten years), the value of stakeholder buy-in to the vision, the centrality of agency and competency, the importance of a common lexicon as the foundation for cultural shifts, among other learner-centered topics.
Our conversation with Barry, Amalia and Lewis inspired us to think about these questions:
- What learner-centered aspects of Lindsay Unified are most intriguing?
- What did we learn to move our district closer toward learner-centered?
Resources:
- Beyond Reform: Systemic Shifts Toward Personalized Learning
- Lindsay Unified School District
- How Lindsay Unified Redesigned Itself From the Ground Up
- Six Trends at Lindsay Unified
- Education-reimagined.org
- A Transformational Vision for Education in the US
- It’s a Paradigm Shift. So What?
- TLTalkRadio conversation with Education Reimagined Executive Director, Kelly Young