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Learner centered. Knowledge centered. Assessment centered. Community centered. These are the qualities that make MC2 Charter School (NH) an outstanding example of a competency-based, progressive model for learning. In this episode we spoke with Kim Carter, Chief Education Officer at MC2 and Executive Director of the Q.E.D. Foundation; Elizabeth Cardine, lead teacher and advisor at MC2; and Sabrina Gatlin a Phase Three learner at MC2. Our conversation touched on many aspects of learning and leading at MC2 including the following: the history of the school as a competency-based model for well over a decade; a look at what learner centered, knowledge centered, assessment centered and community centered looks like at MC2; advisors as co-learners; assessment to understand learners; growth mindset/habits of mind; the role of leadership in creating the space and supports for learners to solve their own problems. MC2 is a real world example of a powerful learning environment!
Our conversation with Kim, Elizabeth and Sabrina prompted us to consider the following questions:
- What conditions do we set in our organizations to promote learning up and down the organization?
- How are we measuring habits such as curiosity/wonder, organization, critical thinking?
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