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In Episode 31, we visit Innovations High School through a conversation with Taylor Harper, lead learner, and Julie Akers, a scholar. In our conversation, we talked about how Innovations High School navigated the traditional constraints of public education to create a learner-centered learning environment. We learn how the extremes – being really dissatisfied with something in the system, or really satisfied – can provide fuel for transformation. We also learn that while the transformation will be messy, put the humans first.
Here’s what we are thinking about as a result of our conversation:
- What have you learned today that can help you overcome the toughest constraints of your current policy and accountability environment to move your school or district closer to a learner-centered learning environment?
Resources
- Innovations High School website
- Innovations High School in Pioneering
- Innovations High School in Pioneering
- YouTube video on Innovations High School
- A Transformational Vision for Education in the US
- It’s a Paradigm Shift. So What?
- Episode 1: What is learner-centered? (with Education Reimagined Executive Director, Kelly Young)
- Episode 2: What is learner-centered leadership? (with Allan Cohen and Anya Smith)