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In this episode, we are speaking with Dustin Hensley and Alex Campbell, educators at Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, TN. Alex and Dustin worked with students to design the Bartleby Program, a unique education model designed by students and recognized by the XQ Super School Project as an exemplar of student voice. We were also joined in our conversation by a learner, Alexis.
During our conversation we learned about the origins of the Bartleby Project which has since scaled school-wide and is known as the Bartleby Philosophy. We also learned how learning at Elizabethton is learner centered, prioritizing the voice of the learner in identifying and solving real-world challenges in the Elizabethton community. Alex and Dustin also provided suggestions to help learner-centered leaders overcome some of the barriers to fully realizing learner-centered education.
As a result of our conversation, we are thinking about this question:
- As a leader in the learner-centered movement, how do you prioritize learner voice in the design and implementation of your learning model?
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