“We have a deep need to turn from a system that might not be serving all of our learners well. That’s my ‘why’ for education.”
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SHOW NOTES
Carmen Coleman is the OVEC Chief of Transformational Learning and Leading/Deeper Learning Leader. She has a long educational leadership resume including Chief Academic Information Officer, Associate Professor, Superintendent, Principal, Teacher and several other academic leadership positions.
We go way back and have a great conversation about deeper learning and Project Based Learning. We also have a "need to know" on continuing your work so that it's still going strong ten years from now? It's all about relationships and your strong network.
Episode Highlights:
[02:05] "Need to Know": How do I stay grounded as a leader?
[02:25] Relationships or your Professional Learning Network is important. You need to connect with like-minded people.
[08:36] Carmen became intent on helping kids realize their potential.
[12:24] With the project based approach kids were solving real life problems.
[18:30] Carmen wanted the vision at their school to become a living vision statement.
[21:10] Creating learning experiences that show evidence of success is part of PBL.
[27:03] The importance of having a North Star and knowing the end game you want to accomplish.
[33:44] If you're on the fence about PBL, find out what's holding you back.
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