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A GOOD READ THAT LEADS TO EXCELLENT CONVERSATIONS!
Dear Community,
Since the release of Street Data, Jamila and I have been extremely humbled and excited by the outpouring of interest and support. We are floored that the book hit bestseller status before Corwin could even announce its release! As we work to bring the concepts of Street Data to life, we are excited to share our journey of discovery and upcoming learning opportunities for you to learn alongside us, which we are currently designing. If you have ideas for workshops or course topics you would like us to offer, please send an email to shane@shanesafir.com. We value that Street Data!
This month, I am featuring a piece from Jamila who writes about bringing one of the key concepts in the book, choosing the margins, to life. Thanks for all of your support!
With gratitude,
Shane
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https://mailchi.mp/6e13ea4a8276/street-data-choosing-the-margins?e=25a8668a55
What do you believe about coaching? Does it really make a difference?
What are the questions that promote learning?
Steve Barkley:
About Steve Barkley
For the past 40 years, Steve has served as an educational consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog, Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud, has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world.
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June 2020
A CHALLENGE FROM MICHAEL FULLAN AND JOANNE QUINN
Remote to Hybrid Learning
A POSITION PAPER ON A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR EDUCATION
Education Reimagined:
The Future of Learning
https://edudownloads.azureedge.net/msdownloads/Microsoft-EducationReimagined-Paper.pdf
This paper, created in collaboration with global visionaries from New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, explores the now, the near, and the next in the changing landscape of education. In this article they state:
The challenges highlighted during the COVOD-19 disruption should not come as a surprise. Over the last decade, student engagement has plummeted.1 Students’ sense of hope has declined.2 Almost one in every five students does not reach a basic minimum level of skills to function in today’s society. Moreover, many school systems have not maintained pace with technological advances; schools have not provided widespread access to digital tools. When the pandemic hit, 1 in 5 students did not have access to the internet or a device to support them in lockdown.3 This disruption revealed systems that were seriously unprepared to support all learners. To put it plainly: it’s time to situate education as an instrument of individual and societal good.
How will we choose to respond? Will we patch together a reaction, or use this opportunity to transform the system itself? The question becomes, what will be more appealing – reverting to the status quo or using the opportunity to help students become knowledgeable and skilled change makers through deeper learning? We argue that the solutions lie before us. We have the opportunity to creatively manage the immediate issues while building a bridge to a reimagined education system.
How will we choose to respond? Will we patch together a reaction, or use this opportunity to transform the system itself? The question becomes, what will be more appealing – reverting to the status quo or using the opportunity to help students become knowledgeable and skilled change makers through deeper learning? We argue that the solutions lie before us. We have the opportunity to creatively manage the immediate issues while building a bridge to a reimagined education system.
This paper provides a springboard for both broad and deep discussion.
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Key Resources that Support Professional Professional Learning in British Columbia
Have you read the latest edition of the Learning Professional?
LOOKING AHEAD
FEBRUARY 2021
Amid crisis, there is opportunity that can galvanize change. This issue examines what educators have learned over the past year and how it can shape practice moving forward. It also includes a special section on nurturing educator wellness.
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BC Case Study EX Summary
BCCaseFull2017 BC Research by the following organizations
This version contains Case Studies from the following BC Education Organizations:
BC Education Collaborative Contributors
British Columbia Ministry of Education
British Columbia Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association British Columbia School Superintendents Association
British Columbia School Trustees Association
British Columbia Teachers’ Federation
Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia Learning Forward British Columbia
CanadaStudyExecSumm2016 final copy
BringingProfessionFullanHargreaves2016
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