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New View EDU

55 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings

In the past year, school leaders have faced a constant need to innovate and respond to rapidly changing conditions in their communities, our nation and our world. Now we’re all seeking ways to bring healing and strength to our schools in the year ahead. But what else can we learn from these challenging times, and what inspiration can we draw for the future of schools? Tim Fish, NAIS Chief Innovation Officer, is teaming up with Lisa Kay Solomon, author, educator and designer of strategic conversations for leaders, to host a new podcast that will probe the questions that matter most right now.


One thing is certain: The world will continue to be complex and ever-changing. This moment can inspire us to approach the future with resilience, curiosity and belief in new possibilities. NAIS New View EDU will support school leaders in finding those new possibilities and understanding that evolving challenges require compassionate and dynamic solutions. We’re engaging brilliant leaders from both inside and outside the education world to explore the larger questions about what schools can be, and how they can truly serve our students, leaders and communities. From neuroscience to improvisation, Afrofuturism to architecture, our guests bring unexpected new lenses to considering the challenges and opportunities facing schools. No prescriptions, no programs -- New View EDU is providing inspiration to ask new questions, dig into new ideas, and find new answers to the central question: “How can we use what we’ve learned to explore the future of what our schools are for?"


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Episodes

Learning from Sabbatical Journeys with Briel Schmitz

November 21, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

Episode 50: Learning from Sabbatical Journeys If you had the opportunity to step away from your day-to-day life for six weeks, what would you do with that time? Where would you go? And what lessons would you bring back with you, when the time came to return to your daily routine? School leader Briel Schmitz reflects on her sabbatical journey along the Camino de Santiago, and how taking that time away from work has influenced her whole school community. Guest: Briel Schmitz Resources, Tran...

The View From the Classroom with Howard Levin and Stacey Roshan

November 14, 2023 13:44 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

Episode 49: The View From the Classroom In an age of educator burnout and high turnover rates, what keeps veteran teachers motivated to stay in the classroom? This episode of New View EDU explores how rapidly changing technologies have provided a constant source of inspiration and innovation for two educators. Howard Levin and Stacey Roshan have both transformed their practice through exploration of the opportunities technology provides to both teachers and learners, and used that spark as ...

What We Can Learn From Anxiety with Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

November 07, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MB

Episode 48: What We Can Learn From Anxiety We’re accustomed to thinking of anxiety as something undesirable. But what if anxiety could actually be an effective tool, teaching us how to take appropriate risks, manage setbacks, and build resilience? That’s the premise of Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary’s book Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You Even Though it Feels Bad. Guest: Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary Resources, Transcript, and Expanded Show Notes In This Episode: “Anxiety is apprehension ab...

Designing Schools for Future-Ready Minds with Shimi Kang

October 31, 2023 12:22 - 47 minutes - 108 MB

Episode 47: Designing Schools for Future-Ready Minds We all want to help prepare students for the future. In an unpredictable and fast-changing world, does designing school for future-ready minds mean embracing every technological innovation and new idea that comes our way? Or are there lessons from the past that may still be relevant in a technological revolution? Dr. Shimi Kang has the neuroscientific evidence to help us decide. Guest: Dr. Shimi Kang Resources, Transcript, and Expanded ...

Educating for a Globally Networked Society with Michael Nachbar

October 24, 2023 07:30 - 40 minutes - 93.7 MB

Episode 46: Educating for a Globally Networked Society We have more opportunities to learn and grow as part of a global network than ever before. But in a sea of technological solutions, what stands out most as the core of building those networks? Humanity. That’s what Michael Nachbar leans into every day with his work at Global Online Academy. Guest: Michael Nachbar Resources, Transcript, and Expanded Show Notes In This Episode: “Imagine that you are competing, but to support that pers...

Designing Schools for Blended Learning with Catlin Tucker

October 17, 2023 07:33 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

Episode 45: Designing Schools for Blended Learning When you think of the term “blended learning,” do you think of a hybrid or remote learning plan, perhaps in a format that became familiar during the COVID pandemic? That’s the impression many educators and school leaders have of blended learning, but as Catlin Tucker’s work demonstrates, blended learning is so much more than just splitting education into “onscreen” and “in person.” It may, in fact, be the solution we need to prepare our cla...

Bringing Creative Hustle into Schools with sam seidel & Olatunde Sobomehin

October 10, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

Episode 44: Bringing Creative Hustle into Schools “Hustle culture” has become synonymous with trying to cram more into a day, emphasizing productivity over humanity, and valuing achievement over wellbeing. But what if there was a kind of hustle that upended all of those values, and instead, focused on becoming the most centered and fulfilled version of yourself? A kind of hustle that prioritizes inner work, understanding who you are as a person and a community member, and asks how you can b...

Building School 2.0 with Chris Lehmann

October 03, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 99.6 MB

Episode 43: Building School 2.0 Chris Lehmann worked in a school that matched his vision of education by about 75% – and that other 25%, he says, was what gave him “license to dream.” What would you dream of if you had the opportunity to design a school from scratch? The founder of Educon, the Science Leadership Academy, and Inquiry Schools talks with host Tim Fish about his quest to create a fully inquiry-driven, human-centered learning model where citizenship and science shape the directi...

Seven Lessons for School Leadership with Jason Patera

September 26, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

Episode 42: Seven Lessons for School Leadership Human relationships first. Academic study and arts training are co-curricular. Environment matters. Relentlessly make space for the things that matter most. Compliance is not the same thing as magic. Process matters and so does product. These are just a few of the ideas Jason Patera is obsessed with, which he brings daily to his work as the head of the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Guest: Jason Patera Resources, Transcript, and Expanded Show...

Welcoming New Leadership to NAIS with Debra Wilson

September 19, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MB

Episode 41: Welcoming New Leadership to NAIS During the summer of 2023, longtime NAIS President Donna Orem retired, and new President Debra Wilson stepped into the role. In this first school year of Debra’s tenure, she sits down with Tim Fish to introduce herself to the NAIS community and share her personal journey with independent schools. Guest: Debra Wilson Resources, Transcript, and Expanded Show Notes In This Episode: “Context really matters. There is that…do people feel known and ...

Member Voices: Noni Thomas Lopez from the Gordon School

May 23, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MB

Season 4 Bonus Episode: Noni Thomas López, Head of School, The Gordon School  This episode is a re-broadcast of an archival episode from our friends at the NAIS Member Voices podcast. The original episode and show notes can be found on the Member Voices Season 5 page. In the second episode of our three-part miniseries on Cultivating Diverse and Inclusive Communities, our guest is Noni Thomas López, head of the Gordon School (RI). She talks about how becoming a more diverse and inclusive ...

Student Voice and Agency in Education with One Stone Students

May 16, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

Episode 40: Student Voice and Agency in Education In four seasons of New View EDU, we’ve talked a lot about what students need to thrive. In this episode, we’re going straight to the source. Host Tim Fish sits down with Ella Cornett and Mackenzie Link, high school students from One Stone School in Boise, Idaho, to get their real world perspectives on everything from classes and schedules to life lessons on failure, accountability, passion, purpose, and more. Guests: Ella Cornett and Macken...

Lessons Learned While Leading NAIS with Donna Orem

May 09, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

Episode 39: Lessons Learned While Leading NAIS After a long and distinguished tenure as the President of NAIS, Donna Orem is retiring in the Spring of 2023. Throughout her career, she’s seen the independent school landscape, and education in general, change dramatically. As Donna prepares to depart NAIS, what lessons has she learned? How has her career in education changed her? What wisdom can she pass along to her successor and to everyone working in schools right now? Guest: Donna Orem ...

Strategic Accountability in Schools with Jim Honan

May 02, 2023 17:48 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Episode 38: Strategic Accountability in Education Planning for the future of our schools isn’t easy. In recent years, we’ve seen firsthand how even the best-laid plans can go badly awry, and schools have been left grappling with issues that no one could have predicted. So how can we continue to embrace strategy and future thinking in a way that allows us to not only make plans, but execute on them, in the midst of an ever-changing landscape? Guest: Dr. Jim Honan Resources, Transcript, and...

The Dignity Lens in Education with Beth-Sarah Wright

April 25, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Episode 37: The Dignity Lens in Education Schools are first and foremost communities of people. When we plan for the future of those communities, how can we do so in a way that takes into account the dignity of every human being? How does strategy intersect with who we are and who we aspire to be? Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright’s Dignity Lens challenges schools to look at themselves with clear eyes and identify the gap between who we say we are, and who we truly want to become. Guest: Dr. Beth-Sara...

Reinventing Education beyond 2020 with Michael Horn

April 18, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Episode 36: Reinventing Education Beyond 2020 No one can deny that the events of 2020 changed education in America, and arguably, worldwide. But three years after COVID closed schools, what is the actual state of our educational system? What lessons did we really learn, and what mistakes have we made? What opportunity lies ahead for transformation? Michael Horn returns to New View EDU to share the findings from his new book about education after the pandemic, From Reopen to Reinvent. Guest...

The Relationship Between Emotions and Learning with Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

April 11, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 115 MB

Episode 35: The Relationship Between Emotions and Learning Social-emotional learning and student wellbeing are increasingly showing up as priorities for schools. But what if research could prove that looking out for the emotional components of teaching and learning aren’t just important for mental health, but actually essential for academic growth? That’s the central premise of Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang’s research, and she’s ready to make the case that emotions are vitally linked to our...

Supercharging Project-Based Learning Design with Saeed Arida

April 04, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MB

Episode 34: Supercharging Project-Based Learning Design What if offering to work on a few projects with a homeschooled student sparked the idea to partner with a school? And what if then, groups of students started asking to make that project-based learning model their entire high school experience? That’s what happened when Saeed Arida, a PhD student in the Architecture department at MIT, tried running a design studio with a handful of kids. The result was NuVu, a unique studio education m...

Innovating For the Youngest Learners with Orly Friedman

March 28, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MB

Episode 33: Innovating for the Youngest Learners Orly Friedman was in the fifth grade when she read the book that changed her life. The story, about a child who floundered in traditional school environments but thrived in an unconventional setting, inspired Orly to dream of opening her own non-traditional school one day. In this episode, she shares her successful journey as the founder of Red Bridge School, an innovative educational setting for young learners that centers around student age...

Restoring Humanity in Education with Chris McNutt

March 21, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Episode 32: Restoring Humanity in Education Trust Kids. That’s the takeaway from public school educator-turned nonprofit founder Chris McNutt, whose work at the Human Restoration Project aims to revolutionize teacher and student wellbeing. What would schools look like if we designed an educational system around trust? How could student agency and teacher creativity become pillars of a progressive, future-focused education? And how do we get there? Guest: Chris McNutt Resources, Transcript...

AI and the Future of Education with Christina Lewellen and Paul Turnbull

March 14, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

Episode 31: AI and the Future of Education The hottest conversation in education right now revolves around ChatGPT. What is it, how is it being used, and what does it mean for our traditional systems of teaching and learning? Season Four of New View EDU begins with a discussion about the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence and the impact ChatGPT and other AI innovations will have on the future of schools. Guests: Christina Lewellen and Paul Turnbull Resources, Transcript, and Expan...

Roundtable 3

November 15, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

Episode 30: How Equity and Wellbeing Work Together in Our Schools Schools exist to help prepare students for the future. But in a society that prides itself on equality, how can we create equitable schools that prepare students to enter a world where inclusion is crucial? And how does focusing on the wellbeing of our school communities go hand-in-hand with building inclusive environments? In this episode of New View EDU, two school heads with deep expertise in DEI work join host Tim Fish an...

Jeff Selingo and Adam Weinberg

November 08, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

Episode 29: The Future of Higher Ed Much of the work of K-12 schools is focused on getting students to the “next step,” which, for many of them, is college readiness. But increasingly, it feels like we’re not working on college readiness so much as we’re working on college admissions. Preparing kids to successfully apply to college, in the hyper-competitive admissions landscape, is almost a full-time job of its own. What should schools be doing to help students with college (and college app...

Shimi Kang

November 01, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MB

Episode 28: Supporting Healthy Habits for Students in a Digital World Technology has certainly changed the face of education in recent years. In some ways, it’s even become vital to the way we “do school” – especially in times when virtual classrooms have been the only way for students and teachers to stay connected. But tech also comes with significant downsides. Digital distractions, socializing on screens,  and the sneaky costs of 24/7 connectivity are changing our brains. As educators a...

Julia Griffin

October 25, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MB

Episode 27: Developing Mastery in Approaches to Education As the world continues to rapidly evolve, so do the skills students need to be successful in the future. Educational models that revolve around seat time, content memorization, and age-based pacing are starting to fade into the past. But what should replace them? One idea that’s gaining traction is the concept of mastery. On this episode of New View EDU, Julia Griffin joins host Tim Fish to share how she and a team of innovative educ...

VR in education

October 18, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

Episode 26: Bringing Virtual Reality into K-12 Education After COVID forced schools all over the world to dive headlong into experiments with online learning, most educators are delighted to have the chance to return to in-person classrooms. But what if the answer to a number of challenges in education – equity, access, student agency, efficiency – actually lies in going more deeply into the virtual realm? The founder of the world’s first Virtual Reality Charter School believes that may be ...

Leadership Development

October 11, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Episode 25: Developing Independent School Leaders for the Future As our schools and communities have undergone swift and often unpredictable transformations in recent years, leadership has also changed. What worked before may not be what schools need now. Our ideas about the characteristics of leadership, who owns the title of “leader,” and how leadership gets distributed are evolving rapidly to keep up with a culture of constant change. What does it mean to be the kind of leader who can ad...

Madeleine Hewitt and Kelly Borg

October 04, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

Episode 24: International Perspectives on the Independent School Landscape In an increasingly connected world, what can school leaders learn from their counterparts across the globe? The events of the past few years have affected schools in every country, not just the U.S., and highlighted the fact that when it comes to our hopes, dreams, and challenges in education, we’re probably more alike than we are different from one another. On this episode of New View EDU, two dynamic leaders from t...

Tyler Thigpen

September 27, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Episode 23: Designing Schools for Self-Directed Learning What would school look like if we designed education based on the belief that every child is a genius who can change the world? What if we put learning into the hands of the student instead of the teacher? What if our instructional models included less “instruction” and more time guiding kids to finding their own answers and inspirations? These are just some of the starting points for today’s discussion, and for the work that Tyler Th...

Wendy Fischman

September 20, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MB

Episode 22: The Purpose and Nature of Higher Education  Since the beginning of the New View EDU podcast, we’ve been asking guests to help us answer the question: “What is the purpose of education?” Now we’re expanding our search for answers into the realm of higher education. What’s the purpose of college? Is it just to get a foot in the door of a competitive job market, or is there something greater to be gained from higher ed?  Guest: Wendy Fischman Resources and Expanded Show Notes Fu...

Josh Dahn

September 13, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MB

Episode 21: How to Create a Generation of Super Collaborators What if Elon Musk approached you one day and asked you to create a school? How would you approach the design of a radically different educational environment founded in the shadow of SpaceX and intended to provide deeper learning for the children of some of the most innovative thinkers in the world? That was the starting point for Josh Dahn. Guest: Josh Dahn Resources and Expanded Show Notes Full Transcript In This Episode: ...

Member Voices: Fostering Innovation

May 24, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 86.5 MB

After a wonderful second season of New View EDU, we are excited to share the first episode of a three-part miniseries on “Fostering Innovation” from our sister NAIS podcast, Member Voices. The series is hosted by NAIS Director of Innovation Programs, Jackie Wolking. Episode 2 was released earlier this month, and the third and final episode drops June 6. We hope you’ll listen and learn from all three episodes!   You can learn more about Member Voices and access related NAIS resources from e...

Roundtable

May 17, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

Episode 20: The Future of Schools as Desirable Workplaces We often focus on the student experience in our schools, which is a critical issue needing constant attention. But our school communities also include adults—the faculty and staff who work to make the student experience worthwhile. With the post-pandemic workforce shifting dramatically in all sectors, what can school leaders learn about transforming systems and practices to retain excellent teachers? How can we model leadership that ...

Laura McBain

May 10, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MB

Episode 19: The Role of Failure and Risk in Designing Deeper Learning We’re all familiar with the stories of people who became wildly successful after failing dozens of times to reach their goals. But what if those “inspirational” failure stories are the wrong ones to share? What if we’re defining success and failure the wrong way to begin with? And how do our own expectations of how things “should” be influence our perceptions of what learning, growth, and success actually look like? Gues...

Camille Inge

May 03, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Episode 18: Applying Neuroscience to Designing Inclusive Schools Schools are workplaces – not only for students, but for the faculty and staff who provide the learning environment in a school community. Are we truly designing our schools to be great workplaces for everyone? What does research about neuroscience and the human experience teach us about the qualities of truly productive, inclusive, desirable places to work and learn? And do we truly understand what it means to bring equity to ...

Eric Liu

April 26, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 76.9 MB

Episode 17: The Opportunities and Obligations of Citizenship in K-12 Education What if each of us believed we had the power to make change happen in civic life—and felt we had the responsibility to try? That’s the premise behind Eric Liu’s Citizen University, and the starting point for this New View EDU discussion on power literacy, changemaking, and civic agency in schools. How did the study of “civics” become a boring, drill-and-kill topic? When and why did we stop treating civic literacy...

Denise Pope

April 19, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 76.5 MB

Episode 16: Challenging Success to Design Schools for Well-Being What’s the difference between educating students for the future, and simply “doing school?” Are we designing school communities that foster the development of better adults, or are we clinging to old ideas about content and rigor that no longer serve us well? And what role do parental expectations, higher ed, and societal pressure play in the decisions we make about how schools function? Guest: Denise Pope Resources and Expa...

Michelle King

April 12, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 77.1 MB

Episode 15: Inspiring Wonder and Community in Schools After the many challenges of the past two years, how healthy are our school communities? How attuned are we to the lessons we can learn from the people and influences around us? How can we approach learning with gentleness, curiosity, care, and a sense of wonder? And what do mushrooms have to do with any of it? Guest: Michelle King Resources and Expanded Show Notes Full Transcript In This Episode: “Winter is the hardening of the gro...

Donna Orem and John Gulla

April 05, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 81.1 MB

Episode 14: Mapping the Future Purpose of Education Independent schools are inherently mission-driven. What would happen if we focused on becoming purpose-driven instead? How would we define our purpose, and how could we allow our schools and our communities to be changed through purpose-driven leadership? What challenges could we meet, and how would our schools be positioned to positively impact the future of society? Guests: John Gulla and Donna Orem Resources and Expanded Show Notes F...

Matthew Barzun

March 29, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 90.1 MB

Episode 13: Giving Away Power for More Authentic Leadership We’re used to working and teaching in hierarchical structures, where power flows from the top down. But what would happen if, instead of maintaining power at the top, leaders gave power away to others? How could sharing power change the way we work, the way we relate to others, and the way we approach problem-solving? And what would schools look like if everyone was part of a constellation of contributors? Guest: Matthew Barzun R...

Ruth Wylie

March 22, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 71 MB

Episode 12: Applied Imagination and the Possibilities of School We know what it means to teach history. But what does it mean to teach the future? Ruth Wylie applies imagination and critical thinking to big questions about science, technology, artificial intelligence, and what it means to shape the futures we want to see. Guest: Ruth Wylie Resources and Expanded Show Notes Full Transcript In This Episode: “I think that even, you know, at maybe the most basic, but also perhaps some of t...

Jill Vialet

March 15, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 68.2 MB

Episode 11: The Importance of Play in Schools Societies depend on our ability to “play well together.” That concept is at the heart of Jill Vialet’s revolutionary work. But at a time when there are so many perceived threats to our well-being from external forces, how can we convince leaders of the importance of play? And what unique value does play bring to our schools and communities? Guest: Jill Vialet Resources and Expanded Show Notes Full Transcript In This Episode: “We're not tota...

Designing Backward to Move Forward

January 18, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MB

January 2022 Bonus Episode: Designing Backward to Move Forward What is the goal of modern education, and are we designing our schools and practices properly to help us meet that goal? That’s the central question of this episode with Jay McTighe, who provides a detailed road map to help educators navigate the answers. What should a school’s mission statement actually include? What is the most productive and meaningful structure for “professional development” days? And what are we missing whe...

Member Voices: Logan Bowlds, Head of School, Stratford Academy

October 19, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MB

We are excited to share an episode from our sister NAIS podcast, Member Voices, which features stories from the independent school community. This episode shares the story of Logan Bowlds, Head of School at Stratford Academy, who talks about what it was like to be appointed head of school at age 29, how he got to this point in his career so quickly, and how he finds balance with two young kids at home. The episode was released July 1, 2019, when Logan was a brand new head of school. Member...

School Leaders Roundtable

October 12, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 22.4 MB

After a season of conversations about education, leadership, and the future, we’re pausing to reflect. What changes do we need to make to our systems and practices to best support students in navigating a future shaped by the events of 2020? Teaching and learning through a pandemic and a period of historic social and political change has exposed cracks in our system—but also surprising strengths. What have we learned to value more highly in our learning environments? What new, meaningful con...

Roman Krznaric

October 05, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MB

Are we being good ancestors? This thought-provoking question strikes at the heart of what it means to design for the future. What can school leaders do right now, in the present, to ensure that long-term thinking is a pervasive, prominent practice in our schools? How can we overcome the daily short-term pressures of educational settings to take a future-focused approach to teaching, learning, planning, and innovating? And what would schools look like if we modeled seventh-generation leadersh...

Julie Lythcott-Haims

September 28, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MB

How do we support our young people in becoming independent, thriving, adaptable, confident learners? How do we encourage them to develop a sense of their own agency and shape their lives, rather than having their lives dictated to them? And what is the role of schools in creating capable, responsible adults -- not just high-stat students who achieve academically but struggle to “adult” beyond the classroom? The impact of the college admissions race on students and schools is becoming increa...

Lonny Brooks and Ahmed Best

September 21, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MB

The way we understand equity in our schools is constantly evolving. Students and staff in our communities reflect a broader and richer spectrum of identity, heritage, and self-discovery at this moment than at any other moment in American history. Yet educational practice is still catching up, and the students most likely to be heavily impacted by trauma, such as the spectrum of recent events, are students of color, students with disabilities, and learners from other marginalized communities....

Rob Poynton

September 14, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MB

Complexity deserves an improvised response. In the wake of more than a year of uncertainty, our impulses may be to more tightly control and script the experience of school. But what opportunities might reveal themselves if we instead learn to let go and apply the principles of improvisation to leading our communities? With greater flexibility and a spirit of possibility, can we use this moment to imagine School 2.0? Structure is, and always has been, an important element of school. We creat...

Sanyin Siang

September 07, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MB

Are we creating school environments that allow us to see the “assumed awesomeness” in everyone? Now, more than ever before, school leadership is about modeling hope, resilience, and a sense of possibility, so we can support our communities in developing their collective superpowers. School leadership has never been easy, but at this moment in particular, there are new challenges and opportunities that could completely transform school, for better or worse. What is the role of a leader at th...