Fixing School & The Role Companies Play - #IamME Podcast on @EpiphanyLearn

I had the opportunity to share my insights about learning in this #IamMe interview with Laura Henderson. You can check out the interview on the Epiphany Learning website where you will also find more about what I shared and resources to learn more.

I discuss topics such as:

• Why school is a waste of time for most students, how we can change that, and school resources and models that work.
• The importance of loudly, publicly, and fearlessly sharing our dissatisfaction with the school system and go beyond opinion. Have the facts and research to back such views.
• My educational code: 
• Do what is best for students. Best means helping students to feel a sense of purpose and fulfillment. 
• Why we must stop agreeing to disagree.
• How companies can partner with schools to develop relationships that grow educator expertise and support student learning.
• The role of the teacher in the age of technology.
• How I've made an impact in areas in the nation's largest school district: 
• Include educator, students, and parent voice in the decisions, guidelines, and policies that affect them.
• Connect educators in online communities and face-to-face.
• Develop relationships with the people behind the products and resources educators use themselves and with students.
• Harness the power of social media to give a voice to students, educators, and parents.
• Why I believe we should allow food and drink in the library and lab and empower students and staff to be responsible citizens who can clean up after themselves.
• How I've received funding and volunteer support for libraries and labs.
• Why educators have a moral imperative to be in the online, social worlds of students. 
• The importance of online communities to make connections and strengthen relationships.
• My challenge for educators
• Have students do real-world work rather than work for the teacher and examples of teachers who do this.
• The one strategy teachers could implement to result in powerful outcomes for their students and themselves.