Agency, Dignity, and Grace
Every person deserves dignity. Yet it is something that it is all too easy to strip away from young people. Make a joke at the expense of an awkward … Continue reading
Student Agency: The Canary in the Coal Mine
This post was initially published on Getting Smart on January 2nd, 2018. How do you know if your personalized learning initiative is working? What you measure can have a profound … Continue reading
Agency and Scale at Fusion
The most interesting conferences surface a mix of the ideas that are new enough to be interesting yet mainstream enough to be actionable with those that are just on the … Continue reading
It’s Time for Student Agency to Take Center Stage
This article was first published on Getting Smart on 9/22/17 Tony Wagner’s The Global Achievement Gap defines the modern workplace as an environment that no longer calls for compliant workers … Continue reading
Accelerating Disruption in Schools
This article was first published on Getting Smart on 9/26/17 Schools have traditionally been asked to do many “jobs” for their customers, including: Provide child care before, during and after … Continue reading
What is Agentic Learning and Why is it Important?
This article was first posted on Getting Smart on 11/9/17 The word agentic is described as an individual’s power to control his or her own goals actions and destiny. It … Continue reading