Welcome to the first episode of the Rebel Educator podcast!

Where is education going?

According to our guest, Dr. Barry Sheckley, that depends a great deal on where we want it to go. The current crisis has given us an impetus to change the education system and create one in which students become engaged learners, rather than passive students who are simply repeating information back to their teachers. What we really need are classroom environments where students feel autonomous, confident and respected so they can explore and learn all the things they wonder about.

Join us as we discuss how these changes can happen, the new wonderland of online instruction, the blended learning revolution and how to teach learners, not students.

In this episode, we cover:

• The benefits of thinking in patterns and systems
• How we can move from passive students to active learners who exhibit curiosity instead of just doing what they’re told
• Using problem posing instead of problem solving as a learning strategy
• Issues with standardized testing and changes going forward
• Why targeting individual growth is more beneficial than using letter grades to assess learning
• Supporting teachers to promote their growth and development

SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/1

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