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51. Going Big--Iowa BIG--with Trace Pickering
The traditional educational paradigm is filled with obsolete concepts. How can we expect our young learners to thrive by gathering information, but not knowledge? How can we shift teachers to a learner-centered paradigm that offers context to the content?
On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Trace Pickering, co-founder and Executive Director of Iowa BIG. His program offers students an opportunity to explore their passions and interests through project-based learning.
Listen in as Trace reminds us that sometimes the greatest opportunities for growth come from the greatest challenges, creating knowledge is not the same as gathering information, and student engagement increases when content has context.
About Trace Pickering:Dr. Trace Pickering is the co-founder and executive director of Iowa BIG, a learner-centered educational program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Trace is a life-long advocate for transforming education, as opposed to simply reforming what we have now. Trace lives with his wife, Kim, and dog, Stella, and has two grown daughters.
To learn more about Trace follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn or visit his website.
Jump in the Conversation:- [1:43] Mentors and extracurriculars are what kids connect to in school
- [4:33] Projects as a vehicle for learning
- [14:55] Contextualizing learning to make it sticky
- [19:06] Shifting teachers to a learner-centered paradigm and the failure of fake work
- [35:40] Trace’s Magic Wand: To move from standardized, standards-based teaching to student-centered exploration and learning
- [37:33] Maureen’s Take-Aways
- The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- Russell Ackoff, The Systems Thinker
- Sir Ken Robinson, Changing Education Paradigms
- Email Maureen
- Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
- Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
- LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
- Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids
- Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
- The Micro-School Coalition
- Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
- LEADPrep
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The traditional educational paradigm is filled with obsolete concepts. How can we expect our young learners to thrive by gathering information, but not knowledge? How can we shift teachers to a learner-centered paradigm that offers context to the content?
On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Trace Pickering, co-founder and Executive Director of Iowa BIG. His program offers students an opportunity to explore their passions and interests through project-based learning.
Listen in as Trace reminds us that sometimes the greatest opportunities for growth come from the greatest challenges, creating knowledge is not the same as gathering information, and student engagement increases when content has context.
About Trace Pickering:Dr. Trace Pickering is the co-founder and executive director of Iowa BIG, a learner-centered educational program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Trace is a life-long advocate for transforming education, as opposed to simply reforming what we have now. Trace lives with his wife, Kim, and dog, Stella, and has two grown daughters.
To learn more about Trace follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn or visit his website.
Jump in the Conversation:- [1:43] Mentors and extracurriculars are what kids connect to in school
- [4:33] Projects as a vehicle for learning
- [14:55] Contextualizing learning to make it sticky
- [19:06] Shifting teachers to a learner-centered paradigm and the failure of fake work
- [35:40] Trace’s Magic Wand: To move from standardized, standards-based teaching to student-centered exploration and learning
- [37:33] Maureen’s Take-Aways
- The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- Russell Ackoff, The Systems Thinker
- Sir Ken Robinson, Changing Education Paradigms
- Email Maureen
- Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
- Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
- LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
- Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids
- Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
- The Micro-School Coalition
- Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
- LEADPrep