Tag: student voice

What Does a “Lead Learner” Actually Do?

Donna FryLeave a Comment on What Does a “Lead Learner” Actually Do?change, classroom, ISTE, lead, leadership, learn, model, standards, student, student voice, teaching, technology, visible learning

A few weeks back, I was asked to work with some educators who were at the senior management level in their board.  They told me that they wanted everyone in the organization to model the kind of learning they wanted to see at the classroom level. We were specifically working on ways to make thinking and […]

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And What About High School?

Donna FryLeave a Comment on And What About High School?change, high school, hope, lead, secondary school, student success, student voice, wiggins

That  “stop smoking” commercial, the one where the woman is at an almost empty high school, talking about how this is where she started smoking, and this is where she is going to quit, shakes me up. Why in the world do kids start a life-threatening habit in a place of learning? Shouldn’t we expect high […]

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