What School Could Be

Our mission is to elevate the voices and stories of innovators in the world of education. We go to spaces like #sxswedu to learn and share. We look forward to sharing the work of all the friends we meet this year! ??Have a friend in the world of education that deserves a shoutout? Say their name in the comments ?? A shoutout to What School Could Be’s Josh Reppun for giving us a behind the scenes look at the fun being had at SXSW EDU!

Our latest publication in the What School Could Be Chronicle tackles the importance of being active in one’s community. A concept that seems more important than ever these days. As the world becomes more and more siloed and neighborhoods become more and more divided, the concept of a village and modeling community is essential. A big thank you to Charity Marcella Moran, Ed.S. for writing this piece and to?Jennifer D. Klein?for editing it. Find a full link to the WSCB Chronicle in comments. ?? Article Title: "Does It Take a Village? Rethinking Community-Centric Education to Elevate Student Learning" ? Author: Charity Marcella Moran, Ed.S.

Imagine giving yourself, your leadership team, and your students real time to tinker with ideas. With no fear of failure, no assessments or grades, just to tinker with innovation and creating. Melanie Ching talks about how she does this and about so many other exemplary ways to lead. Including tearing down a wall so that two teachers could convert their classrooms into one to facilitate team teaching. Listen to the full conversation with Melanie Ching Ching on Barbara Bray's latest podcast "The Art of Living with Questions" ?? https://lnkd.in/g5CDEjxY

During the course of the 1999-2000 school year, two groups of high school students, one from Holcomb, Missouri population 531 and the other from New York City population 10,000,000, worked together to create a mural about their perceptions of one another and the communities they lived in. ? Join us as project creators Dave Loewenstein and Sandra Stein, along with two students who participated in the mural project 24 years ago, share their insights.

School Murals. Students building bridges across different cultural and politcal realities. Youth penpals. Creating art that lasts forever...we could go on and on about why this film will give hope, inspire, and is more relevant NOW than ever, but you be the judge! Stream the film and then join us Wednesday to discuss what ? sparks ? it ignited in you ?? Link to join our Wednesday Conversation in Comments ?? Link to film ?? https://lnkd.in/gK9qYern WSCB Friends, join us and share with your community: Sandra Joy Stein Robert Landau Josh Reppun Melanie Ching Emma George M.Ed Lynn Cvengros Annie Evans Laura Manni Jennifer D. Klein Nathan Strenge Ted Dintersmith Hannah Grady Williams ?????? Swetha Tandri ??

The impact of #RomanKrznaric continues to spread worldwide. Josh Reppun's recent What School Could Be Podcast conversation with Roman isn't the only place people are being transformed by the concept of being a "Good Ancestor" and the dire need to shift from short-term to long-term thinking. Our friend, Raya Bidshahri, also just published an article addressing the real negative impact that short-term thinking has on the schooling "system" and it's struggle to adapt to the realities of today. She writes: "This short-termism is particularly concerning given that real, meaningful impact and change in education take time. We often don’t see the impact of radically different curricula for years, making it challenging to justify immediate investments and changes. The long-term nature of educational outcomes means that reforms and innovations may not bear fruit within the typical political or fiscal cycles, causing reluctance among policymakers and administrators to adopt new approaches." (link to her full article here: https://lnkd.in/gZWJd9vp) This short clip from Josh Reppun's podcast episode with Roman, highlights a concrete way to start building more "long-term thinking" into education spaces using the tradition of an "empty chair."

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Letting learners lead. More of this please! A shoutout to Santa Ana Unified School District for giving students the space to lead adult conversations. Imagine what this young man got out of his experience standing in front of a room full of adults actually listening to him. If you haven’t joined one of our “Eye on Student Protagonism” Events - check it out. We led students lead the conversations every month.

I want this traveling empathy museum in all schools! Such a brilliant idea. Listen to Roman Krznaric’s full What School Could Be Podcast (Episode #140) to hear more examples of how to be a good ancestor and how to cultivate a culture of thinking focused on those just born and yet born. #futuregenerations #futuristeducation #thegoodancestor

Join us for Designing Learning Spaces for Student Agency with Jill Ackers of VS America and Nathan Strenge of Fielding International. From fostering collaboration and curiosity to creating equitable spaces that support every learner, this conversation will inspire fresh ideas for reimagining education and empowering student ownership.