Designing Schools EP#79 | Promoting Educational Innovation and Equity in Our Community’s Schools
The future of schools is changing. The current education system is in need of change more than ever. Schools should focus on what students want to learn, and not what teachers want to teach them. Students should have the opportunity to explore their interests and passions in a safe environment.
The nation's schools are under more pressure than ever to educate kids for an information-rich, high-tech, entrepreneurial, global economy that demands a highly trained, informed, adaptable, and competent workforce. Today, postsecondary education is required for 80% of well-paying occupations.
A school that embraces design thinking will be able to create a more innovative environment for students by encouraging them to experiment with new ideas, engage in teamwork, take risks, and develop relationships with other students who have different skillsets from them. The design process is one that starts with a problem and works through the steps of finding the solution.
Today's guest, Thomas Murray works with Future Ready Schools as the director of innovation. He's testified in front of the United States Congress and appeared on a variety of television and radio shows. Murray is a frequent conference keynote speaker who was named one of the NSBA's "20 to Watch" in 2018, the "national/global edtech leader of the year" in 2017, and the academy of arts and sciences' "education policy person of the year" in 2015. Both Learning Transformed and Personal and Authentic Learning have become best-sellers.
0:00 Introduction
1:49 What is Future Ready and what does it's framework look like?
6:20 How Future Ready answered the challenges posed by the pandemic
10:35 How to use design thinking to design studying practices with (and not for) students
11:50 The importance of the design thinking mindset and challenges when shifting mindset
17:21 Two inflection points that made Tom a great leader
22:01 Some strategies to help people develop empathy
24:45 Tom's views on leaders building social trust and influence
29:49 How can leaders build personal and authentic relationships with their teams
Download: How Do I Learn Best: A Design Thinking Experience
https://designingschools.org/2022/03/22/part-two-how-do-i-learn-best-a-design-thinking-experience/
Leading Teams That Work Better Together Workshop: https://designingschools.org/workshops
Connect with Thomas Murray:
Website: https://www.thomascmurray.com
Connect with me, Dr. Sabba Quidwai:
Website: https://designingschools.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabba-quidwai/
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