Deanna Hess's guest appearances

Deanna Hess

James Sturtevant Hacking Engagement

Human Restoration Project

Starr Sackstein

David McCullough

Jennifer Gonzalez

Heather Smith

Deborah Meier

Mark Barnes

Susan Blum

Henry Giroux

Mason Wright

Yong Zhao

Pam Moran

John Wall

Charlie Smith

Marie Miller

Stephanie Howell

OwlTail

Bennett Jester

Ted Fujimoto

Sophie Fenton

By far the most inspiring thing about living in the communication age is seeing school innovation at work throughout the world. Sometimes we can get trapped in our microcosm obsessing over what doesn’t work in schools - after all, there is a lot that needs changing. But that doesn’t mean, of course, that there aren’t awesome things happening.To expand on the word "innovation" - I know that these word can be "fad worthy" - if you will. The education community tends to look at every new initiative as innovative, including those that just do everything most normally do - better. But that's not what I'm getting at here...innovation is taking a risk against the status quo, doing something that little to no other people are doing. It's important to highlight and express these ideas are not only legitimate, but extraordinary - we should celebrate work and be careful of solely critiquing the established system.GUESTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCEBennett Jester, a high school freshman at the progressive Clark Street Community School in Middleton, Wisconsin, who blogs and speaks on issues of grades and traditional education at-large.Ted Fujimoto, the president of Landmark Consulting Group, a business that focuses on scaling, leadership, and redesign, and whose hand shaped the growth of New Tech Network and Big Picture Learning, both of which have seen massive whole-school progressive redesigns.Deanna Hess, an English educator at Dover High School in Dover, Delaware, who teaches a range of classes including dual-credit courses, where she focuses on developing purpose in writing and reading in what is typically regarded as a traditional setting.Sophie Fenton, the Head of Education Design at the Asia Education Foundation in Melbourne, Australia, who focuses on promoting intercultural and communicative schools in an increasingly connected world.RESOURCESClark Street Community SchoolRise Up &amp; Write Program (WI)New Tech NetworkBig Picture LearningGo All CreativeAsia Education FoundationFoundation for Young AustraliansAn Overview by Insight.com on the “Intelligent Digital Mesh”FURTHER LISTENINGS2: E11: Administration, Organization, and Vision w/ Amy Fast Ed.D.E20: Timeless Learning w/ Ira Socol Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By far the most inspiring thing about living in the communication age is seeing school innovation at work throughout the world. Sometimes we can get trapped in our microcosm obsessing over what doesn’t work in schools - after all, there is a lot that needs changing. But that doesn’t mean, of course, that there aren’t awesome things happening.To expand on the word "innovation" - I know that these word can be "fad worthy" - if you will. The education community tends to look at every new initiative as innovative, including those that just do everything most normally do - better. But that's not what I'm getting at here...innovation is taking a risk against the status quo, doing something that little to no other people are doing. It's important to highlight and express these ideas are not only legitimate, but extraordinary - we should celebrate work and be careful of solely critiquing the established system. <h3>GUESTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE</h3>Bennett Jester, a high school freshman at the progressive Clark Street Community School in Middleton, Wisconsin, who blogs and speaks on issues of grades and traditional education at-large.Ted Fujimoto, the president of Landmark Consulting Group, a business that focuses on scaling, leadership, and redesign, and whose hand shaped the growth of New Tech Network and Big Picture Learning, both of which have seen massive whole-school progressive redesigns.Deanna Hess, an English educator at Dover High School in Dover, Delaware, who teaches a range of classes including dual-credit courses, where she focuses on developing purpose in writing and reading in what is typically regarded as a traditional setting.Sophie Fenton, the Head of Education Design at the Asia Education Foundation in Melbourne, Australia, who focuses on promoting intercultural and communicative schools in an increasingly connected world. <h3>RESOURCES</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.clarkstreetcommunityschool.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Clark Street Community School</a></li><li><a href="https://riseupandwrite.wiscweb.wisc.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rise Up &amp; Write Program (WI)</a></li><li><a href="https://newtechnetwork.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">New Tech Network</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bigpicture.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Big Picture Learning</a></li><li><a href="https://www.edu.goallcreative.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Go All Creative</a></li><li><a href="http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Asia Education Foundation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fya.org.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation for Young Australians</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insight.com/en_US/learn/content/2017/01302017-how-the-intelligent-digital-mesh-will-transform-every-business-layer.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">An Overview by Insight.com on the “Intelligent Digital Mesh”</a></li></ul><h3> </h3><h3>FURTHER LISTENING</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/things-fall-apart/2018/6/29/s2-e11-administration-organization-and-vision-w-amy-fast-edd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">S2: E11: Administration, Organization, and Vision w/ Amy Fast Ed.D.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/things-fall-apart/2018/9/15/s2-e20-timeless-learning-w-ira-socol" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">E20: Timeless Learning w/ Ira Socol</a></li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

46: Innovation in Progressive Education feat. Bennett Jester, Ted Fujimoto, Deanna Hess, & Sophie Fenton

I stopped coaching football in the fall of 2000. That’s a long time ago. In the spring of 2018, Eric Myers, who’s the Track and Field Coach at our school, surprised me with an unexpected proposition, Jim…you need to get back into coaching. I need an assistant. Coach with me. We’ll have a blast! I was totally unprepared for this solicitation. I responded, Wow…thanks, but I’m long removed from the coaching mindset. It’s been years since I’ve coached. I’m sorry!I was surprised by Eric’s proposition. That was a problem. I said no instinctively without giving it much thought. I promptly dismissed the idea and went on with my busy day.Our minds, however, function in mysterious ways. Last summer on a gorgeous Ohio day, I needed something to do. My wife had an obligation, so I was free to entertain myself. I decided to go hiking at Mohican State Park near Mansfield, Ohio. For some odd reason, as I strolled over the beautiful trails surrounded by sun-dappled hemlocks, I started thinking about coaching again:Man, it would take a lot of time out of my day.Boy, parents become spastic whenever their offspring are even remotely engaged in competition.I’m not as young as I used to be.But these thoughts were overwhelmed by others:When I was coaching I had a relational advantage in the classroom because I bonded with kids on the playing field.While I’m not as young as I used to be, I’m still very fit and coaching might make me feel even younger.I had a lot of fun coaching and there’s no reason to think that couldn’t be the case again.And finally and most importantly, I have a lot to offer those kids in the role of a coach.On my way home from the hike, I called Coach Myers and told him that if he needed me next year, I was available.Now, fast-forward to February of 2019. Eric informed that he did need me to help coach running events, but he really needed a discus coach. This introduced a fascinating new variable. I was a speed guy in high school. I’d never picked up a discus in my life. Eric assured me that I could teach myself and clarified that practice started on the 4th of March, so I needed to get cracking!This is a perfect example of self-directed learning. Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve researched, watched video, interviewed experienced throwers, and practiced the movements. To the amusement and annoyance of wife and offspring, I’ve thrown a lot of things against my basement wall mimicking throwing the discus. My form has evolved. I’m now excited to teach others. Please…repeat after me, When we teach ourselves, it sticksDeanna Hess teaches dual enrollment English at Dover High School in Dover, Delaware. My story about self-directed learning dovetails perfectly with her story about a prompt she recently gave students. Deanna challenged her kids by placing the learning objective at the end of the prompt! In other words, the learning objective represented Point B in a journey. Point A and how students got to Point B, was totally up to them. If this sounds fun, courageous, powerful, and something you’d like to try in your classroom, then you, dear friend, have downloaded the right podcast. Deanna describes her evolution in thinking about the assignment, the twists and turns of its execution, her interesting observations during the process, and the potential as a future instruction tactic. There’s no doubt that this lesson was a powerful learning experience for Deanna’s students.

I stopped coaching football in the fall of 2000. That’s a long time ago. In the spring of 2018, Eric Myers, who’s the Track and Field Coach at our school, surprised me with an unexpected proposition, Jim…you need to get back into coaching. I need an assistant. Coach with me. We’ll have a blast! I was totally unprepared for this solicitation. I responded, Wow…thanks, but I’m long removed from the coaching mindset. It’s been years since I’ve coached. I’m sorry! I was surprised by Eric’s proposition. That was a problem. I said no instinctively without giving it much thought. I promptly dismissed the idea and went on with my busy day. Our minds, however, function in mysterious ways. Last summer on a gorgeous Ohio day, I needed something to do. My wife had an obligation, so I was free to entertain myself. I decided to go hiking at Mohican State Park near Mansfield, Ohio. For some odd reason, as I strolled over the beautiful trails surrounded by sun-dappled hemlocks, I started thinking about coaching again: Man, it would take a lot of time out of my day. Boy, parents become spastic whenever their offspring are even remotely engaged in competition. I’m not as young as I used to be. But these thoughts were overwhelmed by others: When I was coaching I had a relational advantage in the classroom because I bonded with kids on the playing field. While I’m not as young as I used to be, I’m still very fit and coaching might make me feel even younger. I had a lot of fun coaching and there’s no reason to think that couldn’t be the case again. And finally and most importantly, I have a lot to offer those kids in the role of a coach. On my way home from the hike, I called Coach Myers and told him that if he needed me next year, I was available. Now, fast-forward to February of 2019. Eric informed that he did need me to help coach running events, but he really needed a discus coach. This introduced a fascinating new variable. I was a speed guy in high school. I’d never picked up a discus in my life. Eric assured me that I could teach myself and clarified that practice started on the 4th of March, so I needed to get cracking! This is a perfect example of self-directed learning. Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve researched, watched video, interviewed experienced throwers, and practiced the movements. To the amusement and annoyance of wife and offspring, I’ve thrown a lot of things against my basement wall mimicking throwing the discus. My form has evolved. I’m now excited to teach others. Please…repeat after me, When we teach ourselves, it sticks Deanna Hess teaches dual enrollment English at Dover High School in Dover, Delaware. My story about self-directed learning dovetails perfectly with her story about a prompt she recently gave students. Deanna challenged her kids by placing the learning objective at the end of the prompt! In other words, the learning objective represented Point B in a journey. Point A and how students got to Point B, was totally up to them. If this sounds fun, courageous, powerful, and something you’d like to try in your classroom, then you, dear friend, have downloaded the right podcast. Deanna describes her evolution in thinking about the assignment, the twists and turns of its execution, her interesting observations during the process, and the potential as a future instruction tactic. There’s no doubt that this lesson was a powerful learning experience for Deanna’s students.

116-Deanna Hess Enthusiastically Turns the Car Keys Over to Her Kids