Podcasts about human restoration project

In January 2021, Nick Covington was a social studies teacher in Iowa fully-immersed in his classroom and students. Successful, purposeful, and thriving. A year later, after being swept up into the culture war against educators and facing targeting and harassment for doing his job, he handed in his resignation later in February 2022.Once he finished out that school year, Nick moved into his position as a leader of the non-profit he cofounded, The Human Restoration Project—an organization doing the increasingly-important work of moving towards an education system that centers the humanity of all-involved, but most especially students.In today's conversation, Nick shares about his experience in the classroom, his exit from it, and why he is more resolute than ever about the importance of and hope within the work he is doing now. (Seriously: if this is your first time hearing about it, go check it out!)Links to check out from the conversation:* HumanRestorationProject.org* Third Coast Learning Collaborative* “Current Events Do Not Belong in History Class” (the original Medium post detailing Nick's experience leaving the classroom)Also: how do you feel as a teacher right now in this current moment? Feel free to answer in the comments or, if you're inspired, to leave an audio message via Fanlist that we may respond to on a future episode?Finally, thanks, as always, to: Alberto Lugo, one of Jim's former students, for writing and recording original intro music; Tom Csatari for allowing us to use his band's recording of “Woodstock” from their 2020 album, Garden; and Courtney Milavec for graphic design.Find Tom's work at uncivilizedtom.com, and on Instagram @banduncivilized.Find Alberto's work at djsynchro.weebly.com, and on Instagram @djsynchro.Email us here: thebrokencopier@substack.com.Thanks for listening (and tell your friends)! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebrokencopier.substack.com

Today we are joined by Dr. Kapono Ciotti. Dr. Ciotti is the Executive Director of What School Could Be, an organization offering a whole host of things: free resources, a flourishing community, coaching services, graduate coursework, and more; plus WSCB is one of Human Restoration Project's partners. Prior to this work, Dr. Ciotti grew up in Honolulu, Hawai'i in a progressive, constructivist school and taught in the same area, then in Senegal, and then became a school leader in the United States and internationally. He's worked in over one hundred schools across four continents, including as national faculty for the National Association of Independent Schools in diversity, equity, and justice. Dr. Kapono Ciotti @ Solution TreeDr. Kapono Ciotti @ PrincipledLearningWhat School Could Be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of you are already working to get your classrooms ready and will be welcoming students for the first day in the next couple of weeks, if you haven't already. It's a magical and stressful time of year, so we wanted to release Dr Carla Shalaby's 2024 Conference to Restore Humanity keynote as a “back to school” special podcast. Carla speaks so powerfully to her own practical experience of human-centered education and why we do what we do: moving away from control, surveillance, and punishment, towards a model based on collective care, inclusion, and restorative practice. We hope you find it a great way to center ways of thinking about classroom management that will help get the school year started off on the right foot and sustain community with students throughout the next several months. As Carla reminds us, "Being good at human being requires a ton of work and investment, and perhaps most of all, an intentional rejection of a culture of disposability, the idea that there's ever such a thing as a throwaway person." If you prefer video, that's up on our YouTube channel as well, just search for Human Restoration Project.Thanks for listening, and we hope you have an amazing school year! Let us know if you need anything.Link to YouTube video Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, EALA talks with Nick Covington, the Creative Director of Human Restoration Project. Listen in as they discuss Human Restoration Project's grassroots efforts to revolutionize education by prioritizing purpose-driven learning and human-centered models, aiming to create sustainable and inclusive educational systems worldwide. To learn more visit humanrestorationproject.org and Stimpunks Foundation Access the full podcast transcript at: https://bit.ly/5MinsWithHumanRestorationProject 

The One About…Is ‘Sold a Story' an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading?Nick Covington's view“My goal with this piece is to capture the questions and criticisms that I have not just about the narrative of Sold A Story but of the broader movement toward “The Science of Reading,” and bring in other evidence and perspectives that inform my own. I hope to make the case that “The Science of Reading” is not a useful label to describe the multiple goals of literacy; that investment in teacher professionalization is inoculation against being Sold A Story; and that the unproductive and divisive Reading Wars actually make it more difficult for us to think abouthow to cultivate literate kids.” – Nick Covington Nick Covington bio:Nick is the creative director for the Human Restoration Project and former high school Social Studies teacher in Iowa public Schools. He promotes progressive education across the board. Nick aims to reestablish the idea of what school could be to one of student-centered success that relies on their ideas and knowledge instead of a dictated “future-ready” curriculum.Website:Humanrestorationproject.orgArticle:Unsettling the Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold a Story?https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-is-being-sold-a-story-unsettling-the-science-of-readingThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Reimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many intense conversations that occur in our mainline HRP interviews. Let us know what you think.Learn more about our free resources, podcast, writings, and more at https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit centered on enabling human-centered schools through progressive pedagogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris sits down with Congressman Jamaal Bowman! serving New York's 16th district since 2021. Bowman was a crisis management teacher in an elementary school in the Bronx, who eventually founded his own public school, the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, a middle school in Eastchester. For years he maintained a blog on changing school policy and standardized testing, with a focus on being deeply involved in the opt-out movement to encourage families to not take the tests, as well as centering pedagogy on social emotional health and restorative justice.Congressman Bowman's team reached out to Human Restoration Project to talk about the More Teaching, Less Testing Act (linked below). The policy lessens the number of tests given each year in schools, limiting the number of tests all students take and finding other ways to gather data, such as through a smaller but representative sample size. Please note that Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and that this interview is not an endorsement of Bowman or his electoral campaign.More Teaching, Less Testing Act: https://bowman.house.gov/_cache/files/8/9/89180377-ee4a-4906-b170-f4ee28d3602e/0D579FD78ABAA89748EA157D3F31CAB1.more-teaching-less-testing-act-bill-summary.pdfA video of this conversation in available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/y9Aw4EsH_yc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aloha and welcome to episode 2 in a three part series on Pedagogy in the Hawaiian Islands. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst interning here at the Human Restoration Project.In this episode, we delve into the research of Dr. Stacy Potes and her place-based pedagogical framework for Hawaiian youth. Stacy Potes, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education in Secondary Mathematics. Dr. Potes currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher preparation, including Secondary Mathematics Methods and Multicultural Education. Previously, she worked as a Mathematics Lecturer at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu for five years and as a secondary mathematics teacher for thirteen years in the Department of Education. She focuses on contextualizing mathematics education by incorporating mathematics, culture, and sustainability. Her research is rooted in Hawaiʻi and influenced the development of a framework that includes place-conscious pedagogy, culturally responsive pedagogy, and critical ethnomathematics pedagogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What you just heard were public comments from three community members of Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, at the center of a controversial state takeover by the Texas Education Agency. The bell you hear in the audio is a hard cut-off for speakers, whose mics were immediately turned off. After working its way through the legal system for several years, last winter, the Texas Supreme Court greenlit the replacement of district superintendent and the locally elected board of trustees by the head of the TEA, appointed directly by the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, himself. And last month, school was back in session under the newly appointed superintendent, Mike Miles - former US State Department ambassador, charter school CEO, and Dallas ISD superintendent - amid dozens of pedagogical and policy changes that left teachers, parents, and students confused, frustrated, and afraid, as heard in the public comment at the beginning of this episode.The takeover of Houston ISD sits at the intersection of so many issues impacting American education today - democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism, the so-called parents' rights movement, testing & accountability measures, poverty, race, and charter schools. On Friday, September 15th, the morning after another heated board meeting in Houston, I spoke with Karina Quesada-Leon, an Houston ISD parent, activist, and former teacher who has been intensely involved in HISD for a decade, and she was generous to speak with me for an hour about the recent history of the majority Hispanic/Latino district, the impact of the takeover on teachers, families, & students, and how they are experiencing the New Educational System of Superintendent Mike Miles, and what's next for the movement opposed to these reactionary changes.We are generally not a current-events podcast, but because this is a fast-moving story, we wanted to release it to listeners as soon and as lightly edited as possible. You can also find an overview of the story on our YouTube channel by searching Human Restoration Project. We hope to follow up with Karina and other affected teachers, parents, and students at Houston ISD. If you'd like to reach out to me directly, you can do so by emailing nick@humanrestorationproject.org. And of course you can always find more of our work and support us @ humanrestorationproject.orgVideo: The Houston ISD Takeover Punishes Poverty & Subverts DemocracyTwitter: Houston Education AssociationTwitter: Karina Quesada-Leon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first of a three-part series on Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands, where we explore history, philosophy, and progressive developments in Hawai'ian Pedagogy. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, interning at the Human Restoration Project.In this episode, we delve into the history of education in the Hawai'ian Kingdom, the impact of occupation and colonialism, and the link between Hawai'ian sovereignty and pedagogical practice here in Hawai'i. Today I'm joined by Dr. Keanu Sai. Dr. Sai is a political scientist and senior lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i Windward Community College, Political Science and Hawai'ian Studies Departments, and affiliate graduate faculty member at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Education. He also served as Agent for the Hawai'ian Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands, in Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom. His research focuses on the continued existence of the Hawai'ian Kingdom as a State under international law that has been under military occupation by the United States of America since January 17, 1893. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This keynote address was part of Conference to Restore Humanity! 2023: Breaking the Doom-Loop, sponsored by Holistic Think Tank, Cortico & Local Voices Network, Antioch University, Education Evolving & Teacher-Powered Schools, and Unrulr. You can also find a video of the keynote and community Q&A on our YouTube page by searching for Human Restoration Project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This keynote address was part of Conference to Restore Humanity! 2023: Breaking the Doom-Loop, sponsored by Holistic Think Tank, Cortico & Local Voices Network, Antioch University, Education Evolving & Teacher-Powered Schools, and Unrulr. You can also find a video of the keynote and community Q&A on our YouTube page by searching for Human Restoration Project.Dr. Darder is an internationally recognized activist-scholar and Professor Emerita at Loyola Marymount University, where for more than a decade she held the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair of Ethics and Moral Leadership.She is an American Educational Research Association Fellow, the recipient of the American Educational Research Association Scholars of Color Lifetime Contribution Award, and an award-winning author and editor of more than 20 books in the field.GuestsDr Antonia Darder is an internationally recognized activist-scholar and professor. For nearly 40 years, Antonia has worked tirelessly to counter social and material inequalities in schools and society.ResourcesConference to Restore HumanityAntonia Darder's Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week: A study out of the UK suggests that the “best” way to teach might look differently from subject to subject. Shocker, we know. But the interesting part is that the results might be counterintuitive in this era of common core math, and more progressive pedagogy aimed at achieving college readiness for all. Also, this week the Biden administration announced plans to fix administrative flaws in the income driven repayment plans for federal student loan borrowers, automatically crediting them with payments the system previously missed, and forgiving billions in debt. It's great… and it's just really, really hard to understand. Manuel and Jeff discuss.  Click here to register for the Human Restoration Project's Conference to Restore Humanity 2023!  Use the code AOTA at checkout and save $25, plus, you'll be supporting this show! Get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com  Passing Period is an AOTA podcast extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes.  Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA   Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Today, we wanted to provide a brief update on major upcoming projects at Human Restoration Project. Within we'll talk about:Ongoing work of the Human-Centered Schools Network (apologies for the audio quality...we are at a "beach house" in Michigan...)Our upcoming conference in 2 weeks! (July 24-27)Upcoming announcements and podcastsThank you for tuning in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week: It's Pride Month, and there's some not good news coming out of the city of LA, where a group of hateful community members showed up to protest a Pride Month assembly at a local elementary school. And, we dig into a fascinating story from NPR on new teacher mentoring, rooted in rural Alaska, where a mentor takes 3 planes and a snowmobile to mentor new teachers in remote villages.  Manuel and Jeff discuss the role and effectiveness of mentoring and reflect on their own experiences as new teachers.   Click here to register for the Human Restoration Project's Conference to Restore Humanity 2023!  Use the code AOTA at checkout and save $25, plus, you'll be supporting this show! Get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com  Passing Period is an AOTA podcast extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes.  Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA   Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: The notion that “throwing more money at schools” isn't a serious policy solution has dominated the policy landscape for decades, thanks in significant part to one Eric Hanushek.  His work has been cited in court cases, and public discourse since the 80s to suppress efforts at more just and equitable funding for schools. Well, turns out that even Hanushek's own research now supports the very idea he has spent a career opposing.  Maueul and Jeff discuss the religious pseudoscience of conservative economics in education, and share thoughts on Hanushek's Columbus-like discovery of the obvious.    Click here to register for the Human Restoration Project's Conference to Restore Humanity 2023!  Use the code AOTA at checkout and save $25, plus, you'll be supporting this show! Get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com  Passing Period is an AOTA podcast extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes.  Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA   Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Galisteo resident Mare Tomaski has been studying and exploring the human potential for most of her adult life. She's a natural-born seeker with a love for learning and a passion for alternative health wisdom. Her podcast, named for her book "The Human Restoration Project  - is available weekly on Radio Free Galisteo's website.  Mare talks with Radio Free Galisteo's John Shannon about her journey as a health coach and her ongoing work in "The Human Restoration Project."Get the book here! https://amzn.to/3Xtp6IqSupport the showFollow Radio Free Galisteo on Instagram at: @radiofreegalisteo. We're on twitter here: https://twitter.com/FreeGalisteo or @FreeGalisteo. We're now on BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreegalisteo.bsky.social Support the show by going to https://www.RadioFreeGalisteo.com and clicking on our Red DONATE button to select a method of financial encouragement - Patreon, Paypal, Stripe or just Buy Us a Coffee!

Gamification is a long-standing practice across lesson planning and educational technology, but it doesn't always work out the way we expect. At the end of the day, if the nature of the task is not interesting, then what we're creating is more about compliance than engagement. In this session, we will host a conversation on what it means to gamify content, learning, and pedagogy: recognizing potential success while advising for potential pitfalls.This episode is a panel discussion we had with game designer & author, Adrian Hon, on the pros and pitfalls of “gamification” as part of our EduFuturism Learning Series. You can find all of the previous events including Innovative AI Tools for the Classroom…and their Dilemmas and Learning From Video Game Tutorials, as well as register for upcoming events in the series @ humanrestorationproject.org/learning. You can also find this video and others on our YouTube channel by searching for Human Restoration Project. GuestsAdrian Hon is an award-winning video game designer and is the CEO and founder of Six to Start, co-creator of the world's most successful smartphone fitness game, Zombies, Run! He previously was the director of play, creating alternative reality games, at Mind Candy.ResourcesWatch on YouTubeYou've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us AllAdrian Hon on TwitterConference to Restore Humanity! 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Dan talks with Annie Abrams, public school teacher and author of the new book Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students. Dan was always skeptical of the AP for reasons related to cost and its content-heavy nature, but after reading Abrams' rich analysis and critique of the program, it's clear that there's a lot more to it than that. Dan and Annie discuss why the AP has such reach in America's high schools, how teacher autonomy and student agency are damaged by AP courses, and possible solutions. As always, I welcome comments and questions on Twitter and Instagram @BigIdeaEdMentioned in the show:Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students by Annie AbramsCulver City eliminates honors English in attempt to reach racial equity by KQEDTime to Slay the College Board Dragon by Michael Hynesconference to restore humanity! 2023 from Human Restoration Project*enter code bigidea at checkout for a $25 discount*Music by Barry Moore

Episode 32: Restoring Humanity in EducationTrust Kids. That's the takeaway from public school educator-turned nonprofit founder Chris McNutt, whose work at the Human Restoration Project aims to revolutionize teacher and student wellbeing. What would schools look like if we designed an educational system around trust? How could student agency and teacher creativity become pillars of a progressive, future-focused education? And how do we get there?Guest: Chris McNuttResources, Transcript, and Expanded Show NotesIn This Episode:“So much of teaching the teacher has become seeing teachers as technicians, right. It's become, how can I tell teachers exactly what to do and keep firm control over the sequential pace of the curriculum? And as a result, that's how many teachers see their own classrooms…many teachers and teaching curriculums look at cognitive science and they go, oh, well it says right here that if you give kids X number of questions and talk to them for X amount of time, that is like, the perfect amount of time to talk to them about this concept. Therefore, let's do that over and over again until they improve their test scores.” (14:23)“No one's coming to save us. That top down reforms from government organizations or from districts rarely lead to any type of solution. In fact, they often lead to more problems than they attempt to solve. For example, someone might come in and offer a new set of standards for us to look at and analyze and incorporate into our classrooms, which has happened, I felt like when I was teaching, every two years, there was some kind of new initiative to push for. And ultimately nothing changed, and it burnt a lot of people out.” (24:49)“If I walk into the room and think that kids are gonna try to get away with something, I'm gonna start pushing toward more carceral practices. I'm gonna ban things. I'm gonna tell kids what they can and can't do. And that's what leads us to schools where kids aren't allowed to talk in the hallway, or they're not allowed to have water bottles in classrooms, and these ridiculous things that I would never wanna subject another person to at all.” (45:08)Related Episodes: 27, 23, 19, 11, 2022 Bonus Episode, 7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brief HRP update with me, Nick Covington, Creative Director here at Human Restoration Project!As you may have hear, Chris & I are coming off a whirlwind of a week in Columbus, Ohio, where we hosted a team from our Poland-based partners at Holistic Think Tank, Polish teacher representatives from the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, and a rockstar group of American teachers that included a team from our friends in Muskegon, Michigan (be on the lookout for more involvement from them in the future), as well as Trevor Aleo, and Jen Lucas; on the campus of The Ohio State University. The keynote of the conference was from none other than former Finnish minister of education & the author of Finnish lessons, Pasi Sahlberg, speaking not only to the need for systemic change, but the right kind of systemic change: rooted in cooperation, customized curriculum, holistic teaching and learning, trust-based professionalism, and where every school is a good school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many intense conversations that occur in our mainline HRP interviews. Let us know what you think.Learn more about our free resources, podcast, writings, and more at https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit centered on enabling human-centered schools through progressive pedagogy.Learn more about Holistic Think Tank at https://www.holisticthinktank.com & sign up for the HTT Summit in Columbus, OH on March 4th at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/htt-summit-2023-interdisciplinary-school-subject-ids-tickets-533961311657See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many intense conversations that occur in our mainline HRP interviews. Let us know what you think.Learn more about our free resources, podcast, writings, and more at https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/ Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit centered on enabling human-centered schools through progressive pedagogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Covington taught high school social studies for 10 years in Iowa. He is the Co-founder of the Human Restoration Project, a non-profit educational organization committed to systemic change toward human-centered learning experiences. Sign up for the Newsletter Post a podcast review AND Subscribe to DivingDeepEDU Music: Believin Stephen Links: www.humanrestorationproject.org Shout out:  @juliafliss Connect with Matthew Downing: Linkedin Twitter

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Chris McNutt and Nick Covington, two leaders of the Human Restoration Project, an initiative aimed at transforming school systems towards human-centered policies that promote well-being and powerful learning. Links:  Chris McNutt Nick Covington Human Restoration Project Podcast 100 Days of Conversation Podcast Human Restoration Project Conference Human Restoration Project PD  UN Sustainable Development Goals Difference Making | Getting Smart 

When you reflect back on your most recent professional learning in-service days, what springs to mind? Rich educational experiences filled with meaningful learning? Or cringey icebreakers, one-size-fits-all lectures, and flavor-of-the-month fluff? Based on the research shared in this episode, the vast majority of teachers lean towards the latter. This is a problem that Chris McNutt and Nick Covington, former teachers and current directors of the educational non-profit Human Restoration Project know too well. That's why are developing ways to do professional learning WITH educators and not to them.In this episode, we'll hear more about HRP's mission to inform, guide, and grow more humanizing educational systems. More specifically, we'll be deep-diving into ways they design and provide purpose-driven professional growth opportunities inside and outside of school.https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/

The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, were released yesterday, September 1st, prompting a New York Times headline that read “The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading”, the 74 headline added “Two Decades of Growth WIPED OUT by Two years of Pandemic”. Peter Greene, an education policy watcher, called it NAEP Pearl Clutching Day. I myself had tweeted out “With the release of pandemic NAEP scores, we're about to have the worst cycle of education discourse imaginable”, and man did that ring true. Everyone was running to their corners to abolish teacher's unions, attack remote & hybrid learning and mask mandates - just relitigating every pandemic issue imaginable - and the results brought out the usual resident experts in everything, like Matt Yglesias, who called the scores “A Short-term L for the left that was more supportive of closure”.While everyone online is jumping to conclusions, we thought it would be important to help provide some context, to step back and take inventory of the data, claims, headlines, and provide context and forecast next steps: what, if anything, could or should we do in response to this report? So I reached out to author and educator John Warner, whose intuition I tend to trust on this kind of thing. John is the author of several books, Why They Can't Write, The Writer's Practice and Sustainable. Resilient. Free.: The Future of Public Higher Education, released in 2020. Thanks John for taking the time to talk with me today. Let's start with what the NAEP results say and what they mean, and then we'll compare that to the headlines. So what do the results say and what should we make of them? Why does the framing matter? What context is missing? How could we meaningfully report on these results? What's missing in the discourse?GUESTJohn Warner, author of Why They Can't Write, The Writer's Practice, and Sustainable. Resilient. Free: The Future of Public Higher Education. He serves on Human Restoration Project's Board of Directors.RESOURCESPodcast: Deciphering Learning Loss w/ Akil Bello Video: How do we measure learning loss, anyway?HRP's Learning Loss Handbook Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In which Dan asks a bunch of really smart educators, "What have the past two+ years taught us?" We're entering another school year of pandemic teaching and learning, so what do we have to show for it? Forget the think pieces online and the ranting at local school board meetings; what can these innovative teachers tell us about where education has (and hasn't) gone since March 2020? As always, I welcome comments and questions on Twitter and Instagram @BigIdeaEd Guests on the show:Celeste Kirsch - host of the Teaching Tomorrow Podcast, @teaching_tomorrow Jonathan Gold - check out his articles for Learning for Justice, @jonathansgoldKayla Duncan - co-author of Learning That Transfers, @MrsKaylaDuncanLeo Thompson - of the Council of International Schools, check out his thoughts on education over at LinkedInTanay Naik - educator at UNIS Hanoi, @tnaikNick Covington - Creative Director at the Human Restoration Project and prolific, insightful tweeter @CovingtonEDUJulia Fliss - Colorado educator and @SDG ambassador, @JuliaFlissJessica Kirkland - Virginia educator full of good ideas @jkirk___Music: "Que Es Extraño" by Molo

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Keynote Transcript: https://writing.humanrestorationproject.org/transcript/dr-henry-giroux-critical-pedagogy-in-a-time-of-fascist-tyranny/Q&A Transcript: https://writing.humanrestorationproject.org/transcript/conference-to-restore-humanity-2022-keynote-q-a-dr-henry-giroux/In this extensive episode, we'll be releasing the keynote address and Q&A session from our first speaker at Conference to Restore Humanity: Dr. Henry Giroux.We are firm believers in free, public access to the pedagogical tools necessary to enact a human-centered education system. And over the next week, we will be releasing almost everything that was presented at our conference, including keynotes, Q&As, and learning track materials. The best things in education should not be gate-kept.That said, almost all of our conference fees go toward paying our faculty track leaders and keynote speakers. We believe in paying a competitive rate. And to be transparent, HRP used its organizational funds to cover what ticket sales could not. Therefore, if you value this keynote and these resources, your donation ensures that we can continue to host events just like this! Further, your donation highlights that there's a need for events like this, allowing us to secure partnerships and scholarships for grander ideas in the future. If every regular listener donated 25% of the $200 ticket price: $50, we could easily payoff multiple conferences to restore humanity. Visit humanrestorationproject.org/donate to help us out, and stay tuned to our website and social media for conference material releases next week.What you're about to hear takes place in two parts: the first is a pre-recorded 35 minute speech, followed by an live hour Q&A. If you'd prefer to watch these sessions, they are released on our YouTube channel, simply search Human Restoration Project.Our guest today really needs no introduction and it's my honor to have a true legend in education here with us. Dr. Henry Giroux is a renowned scholar who has authored or co-authored over 70 books, including directly working with Paulo Freire on education and cultural studies. He's written hundreds of articles and delivered more than 250 lectures. He is a founding theorist of critical pedagogy, being foundational to the study as he literally coined the term. Starting off as a social studies teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island, Giroux has taught at many universities, served as the co-editor of educational journals, and has served on multiple boards. Today, he serves at the board of directors for Truthout, continues to publish more works, and is the Chair for Scholarship and Public Interest and the Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar of Critical Pedagogy at McMaster University. Thank you so much, Dr. Giroux, for joining us.Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit centered on enabling human-centered schools through progressive pedagogy. We do not endorse any specific political candidates. Conference keynotes and faculty members do not reflect political endorsements by Human Restoration Project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Why are things the way the are? And how can we make them better? These are two of the questions that Gary asks himself every day and that he shared with me during this powerful imperfectly perfect new conversation on the podcast. We also talked about flourishing at the individual and organisational, community and societal level and Gary's own journey as an educator and father over the last 30 years. Here are some of the information Gary shared with us. Books and other Readings that been formative for him: Awakening Genius in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong “On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings” by William James “Only Connect: The Goals of a Liberal Education”, by William Cronon The Path to Purpose by William Damon A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger Von Oech The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman (as well as the documentary video here) Other readings: Anything on the RENVISIONED Medium site created by Prof. Erin Raab Anything on Monte Syrie's “Project 180” blog. Anything on the “Teachers Going Gradeless” website maintained by Arthur Chirarivalli and Aaron Blackwelder. Anything done by Chris McNutt and Nick Covington for the Human Restoration Project. Gary's own blogs/websites: Only Connect (Personal musings, mostly on education, design, design thinking, creativity, etc. NOVA Lab (a site for a class I co-create with students. It is based on self-determined, purpose-based learning) Connect with Gary on social media: Twitter--@Ed_by_design Instagram -- @pvnovalab Youtube -- Garreth Heidt

Not gonna lie–-the political, environmental, and economic outlook right now is rather bleak. More than ever we need to ensure that our students have quality, humanizing spaces within which to learn and grow. But what does it actually mean to have humanizing schools and classrooms, and how can we shape a human-centric school system amid the wave of anti-human bills seeking to ban books, ban curriculum, and ostracize our most marginalized communities? Chris McNutt and Nick Covington, two super-dope educators who co-founded the Human Restoration Project, join the show to help us explore these issues! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a call to prohibit cell phones in the classroom and a policy change that may soon boost access to higher education for incarcerated persons. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 7:04 - Time to ban cell phones? 18:37 - College Access for the Incarcerated 30:50 - Humanizing Education with the Human Restoration Project! 1:20:28 - Farewell to a monumental AOTA Family member DO-NOW STORIES: The Case for Making Classrooms Phone-Free Getting A Bachelor's Degree In Prison Is Rare. That's About To Change More from our guests: Human Restoration Project Conference to Restore Humanity Chris McNutt on Twitter Nick Covington on Twitter Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aota/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aota/support

In this bonus episode of Human Restoration Project's podcast, we talk about all of the fantastic opportunities available at our upcoming Conference to Restore Humanity! 2022: System Reboot, which is entirely online from July 25th-July 28th, 2022. We detail:The goals and reasoning for establishing the conference, including pedagogy, sustainability, accessibility, and representationThe keynotes, learning tracks, and additional eventsThe purposeful design for ensuring everyone can participate and be informed through the conference (and why traditional conferences don't work for everyone)...and other reasons why a virtual-first conference model is not only needed, but necessaryIf you're interested in attending, early bird pricing ends really soon from this recording - June 30th! You can sign up at any point at humanrestorationproject.org/conference See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's guest is Deborah Meier, who really needs no introduction for advocates of progressive education. Meier is the founder of the modern small schools movement, that aims to reorganize larger schools into smaller, democratic ones. She was founder and director of Central Park East, a Dewey-inspired progressive school in East Harlem, New York City. She also opened Central Park East II, River East, and the Central Park East Secondary School the same neighborhood. This led her to establish a network of similarly minded schools in New York City, and eventually founding Mission Hill School in Boston.Meier is an advocate of democratic, progressive, public schools who has served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, National Academy of Education, The Nation, Dissent, and more. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, as well as the author of multiple books including the recently co-authored These Schools Belong to You and Me: Why We Can't Afford to Abandon our Public Schools. Meier is a huge inspiration to us at Human Restoration Project and we frequently draw on her work in our materials and advocacy.In this podcast, Meier and I talk about building a coalition of schools, educators, families, and community members to build and protect a progressive public education, discussing the importance of building a public education system that strengthens and models a democracy.GUESTSDeborah Meier, founding director of Central Park East and Mission Hill School, as well as various progressive democratic public schools, and author of various works including co-authoring These Schools Belong to You and Me: Why We Can't Afford to Abandon our Public SchoolsRESOURCESDeborah Meier's websiteThese Schools Belong to You and Me: Why We Can't Afford to Abandon our Public SchoolsThe Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in HarlemSUPPORT THE MOVEMENT TO END GUN VIOLENCEMarch for Our Lives 2022 National Rally (June 11th, 2022)Donate: March for Our LivesDonate: EverytownDonate: Moms Demand ActionDonate: Sandy Hook PromiseDonate: GoFundMe - Uvalde, TexasDonate: GoFundMe - Buffalo, New York See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the About section of his amazing resume Chris McNutt, co-founder of the Human Restoration Project and a digital art and design educator from Columbus, Ohio wrote: “I'm obsessed with revolutionizing education to meet the needs of  students. Instead of standardized tests and rote learning, why not create equitable, authentic, and  relationship-centered experiences where students can flourish? Let students lead their educational  pursuits.” “Quiet” is the name of the musical interlude piece for this episode, composed and played by Michael Sloan.  My editor and audio consultant is the talented, Evan Kurohara. Please leave us a review and or rating in your favorite podcast store. Continue readingThe post 84. Nothing Less Than Restoring Humanity to Learning, with Chris McNutt appeared first on @WSCBPodcast.

In the About section of his amazing resume Chris McNutt, co-founder of the Human Restoration Project and a digital art and design educator from Columbus, Ohio wrote: “I'm obsessed with revolutionizing education to meet the needs of  students. Instead of standardized tests and rote learning, why not create equitable, authentic, and  relationship-centered experiences where students can … Continue reading "84. Nothing Less Than Restoring Humanity to Learning, with Chris McNutt" The post 84. Nothing Less Than Restoring Humanity to Learning, with Chris McNutt appeared first on @WSCBPodcast.

The Human Restoration Project With Mare Tomaski  l.m.t, c.s.t, r.y.t,  c.f.m.h.cRestoring Resiliency in the Chaos of the Modern WorldGet the book here! https://www.amazon.com/Human-Restoration-Project-Restoring-Resiliency/dp/1478727608Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/radiofreegalisteo?fan_landing=true)

The Human Restoration Project With Mare Tomaski  l.m.t, c.s.t, r.y.t,  c.f.m.h.cRestoring Resiliency in the Chaos of the Modern WorldGet the book here! https://www.amazon.com/Human-Restoration-Project-Restoring-Resiliency/dp/1478727608Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/radiofreegalisteo?fan_landing=true)

The Human Restoration Project With Mare Tomaski  l.m.t, c.s.t, r.y.t,  c.f.m.h.cRestoring Resiliency in the Chaos of the Modern WorldGet the book here! https://www.amazon.com/Human-Restoration-Project-Restoring-Resiliency/dp/1478727608Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/radiofreegalisteo?fan_landing=true)

From Earning to Learning is the podcast where Dave Frangiosa shares research backed philosophies, thoughts on student engagement and classroom tested techniques that can help move students towards learning. Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) is an educator, blogger, podcaster, and co-founder of The Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro). We just scratch the surface of the challenges facing education today and what it means to restore humanity in education. We could (and hopefully will) fill an entire episode with our off-air discussion. Nick is a tremendous advocate and resource for students and educators everywhere. Learn more about The Human Restoration Project, their blogs and podcasts, as well as their conference this summer at humanrestorationproject.org. Twitter: @DavidFrangiosa Website: www.reimaginedschools.com

Long time listeners may recognize the title to this podcast: Re:Teaching. Last year, Nick released a series of short podcasts on a separate channel, focused on current events and short-form highlights of writing. We soon realized that by splitting our podcast into two segments, most folks didn't hear any of this series! Enjoy, and there will be even more new Re:Teaching episodes on the way.This episode is a feature read of Why What Works Won't Work and Why What Works May Hurt by Nick Covington, published in March 2020. Learn more about Human Restoration Project and find a wealth of free resources to create human-centered classrooms at humanrestorationproject.org, and follow us on social media, @HumResPro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's our 100th podcast episode! In celebration, Nick and Chris discuss the ongoing pursuits of Human Restoration Project.And we discuss:Our accomplishments over the years.Our favorite events, writings, and podcasts.Our major upcoming initiatives, which you'll want to stick around for!Questions from our listeners.And finally....host a trivia session on science fiction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Human Restoration Project With Mare Tomaski  l.m.t, c.s.t, r.y.t,  c.f.m.h.cRestoring Resiliency in the Chaos of the Modern WorldGet the book here! https://www.amazon.com/Human-Restoration-Project-Restoring-Resiliency/dp/1478727608Support the show

Dr. Erin Raab is solving systemic problems to create a more just, loving world, and she's transforming school for human flourishing, equity, & democracy. References from this episode: Dr. Erin Raab (https://twitter.com/erinlynnraab), (hello@reenvisioned.org), (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-erin-lynn-raab/) 100 Days of Conversation (https://www.100daysofconversations.org/) REENVISIONED (https://www.reenvisioned.org/) Human Restoration Project (https://twitter.com/HumResPro) Chris McNutt (https://twitter.com/mcnuttGISA) Local Voices Network (https://cortico.ai/local-voices-network/) Choice-filled Lives Network (https://choicefilledlives.org/) Henry Fairfax (https://twitter.com/1Fax5) Mike Pardee (https://twitter.com/4wardillo) Jena Croxford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jena-croxford-877b8131/) Gina Moore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-marie-moore-4b461019a/) Connect: Michael Crawford, PhD (https://twitter.com/mjcraw), (https://www.mjcraw.com) Dr. Jane Shore (https://twitter.com/shorejaneshore) School of Thought (https://schoolofthought.substack.com/) Revolution School (https://revolutionschool.org/) Community of Thought Gatherings (https://www.paispa.org/community-of-thought-gatherings) Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (https://www.paispa.org/) Michael Lipset, PhD of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Today, Nick and I are going to break down Human Restoration Project's recently released "Learning Loss" Handbook, providing an overview of the ideas we present in the book, the faux narrative being created surrounding "learning loss", and offering an alternative for educators to push for and pursue. You can find the free download at humanrestorationproject.org/materials.Included in this conversation is...The history of the term "learning loss"An analysis of standardized testing and what we're measuringShowcasing the overall negative impacts of standardized testingDeconstructing the financial ties to learning loss and the testing industryDissecting the stereotype threat and Pygmalion effect and its potential connection to the negative narrative of learning lossNext time we'll break down *how* we counteract this narrative. Stay tuned!*Apologies for the audio quality, my mic literally broke while recording this podcast! Support our funding drive! :)FUNDING DRIVEHuman Restoration Project is currently in the midst of our September 2021 funding drive. You can learn more, help us out, obtain donor gifts, and support future podcasts/ resources by visiting Human Restoration Project's website.RESOURCES95: Deciphering "Learning Loss" w/ Akil BelloFutureEd State Plan TrackingIntroducing "Operation Reverse the Loss" (IES)HRP's Learning Loss Handbook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Long time listeners may recognize the title to this podcast: Re:Teaching. Last year, Nick released a series of short podcasts on a separate channel, focused on current events and short-form highlights of writing. We soon realized that by splitting our podcast into two segments, most folks didn't hear any of this series! Therefore, after much delay - and many reminders by Nick - we'll be releasing Re:Teaching over the next few weeks on this channel. Enjoy, and there will be even more new Re:Teaching episodes on the way.This episode is a feature read of What's in a grade? GRExit, GPA, College Admissions, and the Mastery Transcript (oh my!) by Nick Covington, published in March 2020. Learn more about Human Restoration Project and find a wealth of free resources to create human-centered classrooms at humanrestorationproject.org, and follow us on social media, @HumResPro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Long time listeners may recognize the title to this podcast: Re:Teaching. Last year, Nick released a series of short podcasts on a separate channel, focused on current events and short-form highlights of writing. We soon realized that by splitting our podcast into two segments, most folks didn't hear any of this series! Therefore, after much delay - and many reminders by Nick - we'll be releasing Re:Teaching over the next few weeks on this channel. Enjoy, and there will be even more new Re:Teaching episodes on the way.This episode is a feature read of A Progressive Response to “Ed. Reform's Lost Decade” by Nick Covington, published in January 2020. Learn more about Human Restoration Project and find a wealth of free resources to create human-centered classrooms at humanrestorationproject.org, and follow us on social media, @HumResPro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which Dan talks with Chris McNutt, an Ohio educator, the executive director of the Human Restoration Project, and a leading voice for a progressive, human-centered education. They talk about the manufactured myth of "learning loss", media literacy, and the incredible work of HRP. As always, I welcome comments and questions on Twitter @BigIdeaEdMentioned in the show:From the Human Restoration Project Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave: How the Testing Industry Manufactured the "Learning Loss" Narrative by Chris McNuttPrimer on Progressive EducationUngrading HandbookEvidence Journal (great alternative to traditional grading!)Microcredentialing and CourseworkHRP Podcast #95: Deciphering "Learning Loss" w/ Akil BelloMcKinsey's report on learning loss: "COVID-19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime"Music:Track: Sunflower — Soyb [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/dG1U3NuR9PkFree Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/sunflower

"The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work" by Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley (2020) (http://bit.ly/3r8npRo) "We are so focused on developing machine capabilities to perform cognitive work that we nearly fail to develop our uniquely human skills, and paradoxically we have trained humans to act more like machines. We are conditioned, for example, to respond to the stimulus of a smartphone alert and have trained ourselves to structure data in ways computers can understand. We test people on tasks that machines can do (retrieve information), rather than asking people to act more like humans (creating and collaborating). We ponder just how powerful silicon computing can become and yet we don't even know what humans are capable of doing" (p. 122). References: Heather McGowan (https://twitter.com/heathermcgowan) Chris Shipley (https://twitter.com/cshipley) Institute for the Future (https://www.iftf.org/home/) Marina Gorbis (https://twitter.com/mgorbis) Luminary Labs (https://www.luminary-labs.com/) Sara Holoubek (https://twitter.com/sarita) Human Restoration Project (https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/) HRP57: EdSpace.Live with Michael J. Crawford (http://bit.ly/3bLEaeB) 100 Days of Conversation about School (https://www.100daysofconversations.org/) Michael Lipset, PhD of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Connect: Twitter (https://twitter.com/mjcraw) Website (https://www.mjcraw.com) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Transcripts can be found via our website, humanrestorationproject.org.Today's conversation is all about 100 Days of Conversations About School! 100 Days is a project by Human Restoration Project, REENVISIONED, Choice Filled Lives Network, and Cortico's Local Voices Network. Simply stated, 100 Days is catalyzing conversations about school in communities across the country. Featuring young people and adults, these conversations about the good life, the school experience, and equity in education are being compiled, shared, analyzed, and presented. We're taking the findings and presenting them to the new Secretary of Education and policymakers across the country.The process is designed to center the voices of young people and educators - both in the conversations themselves and in the policy and practice recommendations that emerge from the process. We're seeking educators, young people, and education non-profits who are interested in hosting a conversation in their community.The entire process takes about 2 hours, including the conversation itself. We supply all the materials, the recording space, and walk you through the conversation. Simply go to 100DaysofConversations.org, sign up, gather 2-8 folks, 2 of whom are below the age of 24, choose a time, and host the conversation. We'll take everything from there!Afterwards, you'll not only get to participate in an important process but also receive a transcript and categorical analysis of what happened - which is so important in figuring out how to reimagine our educational system. It's one thing for us to belabor on the importance of changing ed - yet we must include young people as the most important voices in the conversation.GUESTSDr. Erin Raab, chief strategy and impact officer for Choice Filled Lives Network and co-founder of REENVISIONED who focused her PhD on transforming schooling from competitions and tests to human flourishing and collective liberationThe 100 Days Social Media Team (Olivia Chiang, Summer Freed, Léa Henaux, which also includes Nontobeko Mdlalose) RESOURCES100 Days of Conversations Website and Sign Up100 Days Facilitation Guide100 Days Analysis OverviewFURTHER LISTENING79: Reimagine the System w/ REENVISIONED (Dr. Erin Raab) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As educators, we often push for teaching and learning to happen in engaging, 21st century ways. Dr. Sarah Pazur's work with CS Partners and FlexTech Education around the state of Michigan supports educators and schools as they transition to more authentic, project-based classrooms. With a fascinating background in progressive teaching and leadership, Sarah offers a terrific perspective on what opportunities and challenges exist for schools as they emerge from the pandemic. Plugs include How to Citizen with Baratunde, 100 Days of Conversations About School, the Human Restoration Project, and Real School Budapest. Music by Ketsa.

"In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School" by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine (2019) (http://bit.ly/3oQegvu) "Students now live in a world plagued by complex global problems, including climate change, massive economic inequality, ideological warfare, and a technological revolution marked by a chaotic proliferation of sources of opinion, fact, myth, paranoia, and disinformation. The generation of students coming of age today will be asked to navigate, survive, and, if they can, help to heal the world they have inherited. Schools will need to do their part to develop skilled, creative, educated, informed, and empathetic citizens and leaders — the kind of people that our economy, society, and democracy demand" (pp. 12-13). References: Jal Mehta (https://twitter.com/jal_mehta) Sarah Fine (https://twitter.com/sarahmfine) 100 Days of Conversations about Schools (https://www.100daysofconversations.org/) Human Restoration Project (https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/) REENVISIONED (https://www.reenvisioned.org/) youthxyouth (https://www.youthxyouth.com/) The Next 50 (https://thenext50.us/) Zak Malamed (https://twitter.com/zakmal) Michael Lipset of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Connect: Twitter (https://twitter.com/mjcraw) Website (https://www.mjcraw.com) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Enjoy Reflection #10: Barbara Bray's conversation with Chris McNutt, a 9th-grade digital design and media educator and Executive Director of the Human Restoration Project, on how to build a more human-centered classroom amidst a pandemic.

Today, Chris and I (Nick) are joined by John Hale, whose biography you will hear at the beginning of the interview. John was recently the guest of a Soho Forum debate on the topic of pandemic pods, which you heard excerpts of at the beginning of this episode and confined in its entirety on YouTube.Since the Human Restoration Project has primarily been focused on pedagogy and changing the structures of school, I wanted to have John on to talk more about the history and ramifications of education policy and help us unpack what's really going on in our current conversations about pandemic pods, voucher programs and the recently announced Bezos Academy. How can we simultaneously acknowledge that schools need to change while being critical advocates for the need for public institutions and employee unions? How have market oriented takes on so-called school choice actually subverted the original intent of independent and charter schools? It's a really interesting conversation and it was great to talk to John. I'm sure we'll have him on again to talk education policy, history and organization in the future.GUESTSDr. Joe Hale, professor of educational policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign, and author of the forthcoming book, "The Choice We Face" (working title)RESOURCESJeff Bezos is opening a tuition-free preschool for underserved children (CNN)Savage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolSmall Schools and Choice Revisited by Deborah MeierFURTHER LISTENINGAre ‘Pandemic Pods' a Symptom of the Public School Monopoly? A Soho Forum Debate (YouTube) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an audio version of our Summit on August 1st, 2020. Here's the video!Inspire Citizens is an innovative organization focusing on active, informed civics through social justice, sustainable development, collective well-being, SEL, and ethical media literacy. Out of the Blocks is an NPR program focused on capturing the sounds on the street of Baltimore, formed on the idea of interviewing every single person on a given block. And Evan Whitehead is a school leader and educator of over 20 years with a focus on social-emotional well-being.Check out this podcast between Inspire Citizens and Out of the Blocks on how this work can involve students.Further, this Padlet has a huge collection of ideas shared today. Further, check out our write-up on writing.humanrestorationproject.org.Our Summit focused on endorsing student voice through activism in a hybrid/virtual setting. How can we help students become involved in their community when it's difficult or impossible to actually walk around the community? How can we use technology (e.g. podcasts, photography, interviews) to help connect others? How can we promote social justice when it's difficult to build interpersonal connections?Look out for future Summits via Human Restoration Project’s website and social media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is Human Restoration Project?This introductory podcast provides an overview to our organization, what we do, and the goals of progressive education. Listen in to learn about the pedagogy and join the cause!ResourcesI use evidence to inform my teaching. by Chris McNuttAt a Crossroads of Anti-Authoritarianism: Dismissing Far-Right School Advocates by Chris McNuttHuman Restoration Project's research page See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, podcast listener!You may have noticed that your podcast feed for Things Fall Apart looks a little different. We're relabelled our podcast to the name of organization, Human Restoration Project, and are including all of HRP's podcasts under one banner. Listen to this brief update to find out more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I am joined by Dr. Etta Kralovec, a professor of education at The University of Arizona, who focuses on context, research gathering, and teacher preparation, specifically with a focus on US/Mexico border communities. Dr. Kralovec is a widely accomplished author and researcher, with works such as The End of Homework and Schools That Do Too Much, a Fulbright Scholar, school leader and founder, and international expert.In this podcast, we talk about the practice of teacher action research, where educators perform qualitative studies of what they're doing - essentially to figure out if it works. As you'll soon hear, the power of teacher action research lies in the process of reflecting and analyzing the information. Further, teacher action research is the cornerstone of Human Restoration Project's upcoming microcredentialing program.GUESTSDr. Etta Kralovec, professor of education at The University of Arizona, author, researcher, Fulbright Scholar, and expert on teacher action research with a specific focus on US/Mexico border communities.RESOURCESYouTube: Overview of Dr. Kralovec’s recent workSchools That Do Too Much by Etta KralovecHRP Book Review: The End of Homework by Etta Kralovec and John Buell*Dr. Kralovec has graciously provided her author email, endhomework@gmail.com - to answer any questions about teacher action research and how it can work for you!FURTHER LISTENINGTeacher’s Aid: Homework? Really? That’s So 1950sHigh Tech High Unboxed: Continuous Improvement: Teacher Induction See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"It's clear that the College Board is not only grossly overfunded and a waste of money, bordering on corruption, but a completely unethical, inequitable, and useless indicator of college preparedness. It's a gatekeeper to higher education with no real purpose, and its use in schools limits the curriculum, causes anxiety among all parties, labels students, and favors the rich." This is an audio recording of an article published on April 5th, 2020 titled “Drop the College Board”, and read with permission from the author, Chris McNutt. You can find this article on our Medium page. ** The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. *** You can find COVID-19 Assistance and Resources from HRP using this link. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

"Does our preparation for students in the 'kind' world of school really prepare them for life outside its walls or does it prove counterproductive, or even maladaptive, when the rules change and those hours of training fail to transfer? And to what extent does this 'kind'/'wicked' framing help us understand the divide in our approaches to education?" This is an audio recording of an article published on March 31st, 2019 to our Medium page by me, Nick Covington, as HRP's Book of the Month for “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein, you can read the full article and find more by other contributors at our Medium page. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. *** You can find COVID-19 Assistance and Resources from HRP using this link. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 Mechanical Keyboard sound by user M4taiori under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

"What do teachers need to know to help navigate these confusing and chaotic weeks away from students as we settle into closures and social distancing as a new normal? And, sidelined by forces far outside of our control, how can those of us used to taking the lead in helping students in crisis channel those same energies into supporting students, families, and communities from afar? Though it's clearly absent in our economic and political institutions, how can we keep our basic humanity at the center of this new role for educators and schools?" What follows is an audio recording of an article published on March 15th, 2020 to our Medium page by Chris McNutt titled, “Simplification: School Policies and Practices to End During COVID-19”, and read by me, Nick Covington, with permission from the author. You can read the full article and find more by other contributors at our Medium page. *** The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 Mechanical Keyboard sound by user M4taiori under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

"As we shift our understanding from racism and white supremacy as an “individual aberration” expressed through outright violence and open discrimination — viral videos of police shootings or Civil Rights-era images of dogs used against nonviolent protesters — to something “systemic, institutional, and pervasive” — say, that black students are three times more likely to be suspended from school than white students — , it is so vitally important for us as teachers to understand our individual and collective complicity, how our supposed “colorblindness” fails us and the children we teach, as well as our individual and collective power to resist these structures in our classrooms." This is an audio recording of an article published on July 25th, 2019 to our Medium page by me, Nick Covington, as HRP's Book of the Month for “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide” by Carol Anderson, you can read the full article and find more by other contributors at our Medium page. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

In which Dan wants you to know all about the Human Restoration Project, a grass-roots progressive education organization. After a brief description of the organization, Dan talks with Nick Covington, one of its leaders, about learning, grades, the 'evidence-based movement', and fatherhood. As always, we welcome comments and questions on Twitter @BigIdeaEd

What do fields like medicine, physics, agriculture, and education have in common? In this episode of Re:Teaching, I'll unpack the criticisms and limits of “what works” in what we call evidence-based educational research and practice and try to understand why, in the words of Dutch researcher Gert Biesta, “the dynamics of education are fundamentally different from the dynamics, of, say, potato growing or chemistry”. This article can also be found on our Medium page. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 cd_player.mp3 from user milton. used under Creative Commons Attribution License Eastridge Turnstile by The Loyalist | https://soundcloud.com/the_loyalist_official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

So today is a double header featuring the first two articles I ever wrote for the Human Restoration Project back in 2018. “My Pragmatic Journey to Voice and Choice in the Classroom” provides the introduction and context, while “Cutting Content to Make Room for Learning” gives the practical details. The ideas presented here have been foundational to the trajectory of my subsequent work in the classroom and my relationship to the HRP community, so I'm proud to bring them to you on this platform. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Mechanical Keyboard sound by user M4taiori under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 20081117kijjaz-PowerBookCDROM04.wav by user kijjaz under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

This is an audio recording of an article published on December 20th, 2019 titled “Revisiting Disobedience Instruction as Classroom Structural Change”, read with permission from the author, Chris McNutt. You can find this article on our website and as part of Next Gen Learning's series “Why Schools Need to Change”. You can find links to both of these sources in our show notes. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Quiet_recording ambience from user Jaturo used under Creative Commons License 1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

In this episode of Re: Teaching I'll look at the movement of undergrad and graduate programs away from standardized assessments, unpack new research into our assumptions about standardized test scores as predictors of college completion, and challenge listeners to re-rethink “What's in a grade?” You can also find the article for this episode on our Medium page. ** The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

Nick Covington and Chris McNutt are fun, passionate advocators for great education.  We discuss the importance of human centered learning and what they are doing with The Human Restoration Project, a fantastic free resource for educators.  Then they compete with each other in a nerdy throw-down during The 5-Minute Game Show.  And on In the Trenches today, we have a mystery guest! Our fauxmercial stars this week are Barbara Heller, Elliot Schiff, Jill Moray and Yossie Frankel.

In this podcast, we are joined by Seth Coster, the CEO and game programmer at Butterscotch Shenanigans, who have seen incredibly success on their video and mobile games. Best known for titles Crashlands and Levelhead, Butterscotch Shenanigans was founded by three brothers with no explicit academic background in video game creation. Seth studied to become a Certified Financial Analyst, started a law graduate program, but soon realized he enjoyed the games he created in his free time much more. Brothers Sam, Seth, and Adam Coster also host their own podcast, Coffee with Butterscotch.The reason we invited Seth was because we see an inherent connection between video game design and education, as well as his own story connecting to a lot of our work at the Human Restoration Project. (And it was awesome to have a connection through Nick, who he went to college with.) I actually introduce the concept of learning by doing by showcasing a clip from Indie Game: The Movie, where developers of Super Meat Boy explain that teaching a player to run and jump through a pop up that shows them how to do it, is not nearly as effective as just presenting a large gap and having the player keep trying until they ultimately succeed (see the show notes!)Enjoy this array of topics from game design to grading to chaotic science experiments.GUESTSSeth Coster, the CEO and game programmer at Butterscotch Shenanigans, who have seen incredibly success on their video and mobile games Crashlands and Levelhead.Nick Covington, Creative Director of Human Restoration Project, advocate of equitable gradeless learning and realignment of assessment.RESOURCESIndie Game: The Movie Super Meat Boy ClipCoffee with Butterscotch (Podcast)GDC: Design by ChaosButterscotch ShenanigansMedium (Chris McNutt): Game Design, Classroom Design, and the Faux Use of GamificationFURTHER LISTENINGS3: E2: It All Orbits Purpose feat. Kendall Cotton Bronk, John Cagle, Skylar Primm, and Elizabeth MartinS2 Highlight: Adopting Progressive Ed. w/ Alfie Kohn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an audio recording of an article published on January 30, 2020 to our Medium page by me, Nick Covington titled “A Progressive Response to Ed Reforms Lost Decade”, you can read the full article and find more by our other contributors at our Medium page by clicking the link in our show notes. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

This is an audio recording of an article published on January 30, 2020 to our Medium page by me, Nick Covington titled "The Case for Constructivist Classrooms",  you can read the full article and find more by our other contributors  at our Medium page by clicking the link in our show notes. The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing  and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs,  resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students.  You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or  on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We  hope to hear from you. “HRP's Book of the Month, January 2020: ‘The Case for Constructivist Classrooms'” by Nick Covington https://link.medium.com/5lG1Uk2jB3 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

“First, there is no evidence to justify, let alone prove, the claim that PISA indeed measures skills that are essential for life in modern economies. Second, the claim is an imposition of a monolithic and West-centric view of societies on the rest of the world. Third, the claim distorts the purpose of education.” writes University of Kansas professor Yong Zhao in his latest article in the Journal of Educational Change titled “Two decades of havoc: A synthesis of criticism against PISA”. In this episode of Re:Teaching I'll summarize Professor Zhao's analysis and try to help listeners understand what is the PISA test, what are its limitations, and what should we do about it? The Human Restoration Project is a non-profit dedicated to informing and spreading progressive education, through free educational programs, resources, and online materials for teachers, families, and students. You can learn more and follow us at humanrestorationproject.org or on twitter @humrespro. Follow founder Chris McNutt @mcnuttGISA and myself @CovingtonAHS. Be sure to add the hashtag #restorehumanity. We hope to hear from you. Typewriter and Bell Sound Effect used and modified under Creative Commons License Attribution 3.0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

This episode is all about the Sustainable Development Goals, with some specific questions surrounding their implementation. If you're not familiar, the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in 2015 and consist of 17 major problems the world aims to solve by 2030. Countries are working in partnership to solve issues such as ending world hunger, establishing gender equality, taking climate action, and reducing inequality. Each of these goals has many organizations working with the indicators - or specific tasks - within each goal.During our panel discussion, we talk about motivating students to reach the SDGs in spite of their gigantic nature, as well as how to implement these ideas in our ever politicized world.GUESTSDr. Jennifer Williams, co-founder and executive director of Take Action Global, co-founder of TeachSDGs, professor at Saint Leo University in the College of Education and Graduate Education, and author of Teach Boldly.Julia Fliss, a language arts educator at Evergreen Middle School in Evergreen, CO and TeachSDGs ambassador.Nick Covington, a social studies educator at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, IO (and Creative Director at Human Restoration Project.)RESOURCESOverview of the SDGsTeachSDGsWorld’s Largest LessonTeach Boldly: Using EdTech for Social Good by Dr. Jennifer WilliamsFURTHER LISTENINGS3: E14: Listen to Students (feat. Ayush Chopra, Cody Lees, & Meghan Kestner)S3: E7: Writing for Purpose and Advocacy feat. Bryn Orum, J.J. Burry, John Warner, Stephanie Hurt, & Dr. Richard Wilkinson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an audio version of our Summit on October 27th,, 2019.Starr Sackstein, NBCT is author of many titles including Hacking Assessment, Peer Feedback in the Classroom: Empowering Students to Be the Experts, and From Teacher to Leader: Finding Your Way as a First-Time Leader without Losing Your Mind, as well as an English nationally board certified teacher.In this interactive discussion, we will discuss how these principles not only are paramount for our students' success, but our own longevity and joy as educators.How does gradeless learning change the teacher’s role in the classroom?How can we use self-assessment to not only change our classrooms for student well-being, but for teachers?How do student agency and voice and choice lend themselves to teacher empowerment and work/life balance?What other ways can we foster teacher well-being while simultaneously promoting the well-being of students?Look out for future Summits via Human Restoration Project’s website and social media. Our goal is to host free, quality PD at least once a month! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thanks for listening to the trailer for Re: Teaching, a new podcast from the Human Restoration Project. Re: Teaching is a short weekly podcast focused on education research & topics in progressive education. You can find the Human Restoration Project on the web at humanrestorationproject.org and on twitter @HumResPro, You can also find Chris McNutt @McNuttGISA, and myself @CovingtonAHS. Remember to submit your hotline call-in at restorehumanity.chat. Let's restore humanity together. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reteaching/message

Welcome to the Teacher Blogs Podcast, a podcast for teachers who have more time to listen than to read. This is a podcast that amplifies the voices of education writers that are seen, read, but need to be heard. If you’ve written a blog post that you’d like me to consider featuring, please message me @Teacher_Blogs on Twitter. You’ll find this article on Chris’s Medium publication, Human Restoration Project, located on Medium.com or the Medium app. You can also connect with Chris on Twitter @mcnuttGISA or on Instagram @HumanRestorationProject. Read this post on the web at https://medium.com/human-restoration-project/starting-off-right-writing-a-pro-student-syllabus-c307e526f98. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teacher-blogs-podcast/message

Chris is a Social Studies teacher at Global Impact Stem Academy in Springfield, Ohio. Chris is the founder of The Human Restoration Project which is dedicated to promoting Progressive Education. In this episode of TG2Cast Chris and I discuss Progressive Education, what is it, and how teachers interested in Progressive Education can get started. Topics include: The Human Restoration Project. What is Grassroots Activism and its role in education. What is Progressive Education. How to implement Progressive Education. Why teachers should consider Progressive Education. Resources: The Human Restoration Project Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

Chris is a Social Studies teacher at Global Impact Stem Academy in Springfield, Ohio. Chris is the founder of The Human Restoration Project which is dedicated to promoting Progressive Education.

I talk with regular Human Restoration Project contributor and teacher Nick Covington about going gradeless. Nick is a brilliant educational mind who is talking the talk and walking the walk in terms of going gradeless. We discuss- - How do you communicate this to parents? - What does it mean? - Compliance versus "Spirit of the Law" - Scaling innovation You can find out more about Nick here: www.twitter.com/covingtonahs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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.In this episode, we’re speaking to a variety of people - from students in high school to business leaders - on what innovation looks like in schools. However, instead of focusing on broad, sweeping topics on progressive education (which lends itself to a lot of banal conversations about “inspiring creativity” or “preparing for life”), we want to hone in on specifics. Each person we’ve invited has a different specialty. Whether it be going gradeless, mastering a portfolio, enabling student/teacher relationships, tackling AI and digital literacy, or scaling progressive education to multiple schools, I guarantee you’ll learn from these conversations!The expectation isn’t that we jump into our classrooms tomorrow and rapidly change everything based on what we’ve heard here. No - our goal is to have these conversations in order to shift the pedagogical dialogue. There’s not a set curriculum or step-by-step you can purchase, or a podcast that you’ll hear, that will make changes in your school. Instead, developing a mindset of progressive education - hearing these thoughts and bringing your perspective, then (of course) taking action is the only way we’ll see true innovation in schools.In other words, listen, dissect, question, reflect, and engage in this field. Don’t let time and “that’s just not realistic’s” wear you down. Any measure of progressive education is possible anywhere - our guests on this podcast have been from all walks of life, all stages of teaching, across the United States and many countries. Once you understand what you feel when it comes to what “restoring humanity” means in schools, have the ample research and expert voices to back you up, and form that into mitigated risks you can take, we’ll see more and more communities embracing positive educative change for the souls of our students. After all, that’s the Human Restoration Project’s goal! A one-stop for everything you’ll need: research, resources, pedagogical guides, expert opinions, and opinionated, targeted blogs that actually push some boundaries. Let’s push forward together.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.RESOURCESBennett Jester’s BlogClark Street Community SchoolRise Up & 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris McNutt is a co-founder of the Human Restoration Project, a research-based progressive education mega-resource. We discuss the importance of research in progressive ed, sharing your content with your colleagues in your school, imposter syndrome and much more. Learn more about the Human Restoration Project: www.twitter.com/humrespro www.humanrestorationproject.org For research on progressive education, check out: https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/research --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We've talked a little in the past about school survival. But we haven't given enough attention to those who work inside the schools to make them more survivable. My guest is Chris McNutt, a public school teacher and one of the founders of the Human Restoration Project. HRP is an educational movement to transform school systems, restoring students as human beings rather than a vessel for standards. The organization focuses on school reform, offering personalized professional development services and various materials geared toward changing mindsets in education. Chris is also the host of a progressive education-focused podcast called Things Fall Apart. So...what happens next? Do we fight? No. But I do ask for clarity on the term "progressive education." Chris explains it as transition from traditional compulsory schooling to a student-centered focus and to the embrace of three core values. 1. passion is central to education 2. the embrace of creativity 3. the promotion of non-standardized learning We agree that the public schools are reducing humans into vessels of content rather than embracing their humanity, but I express skepticism about the possibility of true reform. I have no conception of how the current system could ever deliver the results Chris and I both find desirable. We also discuss helping young people think about and find purpose. But this is deep work; is it too invasive a job for the public schools? Chris and I have similar stories from our teaching careers. He became very disillusioned early on, and he embarked down a new path away from the traditional expectations of a public school teacher. We also both experienced a kind of savior complex that set us up for failure and disappointment early in our careers. We'll discuss this and much more. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4