Podcast appearances and mentions of Yong Zhao

Send us a textIn this episode 106 LEARNING FOR UNCERTAINTY, Foundation Distinguished Prof. Dr. Yong Zhao joins the podcast for the third time to discuss learning in an age of relentless change.===Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansasand a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education.===X: https://x.com/yongzhaoedWebsite: zhaolearning.com===theykm.comthe-ykm.comwhyknowledgematters.comprograms.the-ykm.comtheykm.com the-ykm.comwhyknowledgematters.com#whyknowledgematters #podcast #theykm #livelearnlove #education #motherofeducationalmindfulnessthe ykm: Enhancing learning for transformative human growth!Support the show

As you will have heard on previous episodes with Sandra Milligan, Yong Zhao, folks from Mastery Transcript Consortium and Rethinking Assessment, standardised tests and assessments are often one of the biggest barriers to change in education as these credentials and school-leaving certificates often hold the key that opens up the next door or higher education for many young people. This week I'm so excited to share an amazing success story of someone who decided that this compromise was just unacceptable for their young people.  Viv White AM is CEO and co-founder (with John Hogan) of Big Picture Learning Australia (BPLA) - https://www.bigpicture.org.au/ - a non-profit company established in Australia in 2006. Building on the work started by Dennis Littky and Elliot Washor in the US in 1995 (https://www.bigpicture.org/), Big Picture Learning Australia's design for personalised, student-driven learning is being implemented in over 50 schools around Australia. Viv has also pioneered a new non-ATAR credential known as the International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC) that is warranted by the University of Melbourne, and accepted by 17 universities around Australia. In 2018 Viv was appointed to the Order of Australia for her services to education and to the reengagement of young people in learning for life. Prior to leading BPLA, Viv was CEO of the Victorian Schools Innovation Commission and CEO of the Australian National Schools Network. She has a thirty-year history of international work in educational reform, research, policy and practice. Viv taught primary and secondary education for 13 years, worked in tertiary research for five years as a research fellow at Macquarie University and Victoria University, and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Western Sydney. Viv is a Fellow of the Australian Council of Education and was admitted, in 2014, to the Australian Businesswomen's Network Hall of Fame. Viv was also named one of The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence in 2019. Find out more: LinkedIn: @viv-white - https://www.linkedin.com/in/viv-white-am-297642142/ Instagram: @bigpicture.edu.au - https://www.instagram.com/bigpicture.edu.au/  @bigpiclearning - https://www.instagram.com/bigpiclearning/ (US) Website: https://www.bigpicture.org.au/

Deborah Netolicky talks with Professor Yong Zhao about teaching, curriculum, schooling, educational leadership, and schools within schools. Yong is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong has received numerous awards for his work on the implications of globalisation and technology on education. He has published over 100 articles and 30 books. Want to know more? - https://zhaolearning.com/ - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20965311241265124 Join the conversation on social media. - Yong: @yongzhaoed on X - Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram. - The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

In this special episode, we sit down with distinguished guests Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Faculty of Education, and Professor Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. Together, they discuss their recent co-authored book, 'Focused: Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a School Leader,' offering a practical guide to educational leadership. From navigating challenges to enhancing student engagement, Watterston and Zhao provide strategic advice grounded in research and experience.

In this episode 86 REACH FOR GREATNESS, Foundation Distinguished Professor Yong Zhao discusses his book Reach for Greatness, why education has to change, personizable education, learning, teaching, meaning and much more.===#greatness #reachforgreatness #luck  @WhyKnowledgeMatters  #ProfYongZhao #UniversityofKansas #whyknowledgematters #livelearnlove ===#thinking #feelalive #alive @ProfYongZhao #improbable #probabilities #improbableprobabilities  @WhyKnowledgeMatters  #theykm #the-ykm #theykm.com #theykm.com #whyknowledgematters.com #whyknowledgematters ===Dr. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education.Yong Zhao has received numerous awards including the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association, Outstanding Public Educator from Horace Mann League of USA, Distinguished Achievement Award in Professional Development from the Association of Education Publishers, ACEL Nganakarrawa Award, and AECT 2022 Outstanding Digital Learning Artifact Award and AECT Distinguished Development Award. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars.===PODCAST:E86 REACH FOR GREATNESS; E73 IMPROBABLE PROBABILITIES; Apple Podcast; https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify; 

⁠Yong Zhao⁠ is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the ⁠School of Education at the University of Kansas⁠ and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the ⁠Confucius Institute⁠, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the ⁠National Academy of Education⁠ and a fellow of the ⁠International Academy of Education⁠. In this conversation we chat about why the US should abandon PISA - the "nonsensical global academic horse race": https://dianeravitch.net/2024/02/12/yong-zhao-why-doesnt-the-u-s-scrap-pisa/ "If ChatGPT had taken the 2022 PISA, it is highly likely that it would outscore all the students in the world.” We also discuss why countries generally should stop comparing and borrowing from each other, and why diversity and localisation and personalisation are Yong's keys to how the educational landscape needs to develop in the future. Recent books and articles: Duck and Cover: Confronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education with Rick Ginsberg (2023) 'Shifting the Education Paradigm: Why International Borrowing is No Longer Sufficient for Improving Education in China' (2018). '“Testing treats students as enemies and are often launched against them in an ambush”, wrote Mao in 1964, “It works against the active and lively development of youth morally, intellectually, and physically”' Learning for Uncertainty: Reach for greatness (2023)  Social Links LinkedIn: @yong-zhao X: @YongZhaoEd

In this episode 73 IMPROBABLE PROBABILITIES, Foundation Distinguished Professor Yong Zhao discusses his book Improbable Probabilities, education, democracy, his gift, why he does not need a hobby, freedom of speech, his career and how he overcame the improbable probabilities and much more.===#luck  @WhyKnowledgeMatters  #ProfYongZhao #UniversityofKansas #whyknowledgematters #livelearnlove ===#thinking #feelalive #alive @ProfYongZhao #improbable #probabilities #improbableprobabilities  @WhyKnowledgeMatters  #theykm #the-ykm #theykm.com #theykm.com #whyknowledgematters.com #whyknowledgematters ===Dr. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education.Yong Zhao has received numerous awards including the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association, Outstanding Public Educator from Horace Mann League of USA, Distinguished Achievement Award in Professional Development from the Association of Education Publishers, ACEL Nganakarrawa Award, and AECT 2022 Outstanding Digital Learning Artifact Award and AECT Distinguished Development Award. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars.===SOCIAL MEDIA:X; https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fzhaolearning.com%2F&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Ebuttonembed%7Ctwterm%5Eshare%7Ctwgr%5E&text=Bio&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzhaolearning.com%2F2009%2F08%2F06%2F96%2FWEBSITE:zhaolearning.com

In this episode we chat with Prof. Yong Zhao. This episode is brought to your by Veracross - a global leader in Student Information Systems (SISs). Please support us by checking them out at Veracross.com/edleaders. Also signup to the Edleaders Newsletter at edleaders.com.au. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edleaders/message

On today's episode: education scholar and author, Yong ZhaoZhao is an education professor at the University of Kansas and at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. His work focuses on technology and globalization's impact on education. His latest book, co-authored with fellow KU professor Rick Ginsberg, is Duck and Cover which explores the outdated and ill-informed ideas that plague our school system and how we can rethink them.Topics: 02:30 How ‘chance' can become opportunity 08:38 The problem with education reforms in the U.S. 12:03 How the concept of the ‘achievement gap' hurts students 15:30 Entrepreneurial thinking in the classroom 19:45 Giving teachers agency in reform efforts 21:30 How Chat GPT can help students

George Couros begins this episode with a reflection on who we surround ourselves with in schools. When the administration looks to hire, one consideration should be how the gifts of prospective employees have talents, abilities, and interests that differ from the existing team. Beyond hiring for a variety of strengths and talents, Dr. Kimberly Miles talks about how she is also involved in learning while putting the people she serves in positions where they can lead. Dr. Kimberly Miles, who is passionate about early literacy and has been a teacher, reading coach, instructional coach, summer school facilitator, and administrator, joins this episode of The Innovator's Mindset Podcast with George Couros. Miles reminds us that when we build a team that has a variety of gifts, that is when we find the greatest return on investment in the people we serve. Quotes: "We have to not just do what we have always done, but do what our kids need...and that takes learning on our part." - Dr. Kimberly Miles "My role as a principal is to silence as much noise as I can to allow (teachers) to focus on what is happening in their classroom." - Dr. Kimberly Miles Links: Dr. Kimberly Miles Twitter - https://twitter.com/afewthingsworth Dr. Kimberly Miles Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kimberly_anne_miles/ Dr. Kimberly Miles Website - http://www.kimberlyannemiles.com/ Literacy Building Blocks (Literacy & Numeracy) - https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/4c47d713-d1fc-4c94-bc97-08998d93d3ad/resource/58e18175-5681-4543-b617-c8efe5b7b0e9/download/5365951-2011-framework-student-learning.pdf "Reading and writing should be the floor, not the ceiling." Yong Zhao - https://twitter.com/gcouros/status/1026289317767835648 __________________________________________ Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Because of a Teacher 2 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833450X?tag=onamzgeorge0f-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=194833450X&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2SBTFVTBT0S6X The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. In partnership with American Student Assistance® (ASA), The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education's status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what's next.  On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Jennifer Klein and Kapono Ciotti who are here to discuss their new book The Landscape Model of Learning: Designing Student-Centered Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion. Jennifer is a former head of school with extensive international experience and over thirty years in education, including nineteen in the classroom.  Kapono Ciotti taught in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Dakar, Senegal, for over a decade before moving into school leadership. Kapono has led schools in the United States and Egypt, where he put into practice the philosophy of "students making the world a better place.” Links: Jennifer D. Klein Bio Principled Learning Strategies Kapono Instagram Kapono bio Recent Getting Smart Blog by Jennifer D. Klein American International School of Egypt NAIS People of Color Conference The Power of Place: Authentic Learning Through Place-Based Education Ken Kay and Yong Zhao on Portrait of a Graduate  The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery by Sarah Lewis Rightful Presence by Tan and Barton Zone of proximal development What School Could Be Robert G Peters Deliberate Optimism co-authored by Judith Baenen

In our latest CREATE Conversation, Nation’s Restaurant News spoke with Mike Lenard, CEO and founder of TaKorean; Alex Wu, founder of Bao’d Up; and Yong Zhao, founder of Junzi. In this conversation filmed in Denver during CREATE, the three discussed why Chinese food is so cheap, the opportunities in Asian food, how to begin franchising, the cost of labor and more. Be sure to check out our other CREATE conversations: Figuring out a 4-day workweek at Asian Box 4 restaurant leaders discuss their struggles with labor, supply chain and more Hear a CREATE conversation between 3 industry CEOs How Maria Empanada’s founder Lorena Cantarovici took on the restaurant industry If you’re in Washington D.C. join us for our CREATE Roadshow Oct. 17 from 6-9 p.m. at Chaia Tacos’ Chinatown location for free drinks and an educational panel as well as a chance to network with industry peers. RSVP here!

Hi FreshEd Listeners. We're on holiday for the month of August. We'll be back in September with new episodes, including the next round of Flux. I've already listened to a few rough cuts and they're going to be great. While we're away, please send us your recommendations for future guests as well as consider donating to FreshEd to keep independent media alive. FreshEd is nothing without you. Thanks for all your support and I'll be back in September! https://freshedpodcast.com/contact-2/ -- There's an urban legend that Winston Churchill, near the end of World War II, once said “never let a good crisis go to waste.” President Obama's chief of staff, Rahman Emanuel, certainly said similar words in 2009 after the Global Financial Crisis. Is the crisis in education today caused by the coronavirus an opportunity to make lasting and positive change? How can we be sure not to waste this moment by returning to normal? Yong Zhao joins me to talk about educational change in the time of COVID-19. He argues that we must change the “yes, but” attitude to a “yes, and” collaborative approach. We must be innovative and work together to redesign education systems into something new. He's hoping to see more self-directed learning emerge out of this crisis as well as a shift towards the humanities and philosophy. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. His newest book is entitled Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners (ASCD, 2020). www.freshedpodcast.com/yongzhao-2/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

In today's episode, we have the privilege of hearing from Yong Zhao, a force in education academia over the past few decades. Yong Zhao has written a variety of books on education and education reform. The titles and contents are both enticing and provocative, and they provide the perfect entry point for a fascinating discussion. This is an opportunity to learn about Yong Zhao's most recent books and to discover the common themes (and differences) that emerge across all three. For more opportunities to learn from Yong and other thought leaders in education and beyond, check out the Knowledgehook Signature Leadership Portal at www.knowledgehook.com/leadership.

March 4 2022 - Episode 82The Ignite EdTech Podcast with @mrkempnz1. Introduction2. Question for you - Conference and Events - What is your ideal experience?3. EdTech Tool of the Week - GoBubble4. EdTech Tip of the Week - Parent Education with EdTech5. Interview with Yong Zhao6. Win a prize by going to bit.ly/edtechwin and completing the short form7. Subscribe, Rate and ShareIf you have a question that you want answered on the podcast please emailinfo@igniteedtech.comConnect with Mark Quinn here or via email markquinn9129@gmail.com Links from PodcastYong on TwitterYong on LinkedIn Yong's Course on EduSpark --> A Conversation with Professor Yong ZhaoYong's Website and ResearchYong's BookSilver Linings for Learning TV Show

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Caroline Hill, a Washington DC based education entrepreneur and founder of 228 Accelerator. Caroline also is the creator of the equityXdesign framework, a way of building on design thinking and other design processes to ensure human-centered and equitable practices.  Let's listen in as Tom and Caroline discuss the importance of mindfulness and wellness for leaders, what drives innovation, reimagining black history month, redesigning oppressive systems and much more.   Links:  4.0 Schools228 AcceleratorTwitterequityXdesign PaperBlack Next-Story MonthSomatic BreathingKen Kay and Yong Zhao on Portrait of a Graduate Full Shownotes

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong joined me on the podcast in July 2021, and it's great to have him back on the show in the lead up to the 2022 Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit, where he'll be giving a keynote address.Yong's theme this year? Learners without borders: new conditions of learning and teachingI caught up with Yong before the summit to dive into some of the ideas he'll be presenting on. Like last time, Yong brings inspirational thinking to the challenges facing education, and he does so with passion and good humour. Given that we've all had to become a lot more comfortable about staying within our borders during the last 2 years, I started by asking, just exactly which borders was he talking about when it comes to education…and how far do they extend?For more information about Yong Zhao's work, visit the website.http://www.zhaolearning.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit https://www.sentral.com.au

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by GettingSmart.com where we recently ran a related post called So You Designed a Profile of a Graduate, Now What? On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Ken Kay, founder of Partnership for 21st Century Skills, leading advocate of the 4C's and its successor EdLeader 21, and co-author of Redefining Student Success, featured on an August episode of the Getting Smart Podcast. We are also joined by Dr. Yong Zhao, a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He is also the author of the new book Learners Without Borders: New Learning Pathways for All Students. Let's listen in as they discuss Portrait of a Graduate, learning pathways and more. 

In this episode, I speak to Yong Zhao, Foundations Distinguished Professor in the School of Education with an appointment in the School of Business at the University of Kansas. He is also the Global Chair Professor of Education at East China Normal University, a global chair professor at the University of Bath in the U.K., and a Professorial Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Education Policy at Victoria University, Australia.Yong Zhao has published over 100 articles and 30 books, including Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for all Children (2018), Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes(2016), and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting Top 5 Ed Tech Mistakes (2015). In this episode, we discuss: The need to cultivate every child's uniqueness and define success based on that uniqueness, not some external standard; How to convert our uniqueness into valuable contributions, which doesn't happen in most school systems—contributions go beyond compliance; How Entrepreneurial Product-Oriented Learning is the specificity that that might take PBL farther and deeper. If you like this episode, subscribe, leave us a rating and check us out on www.coconut-thinking.design.

Dr. Yong Zhao, award winner and author of hundreds of articles and thirty books on education, talks about the need for a new paradigm for assessment, technology, and the purpose of education.

In this conversation, Dr. Yong Zhao and I unpacked many different layers of his life and his work. However, we devote much of this episode discussing his latest book Learners Without Boarders-New Learning Pathways For All Students which was published in July 2021. Dr. Zhao has written more than 20 books and has spoken and presented in many countries around the world and is widely recognized as one of the most influential education scholars. It was a pleasure to have this conversation with Dr. Zhao and I hope that anyone listening will benefit from hearing about his work and research. Dr. Zhao's BioYong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education.Yong Zhao has received numerous awards including the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association, Outstanding Public Educator from Horace Mann League of USA, and Distinguished Achievement Award in Professional Development from the Association of Education Publishers. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars.Zhao was born in China's Sichuan Province. He received his B.A. in English Language Education from Sichuan Institute of Foreign Languages in Chongqing, China in 1986. After teaching English in China for six years, he came to Linfield College as a visiting scholar in 1992. He then began his graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. He received his masters in Education in 1994 and Ph.D. in 1996. He joined the faculty at MSU in 1996 after working as the Language Center Coordinator at Willamette University and a language specialist at Hamilton College.Connect with Dr. ZhaoTwitter: https://twitter.com/YongZhaoEdWebsite: http://zhaolearning.com/Dr. Zhao most recent book Learners Without Boarders can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Learners-Without-Borders-Learning-Pathways/dp/1506377351

In this week's episode, Rod and Jal are joined by Yong Zhao, a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Yong has published numerous articles and over thirty books to date!Throughout the conversation topics include problems with the Chinese approach to education; issues with assessment methods; what sparks will be needed to really shift the "grammar" of schooling; "crazy" ideas that have come from the COVID era and what may stick; how we can  encourage students to liberate themselves; and finally, discussing the intelligence of pigs.http://www.deeperlearningdozen.org

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong is a keynote speaker at the 2021 Western Australian Secondary School Excutives Association conference where he'll be talking about reaching for greatness; personalisable education for all. I caught up with Yong before the conference to find out what he means by that and where his thinking comes from. We started by uncovering what many would think is a rather controversial view of the international standardised test we know as PISA.For more on Yong Zhao, visit the websitehttps://zhaolearning.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For more information, visithttps://sentral.com.au

Welcome to this bitesize episode of the Art of Teaching Podcast. These bitesize episodes are small snippets of the longer form interviews that are available at The Art of Teaching podcast. Richard Gerver is an amazing individual. Every time I talk with him I feel inspired and challenged. In this episode, he talks about his failure as a Chinese farmer and how this changed his life and the perils of implementing outdated pedagogy.  Here is Richard's Website: http://zhaolearning.com/ Here are the show notes: https://bit.ly/3hHckTx Here is the episode link: https://apple.co/3Av9auN  

The Digital2Learn podcast presents a two-part series with Yong Zhao. In the words of Yong, this dialogue is "beautiful!" Yong shares his approach to scholarship and professional development as a distinguished professor, ultimately inspiring listeners to write to learn. 

This week's episode of the “Buzzworthy Brands” podcast features Yong Zhao, co-founder and CEO of the two brands, talking about his company's plans to re-imagine this dining segment.

The Digital2Learn podcast presents a two-part series with Yong Zhao. In the words of Yong, this dialogue is "beautiful!" Yong shares his approach to scholarship and professional development as a distinguished professor, ultimately inspiring listeners to write to learn.   

In this episode of Talking Teaching, Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Professor Yong Zhao discuss the education system post-COVID-19 and question whether the role of education should be more than simply preparing students for the workforce. Yong Zhao is Professor of Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Education.

On your campus or in your district, do you have a lot of initiatives being implemented? What is the impact of each of those initiatives or programs? This week’s guest, Peter DeWitt, shares how relationship building and collaboration with teachers are the most rich actions by a leader and how you can have a greater impact on campus culture.    In this episode, we discuss: Collective Teacher Efficacy Flipped Meeting Model Instructional Leadership Tips New Book Announcement And Leaders Coaching Leaders Podcast About Peter DeWitt:Peter DeWitt (Ed.D) is a former K-5 teacher (11 years) and principal (8 years). He is a school leadership coach who runs competency-based workshops and provides keynotes nationally and internationally focusing on school leadership (collaborative cultures and instructional leadership), as well as, fostering inclusive school climates. His work has been adopted at the state level, university level, and he works with numerous school districts, school boards, regional networks, ministries of education around North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the U.K.  Peter writes the http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/ (Finding Common Ground) column for Education Week, which has been in circulation since 2011. In 2020 DeWitt co-created Education Week's https://www.edweek.org/ew/events/a-seat-at-the-table-with-education-week/what-should-effective-grading-and-assessment-look-like.html (A Seat At the Table) where he moderates conversations with experts around the topics of race, gender, sexual orientation, research, trauma and many other educational topics. ​ Additionally, DeWitt is the Series Editor for the Connected Educator Series (Corwin Press) and the Impact Series (Corwin Press) that include books by Viviane Robinson, Andy Hargreaves, Pasi Sahlberg, Yong Zhao and Michael Fullan. He is the 2013 School Administrators Association of New York State's (SAANYS) Outstanding Educator of the Year, and the 2015 Education Blogger of the Year (Academy of Education Arts & Sciences), and sits on numerous advisory boards.  Follow Peter DeWitt: Website: http://www.petermdewitt.com (http://www.petermdewitt.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterMDeWitt (https://twitter.com/PeterMDeWitt) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1544381417/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1544381417&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=85640e58fa8a0e1c8d61f1da37a623d2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506337112/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1506337112&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=83eaa4eeb8f8fb6a771fc887f7fc890d https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506385990/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1506385990&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=601066621c2b561f39cde00d721084d7 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506399495/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1506399495&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=11740a12c86eb91121a58833de39e1e7 Are you a superfan of the Aspire podcast? Well, now you can show off your support with the new Aspire swag, featuring tee shirts, hoodies and a variety of drinkware. You can find all your Aspire Swag athttp://www.teachbetter.com/swag ( www.teachbetter.com/swag) [caption id="attachment_3247" align="alignnone" width="1024"]https://joshstamper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Aspire-Swag-Website-Image.png () Aspire Swag, Teach Better Team, Joshua Stamper, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast[/caption] Use Discount Code: ASPIRE for 25% OFF Tee-Shirts, Hoodies, and Drinkware:https://teachbetterswag.com/collections/aspire-the-leadership-development-podcast ( ASPIRE: The Leadership Development Podcast)   This post contains affiliate links. When you make a purchase through these links, The Aspire Podcast gets a small percentage

In this extended episode of Building the Bridge, we're delighted to share an interview with world renowned education scholar, Dr. Yong Zhao. In this conversation with Dr. Wendy Oliver, Dr. Zhao expands on some of the key points from his recent article “Build Back Better: Avoid the Learning Loss Trap.” In the article, he speaks to the risk of some wrong decisions schools might make as a reaction to Covid-19 challenges, and then shares a list of proven, research-based, global strategies to pursue instead. Dr. Zhao will enlighten listeners with his thoughts on what has actually been lost during the pandemic (versus what was just never gained, and what we can do next), and why he advocates for children to develop a jagged profile of qualities vs. focusing on narrow subject matter such as reading and math. As a proponent of a whole child education, Dr. Zhao promotes social-emotional learning, mental health, and a variety of academic subjects as equally important components of education. Additionally, Dr. Zhao describes how he views children as global citizens; what they need to know about their responsibilities, their goals, and their outcomes; and why online learning is here to stay as an effective piece of education access. This is an interview you don't want to miss! Read more in the recent article, Build Back Better: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11125-021-09544-y About Dr. Yong Zhao: Dr. Yong Zhao has been recognized as one of the most influential global education scholars. Currently, he is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon. Dr. Zhao has published more than 100 articles and 30 books that focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. Follow him on Twitter @YongZhaoEd About the host: Dr. Wendy Oliver is a highly qualified Tennessee teacher and administrator who has pioneered digital learning across multiple states and school districts. She has authored digital teaching standards and developed software that allows teachers to self-assess their knowledge of digital instruction. No matter which hat she's wearing, her goal is simple -- to empower learners. Dr. Oliver is currently the Chief Learning Officer for EdisonLearning. Follow Dr. Oliver on Twitter @oliver_dr and learn more about EdisonLearning by visiting https://edisonlearning.com/

Education methods constantly change based on today's students' needs, and 2020 has given us a glimpse of how we need to educate children for their future. Award-winning professor, speaker and author Dr. Yong Zhao launches our series with what he sees as a true paradigm shift in education.

Gareth chats with Yong Zhao, author, speaker, thought leader, and professor at two universities (Kansas and Melbourne) about his vision for evolving education through self-determined learning. Gareth also discusses his next steps in life.

Today's episode is a discussion with Professor Yong Zhao.  Professor Zhao has been recognised as one of the world's most influential education scholars. We covered a lot of ground in this week's discussion. 

"World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students" by Yong Zhao (2012) (http://bit.ly/35ZiHMX) "Some experiences enhance our creativity, while others suppress it. Some experiences encourage risk taking, while others make us risk aversive. Some experiences strengthen our desire to ask questions, while others instill compliance. Some experiences foster a mindset of challenging the status quo, while others teach us to follow orders. Human beings are adaptable and our nature malleable. The experiences we have play a significant role in what we become" (pp. 9-10). References: "Abstract: The Art of Design" on Netflix (http://bit.ly/3o1x7T6) Cultivate What Matters: PowerSheets (http://bit.ly/3qFXrDT) 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)

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, and executive director of both the Confucius Institute and the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong has written many groundbreaking books on education, including: Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners [co-authored with Michael Wehmeyer] (2020) An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success [co-authored with Trina E. Emler, Anthony Snethen and Danqing Yin] (2019) What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education (2018) Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All Children (2018) Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World (2014) World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students (2012) Social Links LinkedIn: @YongZhao Twitter: @YongZhaoEd

In this episode, Yong Zhao joins us to discuss Tianhe Stem Cell Biotechnologies Inc. and the progress of clinical trials using the stem cell educator. Tianhe’s notable Stem Cell Educator Therapy was invented by Dr. Yong Zhao to effectively reverse the root causes of autoimmune diseases. Over the last 10 years, international multi-center clinical studies in the United States, China, and Spain have demonstrated the clinical safety and efficacy of Stem Cell Educator Therapy as it has been recognized by the Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance as one of the top 10 “Practical Cure Projects” for type 1 diabetes (State of the Cure, 2018) Tianhe Stem Cell Biotechnologies 

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. [RE]LEARN Session: In conversation with Yong Zhao: learning beyond 2020, Thursday, November 12 • 20:15 - 20:45 Jennifer Groff, PhD is an educational engineer, designer, and researcher, whose work focuses on redesigning learning environments and systems. Currently, she is the Innovation Fellow at WISE (Qatar Foundation), where she is leading the development of their Global Innovation Hub. Previously, she was the Chief Learning Officer for Lumiar Education, and earned her PhD from the MIT Media Lab. [RE]LEARN Session: Designing Learning Futures: Helping Schools Catalyze Deep Change to Support Modern Learners, Monday, November 9 • 21:30 - 21:45 (CEST) Jean (Barack) Habumugisha is passionate about innovative learning. He is member of the Learnlife Alliance and previously spoke at the Thought Leaders Summit in Barcelona. Barack is currently pioneering the creation of Learnlife's Kigali hub, the first of its kind in Africa. [RE]LEARN Session: The impact of COVID-19 on developing countries' education sector; case of Rwanda, Tuesday, November 10 • 15:45 - 16:15 (CEST) Rahmatullah Arman leads Teach For Afghanistan, Afghanistan's largest youth led organization, as its President and Founder. Arman was selected as an inaugural member of the Malala Fund's Gulmakai Network of champions for girls' education. [RE]LEARN Session: Providing Equal, Quality and Safe education in a state of emergency, Thursday, November 12 • 17:30 - 18:15 (CEST) Gahmya Drummond-Bey is a TED-speaker, global instructional designer, author, educator and CEO of Evolved Teacher. She has redesigned learning programs in more than 30 countries and taught through 2 pandemics. [RE]LEARN Session: This is my 3rd pandemic: Let's Redesign your Remote Learning approach together, Thursday, November 12 • 08:15 - 09:00 (CEST)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. My guest on the podcast this week is Dr. Pam Moran who is the Executive Director of the Virginia School Consortium for Learning and is a former superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools. Among the points we discussed in the podcast were the following: The role of a superintendent in US education Desmos software that is used to teach mathematics. The reintroduction of maker skills into US education in response to narrow testing and the benefits of it MAKER LEARNING Students who take making courses Safety in maker learning Involving the wider family in maker learning How maker learning is reflected in the school curriculum PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS Her thoughts on professional development that works best for teachers Professional development to help teachers teach online Flipgrid EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY What schools need to do to be more relevant to the twenty-first century (automation, climate change, working from home, demographic changes, superficial learning for tests) Edward Hess books: Learn or Die, Humility is the New Smart and Hyper Learning: Learning at the speed of change) How she would reform the mathematics and science curriculum to make it more relevant for students The book she co-authored, Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools. Reimagining education using zero-based thinking Ira Socol. Yong Zhao episode on Inside Education. Catherine Cronin's interview on Inside Education. Pam O’Brien, Mags Almond, John Heffernan. Maya Angelou, Séamus Heaney Stories from the Pandemic. Website of Pam Moran and Ira Socol

In this episode, Mark talks with Dan Peluso, an astrophysics PhD candidate working on getting students and teachers to do citizen science in the classroom. He talks about how he became a teacher and became a part of the modeling community, and using modeling and astronomy in his physics classes. He shares his plans as he moves into working on his PhD full time this year as well as working with SETI to get telescopes into classrooms all over the world, enabling students to become part of the scientific community even at a young age. Guest BioDan Peluso Dan Peluso is an astrophysics PhD candidate with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) studying/researching remotely from Vallejo, California. Dan’s PhD project is multi-disciplinary focusing on NASA TESS exoplanet follow-ups and astronomy education to develop a global exoplanet citizen science network at education centers. In addition to his PhD work, Dan has taught high school science and as the new SETI Institute Unistellar Education Associate is exploring creating an exoplanet citizen science curriculum for educators with the Modeling Instruction pedagogy combined with student/teacher gathered observations with Unistellar eVscopes. Dan also enjoys photography, music, film, and is an active singer-songwriter and musician. Twitter (http://twitter.com/astropartydan) Highlights[13:20] Mark Royce reads a quote from Dan Peluso's blog: "If we replace the education system into one that encourages and develops collaborative processes, creativity, problem-solving, curiosity, and other reasoning skills for all students, regardless of color or gender from the earliest age, through high school and beyond, I claim we would transform our society into a conveyor belt of movers and shakers, innovators, free thinkers, and happy driven citizens." [37:34] Dan Peluso: "The project that I'm really excited about is we have these telescopes they're called unistellar eVscopes. And this is a new consumer telescope. It's completely autonomous. It's controlled with your phone, takes all the guesswork out of like how to use a telescope... users of this eVscope can get an alert on their phone. And that alert will say, there's an interesting scientific target that you can go out and observe with your telescope in your backyard, in your garden such as an occulting asteroid or an asteroid flying by, or an exploding supernova star, or a transiting exoplanet, a planet that orbits around another star. And we've actually had success and this telescope can observe exoplanets, planets around other stars in our galaxy. " Notes[29:50] Science conference in Texas was the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Dan presented and had a published abstract with them (linked below). While there he found out he didn't get into UC Davis for a PhD program This and the gentleman he met there who inspired him like an old wise Yoda led to Dan becoming a teacher. ResourcesTranscript Dan Transcript (https://sciencemodelingtalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SMT-Ep15-Dan-Transcript.pdf) Links Global Hands-On Universe (http://handsonuniverse.org/) Hands-On Universe, USA (https://handsonuniverse.org/usa/) Blog Post - How I plan to help save science education with the Unistellar eVscope! (http://astropartydan.com/blog/2020/9/22/how-i-plan-to-help-save-science-education-with-the-unistellar-evscope) Abstract #1789 (http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/1789.pdf) - Abstract Dan published for the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Yong Zhao on a podcast discussing creativity in education (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/conceptually-speaking/e/76669922) Article - Yong Zhao: PBL Develops Students' Creative Confidence (https://www.edutopia.org/blog/yong-zhao-pbl-creative-confidence-suzie-boss) - [07:53] Dan reads a quote from this article Video - The genius of science: GZA & Science Genius at TEDxTeen 2014 (https://youtu.be/tETcDafA7WY) Video - Reality Pedagogy: Christopher Emdin... Support this podcast

Our guest this week is distinguished education professor Dr. Yong Zhao. Technically, Dr. Zhao’s work focuses on the implications of globalization and technology for education, but as you’ll soon hear in our podcast, his real focus is on kids relationship with education: how it should evolve, what it could be, and how they should take a larger role in determining what it looks like. For that reason, Dr. Zhao’s focus and vision are firmly fixed on the future of education. Though each generation has differing values, beliefs, and norms its difficult to overstate the current gap between most teachers and students in the digital age. The advent of the internet, social media, and ubiquity of personal devices have drastically altered how we communicate, connect, and share information as a society. There have been titanic changes throughout history of course, but the current rate of change is dizzying like never before, and Dr. Zhao believes education has struggled to keep up. One of the best parts of this conversation is the fact that Dr. Zhao remains undaunted. Despite the issues facing education currently, he strongly believes that we all have the capacity to evolve education, even as individual practitioners. He advocates, like some of our previous guests, the first place we should start is with ourselves: Why did we become an educator? What do we want for students? How can we look back on our careers and feel good about the difference we made in kids' lives? These are just a few of the insightful ideas he offers in today’s episode. We hope you enjoy!

There’s an urban legend that Winston Churchill, near the end of World War II, once said “never let a good crisis go to waste.” President Obama’s chief of staff, Rahman Emanuel, certainly said similar words in 2009 after the Global Financial Crisis. Is the crisis in education today caused by the coronavirus an opportunity to make lasting and positive change? How can we be sure not to waste this moment by returning to normal? Yong Zhao joins me to talk about educational change in the time of COVID-19. He argues that we must change the “yes, but” attitude to a “yes, and” collaborative approach. We must be innovative and work together to redesign education systems into something new. He’s hoping to see more self-directed learning emerge out of this crisis as well as a shift towards the humanities and philosophy. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. His newest book is entitled Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners (ASCD, 2020). https://www.freshedpodcast.com/yongzhao-2/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: http://www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Professor Yong Zhao discusses with John the opportunities leaders and their teams have now as we negotiate these disruptive times. Our dreams are still achievable and doing business as usual is no longer an option.

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's episode I speak to Professor Yong Zhao from the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Among the topics we discuss on the episode are the following: We currently have the opportunity to reimagine education without schools: Do we have to do these subjects? Do we have to teach this much? A good time to teach global understanding, empathy and competency Innovation in education The importance of having an entrepreneurial mindset The Digital Pencil Alternative ways of organising the education of young people Difficulty of finding like-minded people in a small school Globalisation as the “death of physical distance” Globalisation is localisation of global forces Implications of globalisation for teachers Why everyone should have a local identity and affirm the identities of others Your uniqueness can only become valuable when it’s valuable to others Why schools encourage people to be independent and selfish rather than interdependent Schools as a place to bring about a better society Students as job creators versus job hunters Enhancing entrepreneurship in students Unintended consequences of education policies PISA test scores and the illusions of excellence, science, progress. His experience of being educated in China The impact of technology on education To compete with a machine, a person must avoid becoming one! Be unique and great in your own way; understand yourself, your talents and virtues. "Creative" means identifying problems worth solving Empty creativity versus good creativity – the need to have a domain to excel in What schools should be for: a place to equalise community resources David Berliner and Bruce J. Biddle The Manufactured Crisis. David Berliner as a former guest on the podcast Diane Ravitch’s blog: https://dianeravitch.net/ If we want a better life in the future, we need to help our children create a better life for us

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. From his early life in a village school in Shenzhen to his current roles as Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and Professor of Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Yong Zhao has been a global voice for thinking and acting differently in education. In our third episode, Yong Zhao discusses the humanity of schooling and the pursuit of a whole education with hosts Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato. You can contact Yong Zhao at Yong Zhao at yongzhao.uo@gmail.com and you can learn more about him here: http://zhaolearning.com/ The Game Changers podcast is produced by Orbital Productions and supported by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education: www.circle.education. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Yong Zhao, the Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education. Dr. Zhao and I talk about building a movement that ends standardized testing in the United States and how to build classrooms that invoke a student's innate desire to learn. Perhaps the grueling, “rigorous” standardized testing system is actually harming students, not helping? Most teachers seem to understand this, and a recent analysis by Harvard University seems to confirm it.Dr. Zhao has written and spoken extensively on how testing and test scores harm students. And he’s done the research and work to back up everything he states. It’s up to teachers - those in the field - to actually make change in this endeavor. There’s a lot we’re up against! It makes all the difference.GUESTSDr. Yong Zhao, the Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Zhao was the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education at University of Oregon, and a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. Further, he's served as the founding director of the Confucius Institute and US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence.RESOURCESWhat Works May Hurt by ZhaoReach for Greatness by ZhaoCounting What Counts by ZhaoThe Courage to Be Creative: An Interview with Dr. Yong ZhaoHRP’s Primer for Human-Centric (Progressive) EducationFURTHER LISTENINGFreshEd #79: What Works (May) Hurt w/ Dr. Yong ZhaoReImagine Schools: Global Competence with Dr. Yong Zhao See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“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 features conversations with two Wisconsin State Education Convention speakers. The first is Dr. David Schuler, the 2018 Illinois and national Superintendent of the Year. We talked about his district's college, career and life readiness program, which will be the subject of a pre-convention workshop. Learn more here. We also spoke with Dr. Yong Zhao, the Thursday keynote speaker, about how we can take a more expansive view of educational outcomes. We also check in with Dan Rossmiller, WASB governmental relations director, to give a brief convention preview of the delegate assembly. We also briefly discuss the Virtual Attendee Access program.

Happy anniversary to the ERRR podcast! This 36th episode marks the three year anniversary of the ERRR, thank you for… The post ERRR #036. Yong Zhao on Side Effects in Education appeared first on Ollie Lovell.

You’re no doubt hearing a lot about education these days, with the release of the latest results from PISA. Over the two decades of its existence, the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment has convened a growing number of countries – now around 80 – to participate in its triennial assessment of what 15-year-old students know and can do. But PISA has also attracted some criticism along the way. Yong Zhao, professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, and Aaron Benavot, professor of Global Education Policy in the School of Education at the State University of New York at Albany, discuss the value of a test the whole world can take with Director of the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, Andreas Schleicher.

In 2019, for the very first time, Catholic Education SA is launching the Entrepreneurial Education Network… a project to ignite a thriving community of entrepreneurial thinkers and doers at school and beyond. The Network gatherings offer the seven schools in the network iterative opportunities to connect, support and challenge each other in their students’ social entrepreneurial journey. We captured all the action of Day 3 with this episode, where the students and teachers in the network were joined by very special guest Professor Yong Zhao who shared his wisdom on current educational strategies and best practice, and also listened and gave feedback on the team's entrepreneurial ideas. *** NEWS *** "The Network" has been nominated for an Arch D Radio & Podcasting 2020 Award for "Most Listened Podcast Exclusive 2019". The students involved in the podcast are all invited to attend. You can see photos from this year's red carpet awards here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/archdradio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2276988082570558

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This episode of the MakeThink Podcast, Darren and Micheal speak to Dr Yong Zhao. Internationally known scholar, author, and speaker, associated with his work on the implications of globalisation and technology on education.

In this episode, we talk to Yong Zhao, Yale graduate and Co-Founder of Junzi Kitchen, about the early founding of Junzi Kitchen and his mission to bring Chinese culture to the US, one amazing plate of food at a time.

Welcome to episode 126 of the EdTech Situation Room from February 28, 2019, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) was on assignment at the NCCE Conference in Seattle. In this episode, Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) and Beth Holland (@brholland) discussed baby duck syndrome, resources by PBS Learning Media including "The Cat in the Hat" online, and what's revealed about student perceptions when they "draw a scientist." Additional topics included the upcoming April 14-17, 2019 ATLIS Conference in Dallas, danah boyd's book, "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens," and the work of Lisa Gurnsey (@lisaguernsey) on the important roles of "media mentors." Beth also shared a shout out for Yong Zhao's book, "What Works May Hurt―Side Effects in Education." Geeks of the week included the websites Pexels and Unsplash for copyright-free images, and the COSN Digital Equity Project. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights if you can (normally) at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links.

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, as well as the author of numerous books and scholarly articles in the field of education. Ken and Jill talk with him about overcoming obstacles and innovating in the world of learning and school.

In this episode, Dr. Yong Zhao, a leading voice in the globalization of education, talks about his new book, What Works May Hurt - Side Effects in Education, and why we must stop searching for the panacea to education reform. From his new book, Dr. Zhao says that policymakers often overprescribe solutions to fix education while underestimating the power of kids to create their own changes in a new “personalizable” model for learning. Dr. Zhao also talks about the impact of Steve Jobs and America’s entrepreneurial spirit that has produced a new “black collar” workforce through technology and innovative solutions. He closes by discussing his thoughts on what’s missing in Project-Based Learning and why we must think differently about College and Career Readiness initiatives in our schools. Twitter: @YongZhaoEd. Website: www.zhaolearning.com. Become A Supporter You can now help keep the conversation going by supporting the Reimagine Schools Podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Thanks for your support! anchor.fm/greg-goins/support About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming our schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, please send inquiries to drgreggoins@gmail.com. Twitter: @DrGregGoins. Website: www.reimagineschools.net. Become a supporter of this podcast: anchor.fm/greg-goins/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt" - "Andy Rehfeldt excerpt" - "Janelle Shane excerpt" - "Zaire Dinzey-Flores excerpt" - "Cheyenne Hohman excerpt" - "College student excerpt" - "Nir Eyal excerpt" - "Kirby Ferguson excerpt" - "Steven Levy excerpt" - "Mark reads Botnik's Harry Potter - excerpt" - "Ken Freedman excerpt" - "Jace Clayton excerpt" - "Jonathan Taplin excerpt" - "Scott Williams rec" - "Gabriel Weinberg excerpt" - "Christopher Potter excerpt" - "Botnik's Bob Mankoff and Jamie Brew excerpt" - "Matt Klinman excerpt" - "Yong Zhao excerpt" - "Recap of first year, part 2" - "Irwin Chusid excerpt" - "Kimzilla excerpt" - "Mathew Ingram excerpt" - "Alex George excerpt" - "Dylan Curran excerpt" - "Henry Lowengard (aka Webhamster Henry) excerpt" - "Catherine Price excerpt" - "Len Sherman excerpt" - "Corey Pein excerpt" - "Anya Kamenetz excerpt" - "David Sax excerpt" - "Felix Salmon excerpt" - "Meredith Broussard excerpt" - "Andrew Keen excerpt" - "Brett Frischmann excerpt" - "John Keating excerpt" - "Siva Vaidhyanathan excerpt" - "Mobile Steam Unit excerpt" - "Jaron Lanier excerpt" - "Paul Ford excerpt" - "Dr. Robert Epstein excerpt" - "Matt Warwick excerpt" - "James Bridle excerpt" - "Ali Latifi excerpt" Recap of the first year! Episode 50 of Techtonic, finishing the first year of the show, with a clip from every guest so far. http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81296

Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt" - "Andy Rehfeldt excerpt" - "Janelle Shane excerpt" - "Zaire Dinzey-Flores excerpt" - "Cheyenne Hohman excerpt" - "College student excerpt" - "Nir Eyal excerpt" - "Kirby Ferguson excerpt" - "Steven Levy excerpt" - "Mark reads Botnik's Harry Potter - excerpt" - "Ken Freedman excerpt" - "Jace Clayton excerpt" - "Jonathan Taplin excerpt" - "Scott Williams rec" - "Gabriel Weinberg excerpt" - "Christopher Potter excerpt" - "Botnik's Bob Mankoff and Jamie Brew excerpt" - "Matt Klinman excerpt" - "Yong Zhao excerpt" - "Recap of first year, part 2" - "Irwin Chusid excerpt" - "Kimzilla excerpt" - "Mathew Ingram excerpt" - "Alex George excerpt" - "Dylan Curran excerpt" - "Henry Lowengard (aka Webhamster Henry) excerpt" - "Catherine Price excerpt" - "Len Sherman excerpt" - "Corey Pein excerpt" - "Anya Kamenetz excerpt" - "David Sax excerpt" - "Felix Salmon excerpt" - "Meredith Broussard excerpt" - "Andrew Keen excerpt" - "Brett Frischmann excerpt" - "John Keating excerpt" - "Siva Vaidhyanathan excerpt" - "Mobile Steam Unit excerpt" - "Jaron Lanier excerpt" - "Paul Ford excerpt" - "Dr. Robert Epstein excerpt" - "Matt Warwick excerpt" - "James Bridle excerpt" - "Ali Latifi excerpt" Recap of the first year! Episode 50 of Techtonic, finishing the first year of the show, with a clip from every guest so far. https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81296

Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksGet the book, Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All ChildrenVisit Dr. Zhao's websiteFollow Dr. Zhao on twitter @YongZhaoEdAbout Dr. Yong ZhaoDr. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. He is also a professorial fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University in Australia as well as a Global Chair at the University of Bath, UK. He previously served as the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to his work at the University of Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has published over 100 articles and 30 books.

Have you ever thought about how polarized some debates in education are? Think about it. Whole language versus phonics. Direct versus indirect instruction. Public versus private schools. My guest today, Professor Yong Zhao, says that these polarized debates result, in part, from research studies that only look at effects – or side effects – of educational interventions. Rarely do studies acknowledge what works and what doesn’t. Yong Zhao, a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, argues that educational research should learn from medical science.

Join our two special guests: Larry Rosenstalk and Long Zhao as they discuss the what educational superheroes mean to them.

Visit: http://www.hackedleadership for more posts! SUNDAY SPARK: THE POWER OF A QUESTION What impact would it have on students if they stopped doing homework? What is the value of homework? Those are big, hairy, audacious, and possibly frightening questions but questions that teachers of Biz Stone were forced to answer. Biz Stone, one of four Twitter co-founders, found himself running straight from school to lacrosse practice, then work for a couple of hours, forcing him to start his homework at 8 PM. He continued working on his homework until 4 AM in the morning. The cycle continued until one day; he decided that the cycle wasn’t working for him. He realized that he wanted to implement a “No Homework Policy.” Excerpt from Things a Little Bird Told me: Confessions of a Creative Mind: My plan was simple. I would work as hard as possible to pay attention and be completely focused in each class, but I would not bring my books home, and I would not do any of the homework assigned to me. If the homework was intended to reinforce what was taught in class, I would be fine—because I would make sure to absorb it all during the school day. Most of his teachers told him his final grade might suffer, but he was ok with the consequence. Ultimately, in the end, his grades didn’t suffer. He listened attentively in class and in the end, received a scholarship. How would you react to the questions above? It is ok to be uncomfortable. Good questions can bring discomfort but lead to self-discovery and innovation. How I found inspiration from a single question In December of 2016, my superintendent, curriculum director, and I listened to Yong Zhao speak on the topics of Education Creative and Entrepreneurial Students. His latest work is a three-part book series, The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners, and he’s a Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. Yong, one of the best speakers I’ve ever heard, provided rich content flawlessly delivered while we listened attentively. He talked to us about the importance of students solving real-world problems, creating a school within a school, focusing on student’s strengths and ultimately retooling the American educational system. After he finished, we headed to lunch. While at lunch the superintendent looked at us and said, “How can we accomplish this in our district?” I heard the question, and the gears in my head went into overdrive brainstorming possible ways our district accomplish this task. This broad, audacious question pushed me to think deeply and critically. There was an element of, I want my superintendent to be impressed and an element of, this is a big hairy problem, and I want to help solve it. From that single question, I built the Sustainable Innovation Framework. First, I built a quick Google Drawing (below left) to receive feedback from my professional success champions. Then, I refined it and created the final product, shown on the right.: Most importantly, that single question inspired me. It inspired me to create and ultimately, begin writing. The ideas swirled in my head so quickly, writing them down yielded the only release. The words continued to flow, and months later, I persist in my quest for innovation and the education retooling. What questions can you ask to change your life and the life of your students? As you think of compelling questions: Be bold. Stretch yourself. Inspire others. Make the world a better place!     Source:  “The no-homework policy (excerpt from Twitter founder Biz Stone’s book).” 3 Apr. 2014, http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/03/the-no-homework-policy-excerpt-from-twitter-founder-biz-stones-book/. Accessed 1 Apr. 2017.  

Author of many powerful educational titles, Yong Zhao explains why we must foster innovation in our schools and promote the entrepreneurial spirit.

A classic book on people's irrationalities. Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize-winning psychologist and cognitive scientist. Together with his late research partner Amos Tversky, he co-founded the field of cognitive heuristics and biases in psychology, and that of behavioural economics. This all stems from his investigations into the irrationalities of human thought.   In this book, he explains his findings from a lifetime of research.   NOTES In the introduction to the episode, I mention some PISA reports with international perspectives on education. Here are links to all six volumes of the 2012 report: Volume I: What Students Know and Can Do: Student Performance in Mathematics, Reading, and Science Volume II: Excellence through Equity: Giving Every Student the Chance to Succeed Volume III: Ready to Learn: Students' Engagement, Drive, and Self-Beliefs Volume IV: What Makes Schools Successful? Resources, Policies and Practices Volume V: Creative Problem Solving - Students' Skills in Tackling Real-Life Problems Volume VI: Students and Money - Financial Literacy Skills for the 21st Century The other figure I mention, who talks about education in international perspective with an anti-PISA stance, is Yong Zhao. His website is zhaolearning.com.

Drew Perkins talks with internationally recognized education thought leader Yong Zhao about changing education from a standardized and deficit mindset to one that builds on student strengths. Also discussed were two of his recent books, Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes. 

MSM 314:  And you get Pi...Visuals for audio  Jokes You Can Use: Advisory: Magic http://www.lifehack.org/323348/8-easy-magic-tricks-for-you-show-off-parties The Breathtaking, Life-Altering Power of Being a Dork http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/dork/ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) STEAM - TREE GROWTH CIRCLES I was recently reading the March, 2015 issue of "Science Scope," a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. In this issue, I read the article, "Understanding the Art in Science and the Science in Art Through Crosscutting Concepts." It was written by Irene Plonczak and Susan Goetz Zwiirn. The article describes STEAM lessons that mirror real-world processes that have contributed to breakthrough discoveries, incremental improvements or new thinking. These STEAM lessons are organized using crosscutting concepts from the K-12 Framework and NGSS. In this third podcast in a three-part series the STEAM lesson incorporates measuring tree-growth circles and understanding the concept of pi. http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2015/7/23_Middle_School_Science_Minute-STEAM_-_Tree_Growth_Circles.html From the Twitterverse: #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Annotating PDF’s is a Bad Lesson Plan http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/08/29/annotating-pdfs-is-a-bad-lesson-plan/ Self-Paced Learning: How One Teacher Does It http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/self-paced-learning/ Resources: Google Sites - Creating a Customized Template http://wafflebytes.blogspot.com/2015/11/google-sites-creating-customized.html Web Spotlight: Random Thoughts . . . I made it through a book on my reading list . . . “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon” by Yong Zhao. Personal Web Site

 Yong Zhao joins Justin Baeder to discuss his book, Never Send A Human To Do A Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes.Interview Notes, Resources, & Links Purchase Yong's book, Never Send A Human To Do A Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes.Listen to Don Wettrick on Principal Center RadioAbout Yong ZhaoYong Zhao is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Oregon, and the author of several notable books including World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students and Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization

China has had an amazing developmental path over the past thirty years. Decade long double digit economic growth numbers along with more assertion on the international stage have led to some concern of a “Rising China”, one that may eventually threaten the status quo. But economic rise is not the... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has had an amazing developmental path over the past thirty years. Decade long double digit economic growth numbers along with more assertion on the international stage have led to some concern of a “Rising China”, one that may eventually threaten the status quo. But economic rise is not the only area in which China has dramatically developed, as education too has seen a major boost since opening up in the late 1970s. With international testing like PISA showing that China has some of the top students in the world, some policymakers in the West are looking to their system with envy. In Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? (Jossey-Bass, 2014), Dr. Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and professor at the University of Oregon’s College of Education, provides true nuance to the Chinese educational system, which might not be worth replicating after all. In Zhao’s book, he chronicles China’s long history of testing through the imperial exam system up to today’s gaokao, the Chinese university entrance exam. He further dives into China’s attempts to “catch up” to the West, often failing with ventures like the Chinese Educational Mission (1872-1881). Set on this historical narrative backdrop, Zhao weaves in contemporary educational issues from the Chinese system, such as rampant professorial research falsification and the test cramming lifestyle of the typical Chinese student. He concludes that the “authoritarian” type of education found in China should not be imported to the US, writing that it “stifles creativity, smothers curiosity, suppresses individuality, ruins children’s health, distresses students and parents, corrupts teachers and leaders, and perpetuates social injustice and inequity” (p. 187). Dr. Zhao joins New Books in Education to discuss this fascinating and pertinent topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has had an amazing developmental path over the past thirty years. Decade long double digit economic growth numbers along with more assertion on the international stage have led to some concern of a “Rising China”, one that may eventually threaten the status quo. But economic rise is not the only area in which China has dramatically developed, as education too has seen a major boost since opening up in the late 1970s. With international testing like PISA showing that China has some of the top students in the world, some policymakers in the West are looking to their system with envy. In Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? (Jossey-Bass, 2014), Dr. Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and professor at the University of Oregon’s College of Education, provides true nuance to the Chinese educational system, which might not be worth replicating after all. In Zhao’s book, he chronicles China’s long history of testing through the imperial exam system up to today’s gaokao, the Chinese university entrance exam. He further dives into China’s attempts to “catch up” to the West, often failing with ventures like the Chinese Educational Mission (1872-1881). Set on this historical narrative backdrop, Zhao weaves in contemporary educational issues from the Chinese system, such as rampant professorial research falsification and the test cramming lifestyle of the typical Chinese student. He concludes that the “authoritarian” type of education found in China should not be imported to the US, writing that it “stifles creativity, smothers curiosity, suppresses individuality, ruins children’s health, distresses students and parents, corrupts teachers and leaders, and perpetuates social injustice and inequity” (p. 187). Dr. Zhao joins New Books in Education to discuss this fascinating and pertinent topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lecture Summary Zhao’s book of the same title, “Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization,” addresses these and other questions. At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is education reform in the United States headed down the right path? Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society? Or, are they undermining students’ strengths by overemphasizing high-stakes testing and standardization? Are education systems in China and other countries as superior as some people claim? American education is at a crossroads. We need to change course to maintain leadership in a rapidly changing world. How should we redesign our educational system?

How might being born into a Chinese peasant family foster a global entrepreneurial mindset? Find out in Season 2 of Design Movement as the podcast opens with an innovative, provocative, thoughtful educational researcher and leader, Dr. Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of […] The post The Wrong Bet #201 appeared first on Design Movement.

How do we help each student succeed? One promising way is to personalize learning and put each student at the center of her learning experience. In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, host Sean Slade, director of ASCD's Whole Child Programs, speaks one-on-one with professor and author Yong Zhao.

Yong Zhao writes that the weakness of American education may be greatly overstated. Zhao argues that American public schools are fundamentally well positioned to produce children with the skills needed in a new world transformed by technology. We just have to unleash the talent.

This link is to an audio of an article appearing in Phi Delta Kappa's Edge Magazine. In it, Yong Zhao discusses the ramifications of living in a "flat world" - a world where political barriers do not keep people apart. Enjoy listening to Education in a Flat World.___________________________________________________________________