Is it an education that matters; or is it

the opportunities that come from

being educated that matter? (Can we

have both?)

Design all aspects of our education

system from the edges, the

outliers, instead of from the

middle.

Gifted Children’s Representations of Learner

Identities (Porath and Lupart)

Normalizing Differences in Inclusive Teaching (Balieri and Knopf)

Social Emotional Literacy (Brackett, Hymel,

Schonert- Reichl)

100 Languages of Children and Reggio Emelia

The essence of equity is to ensure that

every child has the opportunity not to

become equal , but to become

different – to realize their own unique

potential.

Adapted from John Fischer

Standardization tends to emphasize the

lowest common denominator. Human

aspirations reach much higher and if the

conditions are right they succeed.

Understanding those conditions is the real

key to transforming education for all our

children. Ken Robinson

Learning is an active process that requires

legitimate engagement with ideas and

knowledge.

How to

get there

from

here?

Learning is a social process (Vygotsky) so

learning how to be social would be a good

place to start

Creates a base of safety for staff and students –

change can cause stress, anxiety, moments of

doubt so the ability to support is critical

Self-awareness

Social awareness

Self-management

Relationship skills

Decision making

“They may

not

remember

the words

you say, but

they will

always

remember

how you

made them

feel.”

Joanne Kricken

Provocation = a statement that lies outside

of our normal experience patterns (Bono, 1991)

Creativity = to produce novel ideas (that,

in hindsight, have value)

In the minds eye; visual thinkers, gifted people with

dyslexia and other learning difficulties – Thomas G.

West

Mindset – Carol Dweck 2008

I am right; you are wrong – Edward de Bono 1991

The Bureaucratic Experience: The Post-Modern

Challenge - Ralph P. Hummel