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Creating democratic learning environments: Educators in conversation
Ethical Schools
46 minutes 48 seconds
8 months ago
Creating democratic learning environments: Educators in conversation
We speak with Dr. Linda F. Nathan and Jonathan Mendonca, two co-editors of the recently published book, "Building Democratic Schools and Learning Environments: A Global Perspective," an anthology of accounts of creating innovative schools around the world. We discuss autonomy vs large-scale uniformity, issues of scaling innovations, and defining success. The book, intentionally available free online, includes both existing schools and concepts of possible schools.
Overview00:00-00:59 Intros
00:59-02:48 Building democratic schools and learning environments
02:48-07:02 How the book came to be written
07:02-08:00 “Many ways” that schools can prepare students for democracy
08:00-11:32 The four pillars of democratic education
11:32-14:12 The “common good”
14:12-16:13 Barefoot EDU (Unifly Collective) and Shikha Institute of Education
16:13-20:58 Jonathan Mendonca’s vision of scale and reactions to it
20:58-23:32 Resolution of whether to teach in English or mother tongue in school in Madhya Pradesh
23:32-28:10 Managing tensions between autonomy and large-scale administration in U.S. schools, and examples
28:10-29:15 Sharing innovations
29:15-33:34 Building ability to meet students’ needs into systems: equity vs equality
33:34-37:16 Catalyzing large scale professional development for pre-school teachers in Haryana State
37:16-39:08 Looking at success for the next generation
39:08-41:46 Teaching students to nurture the planet
41:46- OutroTranscriptClick here to see the full transcript of this episode. References
Click here to download the free e-book created by Dr. Nathan and Jonathan Mendonca "Designing Democratic Schools and Learning Environments: A Global Perspective"
Click here to listen to our first interview with Dr. Linda Nathan "Holistic education: Joy, wellness and rigor"
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Ethical Schools
Amy and Jon talk with educational innovators about creating ethical learning environments, helping students overcome the effects of trauma, and empowering young people to make change. Tune in weekly.
