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Want to turn your classroom into a hub of curiosity, innovation, and real-world impact but don't know where to start?
The Student-Centered Shift with internationally acclaimed educator Kyle Wagner equips international school educators with the simple shifts to move from passive to active learning spaces, so you can grow more engaged and empowered learners.
Every week, Kyle offers simple actionable tips, or hosts interviews with forward-thinking educators to share actionable strategies and proven frameworks to create a classroom buzzing with energy and purpose. Past guests include project-based powerhouse Ron Berger and bestselling author Gary Stager. By tuning in, you'll unlock:
* The mindset shifts needed to transition from teacher-led to student-centered spaces.
* Strategies to empower students as independent thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers.
* Tips for designing and implementing project-based experiences
* Practical ways to redefine your role from instructor to facilitator.
Discover how Kyle made the same shifts to transform his own teaching from burnout to breakthrough—guiding students to publish bestselling novels, launch businesses, and build museums. Over 1,000 classrooms have experienced similar results worldwide—will yours be next? Let's shift learning together!
The Student-Centered Shift with internationally acclaimed educator Kyle Wagner equips international school educators with the simple shifts to move from passive to active learning spaces, so you can grow more engaged and empowered learners.
Every week, Kyle offers simple actionable tips, or hosts interviews with forward-thinking educators to share actionable strategies and proven frameworks to create a classroom buzzing with energy and purpose. Past guests include project-based powerhouse Ron Berger and bestselling author Gary Stager. By tuning in, you'll unlock:
* The mindset shifts needed to transition from teacher-led to student-centered spaces.
* Strategies to empower students as independent thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers.
* Tips for designing and implementing project-based experiences
* Practical ways to redefine your role from instructor to facilitator.
Discover how Kyle made the same shifts to transform his own teaching from burnout to breakthrough—guiding students to publish bestselling novels, launch businesses, and build museums. Over 1,000 classrooms have experienced similar results worldwide—will yours be next? Let's shift learning together!
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
35 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
155 episodes
since June 23, 2021
episodic
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In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I sit down with arts educators and creativity thinkers Jason and Brian to explore what it really means to culti…
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What if giving students more voice didn't mean giving up the curriculum—but actually helped them go deeper into it?
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Want to give students more ownership of their learning, but worry that letting go of control could mean sacrificing rigor, curriculum coverage, or academic expectations?
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Want students to lead more of the discussion, but find the same voices dominating while others stay silent—or the conversation quickly goes off track?
In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I share a simple strategy I recently saw in action at ISKL in Malaysia: Six Thinking Hats. By giving…
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In this episode of the Student-Centered Shifts, I sit down with education scholar Dr. Yong Zhao to explore a bigger vision for what school could become. From stren…
Ever introduced a promising student-centered initiative, only to watch the momentum fade once the PD ends?
I've seen schools invest in new programs, professional development, curriculum, and technology with the hope of transforming learning. But lasting change doesn't happen simply because we intr…
Have you ever put students into groups, asked them to collaborate, and then watched the whole thing fall apart? One student takes over, others disengage, ideas get shut down, and no one seems quite sure who's responsible for what. The problem isn't necessarily the group—it's that effective collabor…
Wondering if your students will succeed in projects when you stop leading every step? Or worried that giving them more independence will lead to less learning?
In this episode, I reconnect with Nikola, a former student from High Tech High who is now a mechanical engineer, to reflect on the student…
Trying to create a more student-centered classroom—but feeling constrained by curriculum, assessment, or time?
In this episode, the tables are turned as I'm interviewed by Dan from Future Anything about the simple shifts that transformed my own teaching—from traditional instruction to classrooms …
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