by Kyle Wagner | Dec 26, 2021 | Blog
At the end of the year, right before Winter Break, I ask the teaching teams that I coach to reflect on their past projects using two reflective questions: What would you keep? What would you throw away? I’m paraphrasing here, but here’s what I heard:...
by Kyle Wagner | Dec 5, 2021 | Blog
Johnny flipped to the final slide of his presentation on school playground improvements. On the slide was a visual for pull up bars shaped like dinosaur bones. He was hoping this intriguing design would promote more active fitness in his peers. After finishing the...
by Kyle Wagner | Nov 28, 2021 | Blog, Remote Learning
Lucy, a High school student in Betzy Orenos, Innovations Coach at Decroly Americano School’s class, suddenly stopped showing up to remote lessons. Betzy tried emailing. No response. Phone calls. Endless ringtones. Sound familiar? What happened to Lucy? Was she...
by Kyle Wagner | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog
Last week, a brilliant edu-innovator reached out to me with a simple question: How do I get more staff on board for PBL? She was tired of being the lone innovator who let students take charge of learning experiences, while she gently guided in the background. But last...
by Kyle Wagner | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, Podcast
Peter gave students one simple prompt to unleash the creators, innovators and entrepreneurs in his business studies class: “Create a business around a single product or service to help improve your experience at school.” And then he got out of their way....
by Kyle Wagner | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
Think about one of the most engaging activities you experienced as a learner. Mine was the ‘egg drop’; a simple challenge to protect an egg from splattering into a million pieces after a one story fall. My team used cardboard, duct tape, shrink wrap and...