Professional development that helps school leaders redesign school culture using small, scrappy experiments called β€œhacks” that lead to Deeper Learning.

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Help us take a reflective deep-dive into #shadowastudent. Your responses will help us collate our learning and include input from program participants in our final report to funders and partners. We'd love your answers to four key questions... forms.gle/ZQpbVANDtYiQyUN58
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Looking for a couple of go-to resources to help kick-start or catalyze your school's #InnovationByDesign process? Start with these...two of the best: dschool.stanford.edu/program… & schoolretool.org/ @k12lab @schoolretool #EdInnovation #Innovate2EducateNC #EdChat #Education
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On the blog: Read the latest edition in the Shadow a Student Series as Kimberly Lowden from @TruittIntermed1 shares her experience on Cotton's Clipboard: cpschools.com/dr-cottons-cli… @drjcotton #inspireCPS #ShadowAStudent
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The #ShadowAStudent Challenge isn't just for principals. Two of our directors also learned a lot from the experience. Read about their trips to @WBPBruins and @WeAreHickory on Cotton's Clipboard: cpschools.com/dr-cottons-cli… @dajoppy @TateJacque @CPSStaffDev
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We love #shadowastudent reflections!
Thank you @KellyCosgrove10 for sharing your reflections on the #ShadowAStudent challenge! Read it here: edutechnicallyspeaking.wordp… #FCPSOn
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The shadowing continues!
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Thank you for supporting your team in shadowing!
In addition to our parents, our amazing teachers are exercising empathy through @schoolretool's #ShadowAStudent challenge: "By seeing school through a student's eyes we identify opportunities to improve the student experience." #Synnovate
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What a great conference! Congrats to all the educators who made the commitment to #shadowastudent
Join us at the #DeeperLearning campfire! #shadowastudent
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Did you #shadowastudent this year?!? We want to talk with you! Sign up for a 15 minutes Zoom call with our team - we'd love your input! ow.ly/Pll150nCAty
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So much shadowing!
Shadow Day is off to a fantastic start! Meet my friend Bella 😊 #WeAreBaird #ShadowAStudent #lifeofaseventhgrader
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The shadowing continues - our formal challenge may be over but you can shadow ANY time!!! Keep the posts coming!
The face you make when you crush a math test and a science test as a seventh grader πŸ˜‚ #ShadowAStudent #TooCoolForMiddleSchool #GMSbelieves
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Yes it does! It's starts with #empathy.
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It's time for action! You've acted and reflected - now put your learning in action with a hack. Watch this short video for a primer on the hack mindset! #shadowastudent ow.ly/LAHc50nsvTj

β€œIt’s in our best interest to make sure that our kids have the tools, have the right educators and finally the passion" #shadowastudent is not just for educators! Just hear what these business CEOs experienced in their day of shadowing. ow.ly/hv2050n6uyq

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"Did I rethink the student experience after the day? Absolutely." Shane Kells came away from #shadowastudent with ideas for how to better meet the needs of his students. What was the result of your shadowing? Let us know at shadowastudent.org
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Did you #shadowastudent this year?! We're calling for feedback and would love your input. If you have 5 minutes please fill out our quick survey. ow.ly/KlLr50n5aS1
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Why do we shadow? To improve students' school experiences. That means taking action! But it doesn’t mean solving everything at once. Try small experiments to move your school toward Deeper Learning. The toolkit is full of ways to get started. Find it at shadowastudent.org

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Recording preconceptions and expectations before #shadowastudent and then reflecting after was a useful strategy in Chantal Theron's #empathy experience. This was one question that she came across in her day. What did you start to question?
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Martin Thomas was also surprised at how many distractions students face in their learning environments that were significant for him but not enough to derail the students. What did you discover during #shadowastudent?
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