80: Relationship Centered Learning with Teens with Dr. Maureen O'Shaughnessy
Maureen O’Shaughnessy is on a mission to connect the dots between education, belonging, and youth empowerment. She is the founder of the human-centered micro-school, LEADPrep. This learner-focused middle / high school is a national model for micro-schools, helping students learn from a place of love and personal alignment.
Dr. O’Shaughnessy is the author of Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids, host of the Education Evolution podcast, and co-founder of the EdActive Collective. She has also shared innovation ideas on her TEDx talk: Changing My Mind to Change Schools.
Join us for this conversation about creating student-centered, project based, and relational microschools for where teens can thrive.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:
- Maureen’s motivation for creating LEAD-Prep and why she wanted to help the outliers.
- Incorporating assessment into a learned-centered model for learning.
- Preparing and empowering high school students to be college ready.
- What project-based learning looks like at LEAD-Prep.
- How to adapt to changing technologies and using it ethically.
- Methods for creating microschools and “schools within schools” to better meet individual student needs.
- Social emotional health as the bedrock for learning.
- Restorative justice vs. punishment.
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Connect with Maureen on LinkedIn.
- Visit educationevolution.com to learn more about her work at Education Evolution and her podcast.
- Listen to Maureen’s TEDx Talk: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools.
- Get your copy of Maureen’s book: Creating Microschools Colorful Mismatched Kids.
- Learn more about the Education Activism Collective and their work to make education more human-centered and student-driven.
- Check out Maureen’s innovative microschool for teens, LEAD-Prep.
- Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, and check out our project library.
- Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment.
- Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here.
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