Stephanie+Pace-Marshall


 * Stephanie Pace Marshall**
 * Transforming Minds: Reimagining learning and schooling for the 21st century**
 * AMS Boston 2010**

Educational soul searching Look again, at its principles, practices of Montessori Reform, change the conversation about schooling Schooling is a moral enterprise, fundamental purpose is to transform minds What will it take? Radical new story that “let’s new life speak” Courage to name inconvenient truths- Montessori 2.0 Kinds of minds needed for 21st Power of story Advances in neuroscience 21st century learning/schooling landscape opportunity for Montessori to bring the new story to life.

My shaping is world shaping….so changes to the story changes everything.

Kinds of minds needed 21st century Nurture different global minds the opposable mind. “make a better human society” Dali lama what might be power of story plot –the over story- the hidden story-the understory-the journey of the soul

what is the narrative that defines us-know your story as you have become your story (Stephanie grew up in “exception story” ) story trumps data-it shapes and defines and gives direction-it has a power that the data does not

how have we imprisoned ourselves in our story schools must become studios of joyful exploration and incubators of imagination

learning is what we do-potential, capacity must be activated by design beauty, order, dignity in classrooms contribute to a personal story beautiful and my learning has dignity and I am brilliant”

Surprise activiates the brain

Neuro science Heredity is not destiny-brain grows in response Intelligences are multi-faceted and must be used-practices, practice, practice, No excuses-if you can’t be wrong you can’t be creative Scores do not define intelligence Locust of control resides with self Discover what you love and pursue with purpose

“Bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya angelou Schools should provide a love affair with learning Hunches, hypothesis, intuition

“Lean into the kernal and listen, you have to love the corn”

MEANING :PURPOSE :ENGAGEMENT: PERSONALIZATION :INTERDEPENDENCE:TRUST AND JOY:

ASSESSMENT –DIAGNOSTIC AND PERFORMANCE BASED

we see you-see the child every day become child-whisperers

(kyros???) the right moment-it is the time

proceed until apprehended

Questions: Are we prepared for the 21st century child, “THE ALWAYS CONNECTED GENERATION”-PEW FOUNDATION?

Are our Practices and methods congruent with the best learning experiences for the child? Can we explain what we do; what are the learning benefits? Is every day vital, vibrant and true?

most important decision- do we want to be a player in 21st century //The Answer to How is Yes// Is there anything you are pretending not to know-hoping no one brings up-What do you think is impossible ? What would it take for you to act on what you know?



AMS Boston 2010

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