Claire "Learner Extraordinaire"
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Location | Costa Mesa, CA, United States |
| Introduction | Virtually every visionary in education recognizes what Michael Fullan calls the “simplicity in the complexity” of teaching, or the “simplexity” of teaching-- finding the smallest number of high leverage, easy to understand actions that unleash stunningly powerful consequences. This is the good news. We know what teaching IS and what teaching IS NOT. The bad news: universal “belligerent neglect” from teachers and administrators (Doug Reeves, 2001) and “benign neglect” by parents, has produced a stagnant school culture, incapable of the robust change needed to promote the levels of literacy needed for 21st Century skills or Common Core Curriculum Standards. Never has there been more urgency. Our inferior education system represents the single greatest economic threat to the survival of this country; however, this nation is crippled by inaction, despite glaring data that continues to spell “epic fail” across all our efforts. Each community needs to live in the solution, not the problem. |
| Interests | Brain compatible learning, cooperative learning, engagement strategies, brain breaks, humor in learning. |
| Favorite Movies | Star Wars, Les Miserables (musical), Chicago, The Toy Story Movies, Alladin, Litter Mermaid, Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, Evita |
| Favorite Books | Readicide, Image Grammar, Focus, Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning, The Learning Leader, The Moral Imperative of Leadership, The Art and Science of Teaching, Classroom Instruction That Works |
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