30. Creating Student-Centered Learning Spaces with Loren Demeroutis

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When evaluating the success of our students, what we’re really evaluating is the failures of our approach. Students who don’t feel valued and engaged won’t succeed and as educational leaders we are responsible for creating an environment our students can thrive in.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s not about changing who we are serving, it’s about changing</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">how we are serving them.</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Loren Demeroutis, of Big Picture Learning, joins us on Education Evolution today to discuss how we can take a more student-centered learning approach in order to drive higher interest and engagement within our educational environments. By creating a student-centered learning environment, we close the achievement gap and create spaces where students feel safe, heard, valued, and engaged.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Loren Demeroutis:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Loren Demeroutis is an experienced administrator, educator, and the director of Big Picture Learning, a system of schools that work hard to engage students and make learning authentic. He has a passion for interest-based learning that he uses in his mission to sustainably undo systems of oppression. To learn more about the work of Loren and BPL, visit their</span> <a href= "https://www.bigpicture.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">website</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and be sure to follow them on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/bigpicturelearning"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bigpiclearning"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/bigpiclearning"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. You can a