70. Teaching Students to Own Their Learning, Especially in Uncertainty with Meg Ormiston

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With schools going back into session and, at the same time, COVID numbers starting to climb again, it’s difficult to know what this “new normal” will look like. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The entire educational landscape has shifted, and it’s impossible to know what it will look like in the coming months and years. In this conversation with Meg Ormiston, we talk about how things won’t--and shouldn’t--go back to “normal,” whatever normal might have been pre-COVID.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a great time for teachers and educational leaders alike to take a look at what worked before schools closed, how they shifted to engage students remotely during COVID (and what didn’t work), and make changes to what day-to-day school will look like moving forward. It’s time to pivot to put the responsibility of learning where it should be...on the students. But to do this effectively, students need choices and empowerment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to find out what Meg has done to help teachers navigate online learning and support them through learning how to teach with technology--even if they’ve never used a Google product before. It’s a mindset shift that no one expected but that we all need to navigate.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Meg Ormiston:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meg Ormiston, in her role as a consultant, partners with school systems that have committed to 21st-century learning experiences for everyone. Meg creates a unique partnership in each district, reflecting the mission, vision, and direction that local leaders identify. Her districtwide projects include guiding teams through the visioning process, designing and delivering professional development, facilitating classroom modeling, developing student leaders in technology, and educating parents.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meg is the lead author in the NOW Classrooms series of fiv