Description

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, will be released in mid-2022. An experienced teacher and district leader, her areas of focus include learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Lainie’s work has been highlighted in many publications, including Edutopia, OC Family Magazine, and PBS News Hour. Since 2014, Lainie has been a consultant for the Orange County Department of Education's Institute for Leadership Development.

Key Takeaways:

• Gratitude helps us cope with stress, regulate emotions, physiological health, and energizes learning.
• Gratitude becomes contagious.
• You need to model everything you want to see.
• Sticky note compliments as a strategy.
• The Cycle of Inquiry is not meant to be linear.
• The word “priority” was never supposed to be plural.
• Use the “It would be cool if…” prompt by Dr. Novak.
• Teacher learning needs to be ongoing and job embedded.
• Look to implement a community of inquiry cycle in your school.
• Make sure you avoid the “comparison hangover”.

Contact:

Twitter: @LainieRowell

Email: lainierowell@gmail.com 

Website: www.lainierowell.com

Publications:

Evolving Learner

Because of a Teacher

Podcast - Lemonade Learning

TEDx - Learn Like a Kid

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