Description

James Anderson is a prominent Australian-based international speaker, author, and educator deeply committed to enhancing our capacity for effective learning. His notable concept of Learnership, raising the status of learning from an act to an art, offers a powerful framework to comprehend and enhance our engagement in the learning process, ultimately helping schools to create the paradigm shift that is needed.

His book is Learnership: Raising the status of learning from an act to an art in your school.

In this conversation, Jethro and James discuss:

• Agency makes you the master of your circumstances, not the victim. 
• Voice and Choice lip service
• Power to choose vs. permission to choose. 
• Agency is an outcome, not a pedagogy. 
• Learning culture vs. teaching culture. 
• Learning is not the product of teaching, but the product of the activity of learners - John Holt
• Kids had been learning, but hadn’t yet become learners. 
• Diagnostic tool to determine the level of learnership. 
• Character development or learnership are two sides of the same coin. 
• Helping kids become creatures of discomfort. 
• Help kids be safe while climbing, not taking away the opportunity to climb. 
• Teachers are expert teachers, but they are not expert learners. 

Find the book Learnership here: https://amzn.to/4aFXMO8 

About today’s guest

James Anderson is a prominent Australian-based international speaker, author, and educator deeply committed to enhancing our capacity for effective learning. Central to his philosophy is the "Mindset Continuum," an extension of Carol Dweck's groundbreaking work on Growth Mindsets, providing practical tools to cultivate a profound understanding of ourselves as learners. His notable concept of Learnership, raising the status of learning from an act to an art, offers a powerful framework to comprehend and enhance our engagement in the learning process, ultimately helping schools to create the paradigm shift that is needed.

With a rich background as a teacher and school leader, James has spent the past two decades collaborating with schools to create more thoughtful learning environments. He challenges educators to critically reflect on their own Mindsets and how these beliefs are subtly communicated to students, offering tangible strategies beyond clichés to instigate genuine shifts in learners' mindsets.

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

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