Full day commitment required. Attendees: interested faculty and parents from all three divisions, administration, interested alumni, and students grade 8-12. RSVP to Shassidy Garcia at garcias@miamicountryday.org / 305.779.7200 ext. 6783
8:00-9:00: Why we are here: The need for a new paradigm of education? 9:10-10:30: Implementing the new paradigm: Element One: Student Autonomy and Personalization of Education 10:30-11: Break 11-12:30: Implementing the new paradigm: Element Two: Product-Oriented Learning 12:30-1:30: Lunch 1:30-3:00: Implementing the new paradigm: Element Three: Globalized Campus 3:00-3:30: Summary: What Needs to be Undone
Dr. Zhao is an internationally-known scholar, author, and speaker. He is currently the Foundations Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. He is also a teaching fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy at Victoria University in Australia. To listen to one of Dr. Zhao’s TEDx talks, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOXAJzqm2Rw