"If it doesn't work for teachers, it doesn't work": Dr. Simon Breakspear on how schools can help teachers master their craft just by coming to work every day

Episode Notes

Alec talks to Dr. Simon Breakspear about how he developed his “Teaching Sprints” program, and the intellectual journey that got him there.

Episode Transcript HERE

Further reading:

0:38 The Innovation Unit, where I used to work

0:44 Agile School Leadership

0:50 Teaching Sprints

2:05 The OECD and PISA

4:54 Valerie Hannon

4:59 Tony Mackay

5:03 Michael Fullan

5:16 Michael Fullan, "Large-scale Reform Comes of age"

6:38 Andreas Schleicher

8:16 Jeffrey Sachs

15:10 Anthony Bryk on Networked Improvement Communities

15:28 Nelson Gonzalez

17:41 Anthony Bryk, Learning to Improve

18:11 IDEO Design Thinking, Human-centered Design

18:15 Agile Development

18:19 Lean Startup

18:31 Implementation Science

22:07 James Clear, Atomic Habits

22:16 BJ Fogg, Tiny Habits

27:34 Boulder, Pebble, Sand protocol

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