The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and founder of the Speak Up Research Project, is our guest for this episode of The Authority. Julie and Ross talk about her new book, Free Agent Learning: Leveraging Students' Self-Directed Learning to Transform K-12 Education, published by Jossey-Bass.   The conversation covers:   Leveraging self-directed learning to improve classroom reach and engagement What is the Student's Vision of Learning? How can educators assert parameters in a way kids see as valuable? Moving to learn environments that are student-directed and adult-sponsored. The most durable findings over 17 years of Speak Up surveys. Students’ most surprising perspectives. Compliance vs. engagement. Learning can be exploring alongside self-motivated students. Recognizing outcomes from free agent learning in your Profile/Portrait of a Graduate. Ask kids what they want.   Free Agent Learning is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.   Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.   About the guest Dr. Julie A. Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow and is the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project which annually collects and reports on the authentic views of K-12 students, parents and educators on key education issues each year. Dr. Evans serves as the chief researcher on the Speak Up Project as well as leading research efforts on the impact of innovative learning models and interventions in both K-12 and higher education. Over the past 17 years, almost 5 million K-12 students and an additional 1 million educators and parents have participated in the Speak Up Project representing over 35,000 schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and around the world. Learn more at www.tomorrow.org   About the host Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano