Innovation Rally

James Nottingham created The Learning Pit to encourage his students to step out of their comfort zone and seek challenges that will deepen their learning. Today, the model is used around the world to enhance students’ language of learning, metacognition, resilience and curiosity. It also helps teachers identify when to move students from surface- to deep-learning, as well as providing a framework for effective questioning. In this workshop, James will identify the key points of The Learning Pit and show you how it can foster a culture of learning for all.​Additional resources​​​

Participants will learn how they can create a culture that supports the development of learner independence and agency. Participants will discover ways they can support the development of lifelong learners who are intrinsically motivated and find purpose in learning.

Arkansas CBL Leadership Series 2021 Cohort Schools will engage in a process of forward planning on next steps. Each school will share a 10-minute presentation followed by input and feedback from others.

After a day and a half of learning about student-focused learning systems, participants will engage in collaborative conversations around their new visions of teaching and learning. Since Buddy and George believe our ideas for innovation are only as powerful as our capacity to shift and align beliefs and cause change when we return to our own districts, our goal will be to help participants design a plan for transporting the flame of excitement that sparked within them at this year's Innovation Rally back to their home districts with them to set each of their schools on fire.