Trailer - Welcome to Beyond the Curriculum

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"It's not important what we cover in the class. It's important what you discover." - Noam Chomsky Jean Piaget has suggested that the principal goal of education should be to create learners who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what others in the past have done; but rather people who are creative, inventive, and inquisitive.

 
It’s not important what we cover in the class. It’s important what you discover.
— Noam Chomsky

Jean Piaget has suggested that the principal goal of education should be to create learners who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what others in the past have done; but rather people who are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. This the essence of progressive education.

Beyond the Curriculum is a podcast dedicated to promoting progressive education. Each episode will feature an educator who will share practical approaches listeners can immediately use in their classrooms. Guests will explain how they promote creativity, innovation, and compassion. This podcast is for those who want to make learning more meaningful and build environments of makers, thinkers, and world-changers. 

So join me, Aaron Blackwelder, each week as I learn about the amazing learning going on in classrooms around the world.  Lessons that offer opportunities that take learners beyond the curriculum.


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Aaron Blackwelder

Aaron Blackwelder teaches high school English and coaches boys’ and girls’ golf in Southwest Washington. He is the co-founder of Teachers Going Gradeless, host of the podcast Beyond the Curriculum, and the educational contributor to Spectrum Life Magazine. Aaron is a Washington State English Teachers Fellow, was nominated for Washington State Teacher of the Year in 2019, and is a five-time golf coach of the year. Aaron is a husband and father of two boys on the autism spectrum, who inspire him to become a teacher who meets the needs of all students.

https://www.teachersgoinggradeless.com
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