Marygrove School: Place- and project-based teaching and learning

We speak with Dr. Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean and professor at the Marsal Family School of Education, University of Michigan. Dr. Moje discusses Detroit’s School at Marygrove, a university-school partnership serving children and families from before birth through grade 12. We talk about design-based research, Marygrove’s innovative teacher-residency program, and what being a model means to Marygrove. Overview 00:00-00:46 Intros 00:46-03:16 How the school at Marygrove came to be 03:16-06:27 Teaching and learning in Detroit 06:27-11:05 Why this neighborhood and community for Marygrove 11:05-12:05 Demographics of the community and the school 12:05-15:20 What an ethical partnership between a university and a school looks like 15:20-18:24 Funding—current and for sustainability 18:24-20:08 Proof of concept, scale, “translatable modules” 20:08-24:17 A model for curriculum and pedagogy 24:17-29:51 Design-based research 29:51-38:36 Selecting teachers and providing professional development and support 38:36-42:13 Promoting social justice 42:13-48:29 Cell phones, distractions, AI 48:29-49:11 Centrality of inquiry 49:11-56:45 Replication 56:45- Outro Transcript Click here to see the full transcription of this episode.  References The School at Marygrove website Soundtrack by Poddington Bear

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