Opening up: Recreating schools as a community

Drs. Landon Mascareñaz and Doannie Tran, co-authors of “The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy,” talk about co-creating and co-producing school initiatives with parents and community members. “Openness” is a radical departure from legacy closed systems, and begins with “openers,” those committed to ensuring that all stakeholders, especially those traditionally far from power, are full participants. The opening process can start in one classroom, one school, or one district, and can be adapted in other settings. Overview 00:00-00:39 Intros00:39-02:08 Definition of an Open System02:08-09:02 3 phases of shifting a system towards openness09:02-06:16 An open system leader06:16-07:21 Linearity and recursion of phases07:21-11:10 Examples of groups creating open systems11:10-15:09 Obstacles groups encountered and overcame15:09-18:44 Contending with organized groups that want to ban books or are racist or homophobic18:44-21:59 Consensus decision making21:59-24:57 Surviving founders or key initial participants24:57-27:01 Conflicts over money or credit27:01-29:20 Tensions and differential power between those furthest from opportunity and those with technical or institutional power29:20-31:33 Issues of bringing initiatives to scale31:33-33:39 Where can educators start?33:39-36:48 Training and support36:48- Outro Transcript Click here to see the full transcript of this episode.  References Click here to know more about the book ...

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