Evolving Education Self-Assessment and Conversation Guide -

Evolving Education Self-Assessment and Conversation Guide

Evolving Education Guide

Capture your thoughts and learning as you read Katie Martin’s latest book, Evolving Education: Shifting to a Learner-Centered Paradigm, with this companion guide that offers the perfect workspace to do so. It includes:

a pre-reading self-assessment and goal-setting exercise
workbook-style pages with prompts to guide discussions and reflection space to capture your ideas and goals as you read
formats for leading a book study
protocols for discussion groups

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