323- Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts

<p>Today, Tom talks with Nate Kellogg of The Learning Accelerator and Gwen Baker of Bellwether Education Partners about the Strategy Lab — a project of the Always Ready for Learning initiative.</p> <p>The Strategy Lab is a networked learning community from The Learning Accelerator, in partnership with Bellwether Education Partners, working to accelerate the development of a more resilient and equitable education future. This work culminated in the Real-Time Redesign toolkit, an actionable resource for helping districts apply the key learnings and processes from the Strategy Lab work.</p> <p>Listen in as Tom speaks with Nate and Gwen about this important collaborative work within a network of schools and districts. And be sure to stay tuned until the end to hear from some of the participants themselves!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p>[:08] About today’s episode with Nate Kellogg and Gwen Baker.</p> <p>[:52] Tom welcomes Nate and Gwen to the podcast.</p> <p>[1:09] Nate tells the origin story of the Always Ready for Learning initiative as well its three projects: the Parabola Project, the Coaching Network, and the Strategy Lab.</p> <p>[2:34] Gwen shares how she and Bellwether get involved in this project and why they were personally compelled by it.</p> <p>[4:25] Nate shares about the districts they originally focused on when beginning this project.</p> <p>[6:02] Which services to Gwen try to quickly mobilize and offer to these partner districts with the Strategy Lab?</p> <p>[7:33] Was there any learning between these districts? Were they learning together about shifting their education to remote and when/how they might go hybrid or in-person?</p> <p>[8:32] Gwen elaborates on how the networking between districts was one of the most powerful tools for learning and growth.</p> <p>[10:34] Nate explains the Real-Time Redesign toolkit.</p> <p>[11:46] Would Gwen say that the toolkit is still highly useful for not only the participating districts but other districts as well right now?</p> <p>[12:57]