Maria Xenidou - Share Now. Teach Now.

Learning impacts life (4:20)

No space in pre-school (5:15)

Mom leading the reading and learning (5:30)

Learn, early on (6:30)

Obstacles serve as a catalyst for moving forward (6:45)

Different pathways to learning (7:40)

Self-directed learning (8:00)

Intentional learning (8:30)

Learning from others (9:00)

Learning from those who have experience (10:00)

Learning via interest and opportunity (12:15)

Create space and opportunity for learning (12:55)

What to teach directly and what to allow to unfold (14:20)

The most important conditions for learning (15:35)

Access to resources is vital (15:40)

Cultivating an environment that cultivates curiosity and exploration (16:40)

Independent learners and thinkers are problem solvers (17:15)

Learning by doing (17:30)

Put your learning into practice (18:40)

Focus on the most difficult parts (18:55)

Difficulty as an indicator of a potential learning moment (19:10)

Share as you learn, not only later (21:20)

“Teacher” means someone with more experience (22:25)

Sharing as teaching (23:25)

Maria’s elevator question (24:15)

Leveraging knowledge and skills to help others (24:30)

Helping others moves your own work forward (24:50)

Finding and solving problems as a key to learning (25:55)

Resources can become distracting (27:00)

Remove what you don’t need to learn, and learn only what you need (27:15)

What kind of work do you want to do? (27:55)

A teacher goes above and beyond (29:55)

Handwritten lessons and problems for Maria and her sister (31:00)

Figure out a way to get resources to people (32:20)

A teacher’s amazing insight, confidence, coaching, and mentoring (33:05)

Public schools, working class, low income family receiving great support (34:40)

The Impact Learning Fund (35:25)

Commitment – a year’s salary as a VP (35:55)

Fifty dollars or one hundred dollars can provide education for a child without access to resources  (37:00)

Learning to reach out to “community” to make progress (38:00)

Connections help with decision making, especially in a world of abundance (38:50)

Content creation – podcast interviews and written resources (39:40)

GUEST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LISTENERS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaxenidou/

Podcast - https://impactlearning.simplecast.com

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

Professional Association of Georgia Educators

David’s LinkedIn page

Lead. Learn. Change. the book

Instagram - lead.learn.change