68: Grassroots, Teacher Powered Schools w/ Liz Seubert

What this episode covers

Today I am joined by Liz Seubert, a teacher at the teacher run and operated school, Wildlands in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. Wildlands is a small, tuition free 7-12 public charter school, which is affiliated with the Teacher Powered Schools movement. Liz, along with her coworkers, operate the entire school without an administrative body. In this podcast, we will delve into the operation of Wildlands, how it was founded, and what teachers can do to become involved in Teacher Powered Schools. If you're listening to this podcast before April 29th, make sure you sign up for our Summit with Liz and two other experts from Teacher Powered. There, they'll be able to answer your questions and start your own journey to a grassroots revolution in education. In our opinion, teachers being treated as professionals, and being able to connect with students in small school environments, is a realistic and pragmatic way to organize progressive education for all students. I highly recommend you visit Teacher Powered Schools at teacherpowered.org [http://teacherpowered.org/]. Their network supplies a ridiculous amount of resources, materials, and help channels to help teachers navigate starting their own school. GUESTS Liz Seubert, co-founding teacher at Wildlands School, a 2016 Teacher Ambassador for the Teacher Powered Schools Initiative, and co-author of An Improbable School: Transforming how Teachers Teach & Students Learn. RESOURCES * Wildlands 8-12 School [http://www.wildlandschool.net/about_us.phtml] * Teacher Powered Schools [https://www.teacherpowered.org/] * Summit Sign Up (April 29th, 7:30PM EST) [https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/events] FURTHER LISTENING * THE "TEACHER POWERED SCHOOLS" INITIATIVE from Blog Talk Radio [https://www.blogtalkradio.com/edutalk/2015/12/02/the-teacher-powered-schools-initiative]