Educational innovation often turns on notions of fairness and equity—and starts in a single classroom. Building in her TED Talk (9 minutes) on her own experience as a teacher, Lindsey Ott challenges the notions of the achievement gap and standardization, arguing for a reorientation from equal expectations toward equitable opportunities and individualized learning outcomes.
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Solving the achievement gap through equity, not equality
Video
9 minutes
By: Lindsey Ott, TEDx
Educator-prep | K-12 educators
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
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Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
John Rawls “Justice as fairness” lesson plan
Tool
45 minutes
By: Academy 4 Social Change
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Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Veil of ignorance
Video
2 minutes
By: Center for Leadership and Ethics
Empathy
Video
1 minutes
By: IDEO