Human Systems Dynamics in Education

[Royce Holladay]

The HSD Institute works with educators and educational institutions to identify reform strategies that will work into the 21st century. Learning is a self-organizing process, and our goal is to help educators identify and establish the conditions that best support a learning environment that prepares students for the worlds they will face. What questions do you have about our work in education?

[Bruce C Pappas]

Since taking Glenda's class, I have been fantasizing about what a public school would look like built on HSD principles. And in addition, what it would be like to be a "principal" in that school?

[Royce Holladay]

Bruce C Pappas said:

Since taking Glenda's class, I have been fantasizing about what a public school would look like built on HSD principles. And in addition, what it would be like to be a "principal" in that school?

[Royce Holladay]

Yes, I agree that this is a really intriguing question. I would like to re-convene the Education Community group either in person (as we had the few who were together earlier) or we could convene the group online and hold our discussions here. Anyone interested?

I am really very curious about the concept of really focusing on the idea of how to establish the conditions that would best support learning...Does anyone have any thoughts to add?

[Bruce C Pappas]

Yeah, Royce, I like the online idea to get things moving and then we could meet in-person later.
I think the idea of viewing schools and classrooms as CASs would be a start. Nothing showed up in a Google search.

[Royce Holladay]

Okay, I will email the others and see if they are interested. Who is the woman you suggested who is in your cohort at St. Thomas? Who else do you think might be interested?

[Leslie Patterson]

Hi, I'm in! I've been using CDE and other HSD principles in my teaching for some time now so I'm eager to hear what others are thinking about this!

[Bruce C Pappas]

Lesley, how have you been using CDE ? I'm eager to know.

[Cathy Toll]

Hello, I am interested in being part of this discussion. Two of the goals of my work are to help educators better understand how THEY learn and to develop habits of mind that help them to learn about the learning of their students.