How to Create Learning with Eric Hieser Transformative Principal 114 ~ Education Podcast Network

Eric Heiser is the Exective Director of Sturgis Public Charter School in Massachusetts, where students have a 20% chance of getting in if you don’t have a sibling

International Baccalaureate has programs from K–12 and early college.
IB Diploma program the best preparation for College.
IB Program is a whole conception of a program. Rigorous courses and also character building.
Theory of knowledge, Creative action and service activities.
Gain points for what they know, rather than losing points for what they don’t.
Very few multiple choice tests in the assessments given.
IB for All - no non-IB courses for grades 11 and 12. 9th and 10th grade IB Prep.
Students challenge themselves, and grow into their commitment of becoming all they can be.
Special Needs at Sturgis on the web site
Guiding points on vision: 1. Help each student maximize their own individual potential. 2. Student learning is why we are here and should drive every decision we make.
Moving away from the word teach and saying “How do we create learning?”
3 Rs - Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
IB provides external accountability for Rigor.
Help students see how what they are learning is relevant to their life.
Relationships are enhanced with smaller numbers (2 campuses with 400 students each).
School culture has a deep impact on the students’ learning.
Don’t do ranking, valedictorians, etc. Want students to be their own personal best.
To help students be successful, they need a lot of support, counseling, and care.
Schools can unintentionally create systems and events that detract from student learning.
Recruiting outstanding faculty is the most important thing I do.
Relationship is the most important thing about school.
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