Publications
Learn more about our philosophy by reading books and articles by Joanne and checking out some of our recommended reading.
The Depthvale Detectives and the Great Education Crisis: A Guide to Contributive Learning in Schools
The Depthvale Detectives and the Great Education Crisis is a story for educators, parents, and students about using your “powers”—your learning—for good. Together with its tools and professional learning activities, it can help you make well-being, meaning, and fulfillment the ultimate outcomes of all that you do. Authors Joanne McEachen and Matthew Kane’s years of experience leading educational change makes The Depthvale Detectives and the Great Education Crisis not only a joyful and spellbinding story, but a powerful resource for leading school change. To get there, you just have to be a Detective….
Like so many others in the city of Depthvale, the students at Clover K-8 School are struggling. A recent health crisis and a wealth of other challenges have lowered well-being, for many, to crisis levels. School isn’t giving them all that they need, and their teachers and parents are struggling, too. But as the shadow that looms over Depthvale darkens, one class of students starts battling back. Led by Kaia, Lucas, and their teacher Ms. Monica, and with the help of their families and the Clover community, the students set out on a journey of discovery that sees them become… the Depthvale Detectives! With sights on how learning can help them contribute, the Detectives face fear mongerers, naysayers, bullies, and even a villain of their own imagination, all to keep Crisis from ruling the world.
Measuring Human Return: Understand and Assess What Really Matters for Deeper Learning
Measuring Human Return responds to the issues facing educators today in their work to develop the outcomes that matter. In addition to introducing and describing the deeper learning outcomes (self-understanding, knowledge, competency, and connection) as those toward which to focus all efforts in our school systems, MHR provides the tools, approaches, and framework for measuring these outcomes alongside the professional capabilities required to bring them to life.
“This is just what we need in our district. This engaging book will help change teams support their system to learn how to effectively measure deeper learning. Readers will be drawn in by great examples from around the globe of educators putting students first. It is an energizing read. This book calls us to take action for all of our students today and for our future.”
–Charisse Berner, Director of Teaching and Learning, Curriculum
Bellingham Public Schools; Bellingham, WA
Dive into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement
The leading experts in system change and learning, with their school-based partners around the world, have created this essential companion to their runaway best-seller, Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World. This hands-on guide provides a roadmap for building capacity in teachers, schools, districts, and systems to design deep learning, measure progress, and assess conditions needed to activate and sustain innovation.
Dive Into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement is rich with resources educators need to construct and drive meaningful deep learning experiences in order to develop the kind of mindset and know-how that is crucial to becoming a problem-solving change agent in our global society. Designed in full color, this easy-to-use guide is loaded with tools, tips, protocols, and real-world examples. It includes:
- A framework for deep learning that provides a pathway to develop the six global competencies needed to flourish in a complex world — character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
- Learning progressions to help educators analyze student work and measure progress.
- Learning design rubrics, templates and examples for incorporating the four elements of learning design: learning partnerships, pedagogical practices, learning environments, and leveraging digital.
- Conditions rubrics, teacher self-assessment tools, and planning guides to help educators build, mobilize, and sustain deep learning in schools and districts.
Learn about, improve, and expand your world of learning. Put the joy back into learning for students and adults alike. Dive into deep learning to create learning experiences that give purpose, unleash student potential, and transform not only learning, but life itself.
Making the Important Measurable: Not the Measurable Important
‘Making the Important Measurable, Not the Measurable Important,’ presents a comprehensive guide to what is important in understanding our children and how to approach teaching them.Davidson and McEachen have combined their knowledge to create a whole system way of understanding what is important to measure for each learner, teacher, district, state or country that they work with.
“Read the title and subtitle carefully. Give yourself a moment to take in what is being promised. This book delivers fully on the promise in the title — and does so with insight, clarity, deep knowledge of the issues involved, methodological sophistication, cutting edge analysis, and actionable solutions. It just doesn’t get any better than that.”
–Michael Quinn Patton, Author of Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 4th ed
Engage the World Change the World
Deep Learning has claimed the attention of educators and policymakers around the world. This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students.
Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to: transform the role of teachers to that of activators who design experiences that build global competencies using real-life problem solving; and supports schools, districts, and systems to shift practice and how to measure learning in authentic ways.
This comprehensive strategy incorporates practical tools and processes to engage students, educators, and families in new partnerships and drive deep learning. Inside you’ll find:
- The Deep Learning Framework
- Vignettes and case studies from K-12 classrooms in 1,200 schools in seven countries
- Guidance for reaching disadvantaged and differently abled students
- Sample protocols and rubrics for assessment
- Videos demonstrating deep learning design and innovative leadership in practice
Through learning partnerships, learning environments, new pedagogical practices, and leveraged digital skills, deep learning reaches students as never before—preparing them to be active, engaged participants in their future.
New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Global Report
Read New Pedagogies for Deep Learning’s (NPDL) Global Report 2018, detailing findings, key areas of learning, and insights to inform the future direction of the global partnership. It details how the work of teachers, school leaders, and other NPDL participants in Clusters across the globe is already making a difference for learners.
Teachers have measured the impact of NPDL tools and processes in developing the 6Cs, and are designing deep learning experiences that are meaningful to students, their families, and the world.
Download the report here, and see how teachers and other NPDL leaders are finding success using NPDL tools to develop deep learning outcomes on a global scale.
Learn more about NPDL at npdl.global.
Latest Post
SEL and Social Justice SeriesOctober 15, 2020 - 9:36 am“When we’re talking about equity, we have to redefine success. Because meaning and fulfillment is the new wealth, and contribution is the only way to earn it.” —Joanne McEachen, CEO, The Learner First The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of educating the whole child and ensuring that their social and emotional needs are met […]