In the first episode of Level Up, a podcast series hosted by Superintendent Bruce Gearing, we’re going to travel back in time a few months, all the way to August and before the start of the school year when A.J. Juliani served as the keynote speaker at LISD’s beginning-of-year convocation event for teachers and staff.

A.J. came with the right message at just the right time, and there was a palpable level of excitement in the room that morning and coming off that stage. This conversation is just as relevant today as it was a couple of months ago. And his whole trip out to our district served as validation of the learning happening right here in Leander ISD.

When it comes to the idea of Empowered Learning – both for students and staff – this Level Up podcast series will look to bring to life real-world examples of this happening in #1LISD.

A.J. will also be a featured speaker during the 31st annual Continuous Improvement Conference, with sessions at both Glenn HS and Vista Ridge HS on Monday, Nov. 4. Check out the CIC website for more information.

Episode 1 – Ownership of Learning with A.J. Juliani

Bruce is joined by A.J. Juliani (01:20 ) fresh off of the district’s Convocation event in August.

Later, Bruce and A.J. have a conversation centered around:

  • A new sense of urgency (01:57)
  • Ownership of learning for everyone, even adults (04:17)
  • Advice to teachers starting on this “ownership of learning” journey (05:36)
  • Failing forward (06:58)
  • Ownership of learning coming from the kids (08:28)
  • Highlights from districts across the country (11:12)
  • Words of wisdom (13:33)
  • Closing (15:22)

Note: For a transcript of the episode, we recommend using the built-in transcription feature of a podcast platform, such as Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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