A unique professional learning experience for school leaders seeking relevant, sustainable, modern change in their classrooms.

Enrollment for Change School 5 is now closed.

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A unique professional learning experience for school leaders seeking relevant, sustainable, modern change in their classrooms.

Enrollment for Change School 5 is now closed.

If you are interested in future cohorts, enter your email to be notified.

"Imagine becoming part of a community where you are engaging in conversations that not only challenge your thinking but give you concrete strategies to implement change in your school community. That's Change School."
~Mary Ann Moran, 2016 Massachusettes Principal of the Year, Nipmuc, MA

Education is changing.

Let's lead it. Together.

Never before have school leaders and educators in general been under more pressure to see into the future. Change in the world is accelerating. Technologies now allow us to learn and create in ways that even 10 years ago seemed far-fetched. Traditional systems and practices of schooling are increasingly at odds with the skills, literacies and dispositions that our children will need to thrive moving forward.

Bringing schools into a much more complex future is difficult work. It requires a deep understanding of how children learn, a full appreciation of the many complex ways that the world is changing, and extensive insight into the new and amazing potentials of the modern classroom. It takes courage and commitment, and it requires the full efforts of a community of learners to accomplish.

Change School prepares you for that process and that future. It's not a course; it's an experience, a deep-dive into what you believe, what you know, and what you can do. If you're ready to create meaningful, sustainble change for the students you serve, join us.

A unique approach to professional learning

Interactive events, live coaching sessions, and thought-provoking asynchronous explorations

As a Change School member, you’ll participate in an intensive eight-week, totally online coaching experience that challenges traditional roles and beliefs about schooling and helps you build the personal foundation needed to lead relevant, sustainable change in your school community. Through a combination of live interactive events, regularly-scheduled live coaching sessions, and a variety of thought-provoking asynchronous explorations in our members-only community, you will build relationships with other members, pursue your own questions, and develop a new modern lens through which to see your work. Finally, you’ll build a unique, personal playbook for change specifically for your school. And since everything in Change School is archived, you’ll never miss a thing.

Once a member of Change School, always a member of Change School. After the eight-week sprint, you’ll have lifetime access to our growing community of modern leaders, to the ongoing conversations and explorations, and to alumni only special events. That means live coaching sessions, book studies, on and offline conferences, and much more. As you begin to build out your own change efforts in your schools, the community and coaches become your go to sounding board, giving you feedback and suggestions with the unique perspective you need to be successful. In other words, the learning never stops.

See what's possible with Change School

An intense 8-week sprint that builds your connections and capacity for change, and lifetime membership in a passionate community of coaches and leaders who help you make it happen. Cost: $1,497 (US)

Community of Change Leaders

You'll never feel isolated in the work again. Our Change School private, online community is a social environment where you'll have regular interactions with other changeleaders in your position or region.
(See a list of our participant's schools.)

Coaching and Support

Bruce and Will and the Change School team will provide coaching and support throughout the process on the creation of your playbook and the thinking around making relevant and sustainable change in your school.

Access to Thought Leaders

In addition to the core Change School team, global thought leaders and special guests will keep you highly engaged in the online community via live chats, interactive sessions, and video conferencing.

Videos, Podcasts, Whitepapers

We'll guide you through the 8-week process with provocation videos, masterclasses, exclusive podcasts, whitepapers, workshops and more.

Recommended Resources

We've invested the time to test, read, listen to, etc. so you don't have to. You'll have access to our carefully curated books, tools, apps, social media sites, websites, etc. to assist you.

Lifetime Access

We want you to continue the work after the 8 weeks so we've included lifetime access to the community, videos, podcasts, documents and more as well as future webinars, presentations and discussions.

This is serious work.

Change School is an amazing opportunity, but it's also a commitment.

(For more information, read our FAQ.)

Thinking differently and building the capacity to turn thoughts into action isn't easy. It takes courage to push through the barriers that prevent change and an intense commitment to see the process through. We designed the 8 modules of Change School to be both enlightening and challenging. The experience will fundamentally alter the way you see schools, the way you make decisions, and the way you engage others in your journey.

Module 1 - What's Now Possible

Welcome to Change.School

Introduction and Overview

Defining "High-Bar" Change in Schools

Framing the Inquiry

Playbook 101

Community Norms

Dispositions for Change

Module 2 - Principles of Learning

Learning Then, Learning Now

Starting at the Core: How do kids learn most powerfully and deeply?

What does real learning look like?

Leaders as learners

Module 3 - Modern Contexts for Learning

Understanding Change

Building a Common Language for Change

Creating Change Cultures

Schools That Change

Module 4 - Modern Mission and Vision

Why School?

Creating a Modern Mission and Vision

Building a Common Language

Creating Norms

Module 5 - Starting Points for Change

Creating and Implementing Prototypes

Transparency in Practice

Finding Your Changemakers

Module 6 - Telling the New Story

Painting a Compelling Picture of Learning

Audiences for Change

Modern Marketing and Public Relations

Measuring Your Impact

Module 7 - Into the Future

Building Capacity for Ongoing Change

From "Playbook" to Process

Keys to Sustaining Change

Living and Learning in Perpetual Beta

Staying Focused on What Matters

Module 8 - Modern Leadership

Personal Growth

Growing Your Networks

Constant Learning

Change School Connections

Testimonials

Hear from our Change School alumni.

(Read all testimonials.)

Kimberly Moritz

Superintendent, Springville-Griffith School District (NY)

“In ways I’ve not previously experienced, Change School has pushed my thinking and helped me to define a way forward as a leader that will help me to make the real difference I’ve tried to get at for the entirety of my career. I’m not sure I’ve ever been more excited about my work than I am now.”

Jonathan Field

Secondary Principal, United World College Thailand

"Eight weeks full of conversations, provocations, and reflections that force you to examine the very core of who you are as an educator while providing the support structures you need to define your next steps in driving modern learning in your schools. Change School has provided a tangible way forward that gives me hope that a fundamental change in how we do school can both actually happen and succeed."

Mark Heintz

Divisional Technology Coach,Elk Grove (IL) High School

“I found an ever expanding global network of people that will empower me for the rest of my life. Each week challenges the core of what schools can and should be, while giving the energy and tools needed to enact change. I have never met a group of people more dedicated to children's learning, and I feel so fortunate to be a part of that community and dedication."

John Clements and Mary Anne Moran

Associate Principals, NIPMUC (MA) High School

John and Mary Anne discuss what it was like to go through Change School with their leadership team who were all at different points in regards to thinking about change.

Meet the Change School team.

We're uniquely positioned to lead your journey.

(Read Change School team bios.)

Bruce Dixon

Co-Founder Modern Learners

Will Richardson

Co-Founder Modern Learners

Missy Emler

Change School Community Manager

Lyn Hilt

Change School Community Manager

Why change the world alone?

We invite you to join the Change School community of educational leaders from over 125 schools and organizations from around the world. We'll challenge you to see your world differently, show you how to make change happen and to act with urgency.

Change School 5 enrollment is now closed. If you are interested in future cohorts, enter your email to be notified.

"The best professional learning, development, and networking I have participated in my 25 years in education."

~Peter Johnston, Principal, Surrey, BC

Money Back Guarantee

We’re confident that your experience with us will be worth time and treasure that you devote to building your own change process. If, at the end of Change School you don’t agree, we’ll refund your money in full. All we ask is that you share with us your completed playbook, just so we know that you gave it your best shot.

Change School was created by the team at Modern Learners. Modern Learners features online resources and communities to help you connect with global school leaders, revitalize your work with children, and put the focus back on learning in your classrooms. Check us out and sign up to receive our newsletters at www.modernlearners.com.