Deep Learning

Michael Fullan served as Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His ‘interim autobiography’, Surreal Change, covers his work to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. This work operates under the umbrella of what they call the ‘shared humanity paradigm’ —Equity, Engagement, Excellence--Deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and state (policy) entities. Fullan’s favorite method of learning is to partner with groups that are engaged with change; and to learn together with them. (And then to write another book about the experiences, and what was learned). Michael Fullan’s latest books are:  Nuance (2019), Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), and The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023). For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca Joanne Quinn is an international consultant and author on system change, leadership, and learning. As co-founder and global director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, she leads the capacity building of a global innovation partnership across eight countries focused on transforming learning. Joanne has provided leadership at all levels of education as a superintendent of education, implementation advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Education, and Director of Continuing Education at the University of Toronto. Recent books include Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems; The Taking Action Guide for Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems; and Deep Learning: Engage the World, Change the World. Joanne′s diverse leadership roles and her passion to open windows of opportunity for all give her a unique perspective on influencing positive change. Joanne McEachen is founder and CEO of The Learner First (thelearnerfirst.com), an international education consultancy based in Seattle, Washington. She leads a team of dedicated education and evaluation specialists who support school systems through the processes of assessment, measurement, and whole-system change. Her methodology interrogates systems through the eyes of their least-served learners, supporting them to embrace and celebrate students’ cultural identities and individual interests and needs. Joanne also serves as the Global New Measures Director for New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL), an international partnership focused on measuring and developing six global competencies of deep learning (the “6Cs”), where she works alongside and in partnership with Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn, and other educators and system leaders worldwide. With her NPDL cofounders, Joanne coauthored Deep Learning: Engage the World, Change the World, which shares and celebrates the learning emerging from throughout NPDL.   Joanne’s expertise spans every level of the educational system. She has been a teacher, principal, superintendent, and national-school-system leader in her home country of New Zealand and around the world, and she has worked with multiple large and diverse school districts in the US to bring deeper learning to life. Drawing from rich and varied experiences tackling the issues faced by schools, districts, education departments, and the individuals within them, Joanne shares measures, tools, approaches, and insights that deepen learning for every learner.

INTRODUCTION: Making Deep Learning a Momentum Maker
SECTION I Engage the World Change the World
Chapter 1 THE NEED FOR AND ATTRACTION OF DEEP LEARNING
Relevance Unfound
The Allure of Deep Learning
The Challenge
Chapter 2 WHAT’S DEEP ABOUT DEEP LEARNING?
Reimagining Learning
What Is Deep Learning?
Why Deep Learning Matters
It’s All About Re-Culturing
Final Thoughts
Chapter 3 LEADING TRANSFORMATION
Coherence Making for Whole System Change
Making Deep Learning Coherent
A Framework for Deep Learning
Final Thoughts
SECTION II The Living Laboratory
Chapter 4 DEEP LEARNING IN ACTION
Deep Learning as a Force for Change
Emerging Discoveries
Making Deep Learning Come Alive
Final Thoughts
Chapter 5 DESIGNING DEEP LEARNING: Learning Partnerships
The New Pedagogies
Learning Partnerships
Final Thoughts
Chapter 6 DESIGNING DEEP LEARNING: Learning Environments, Leveraging Digital, Pedagogical Practices
Learning Design
Learning Environments
Leveraging Digital
Pedagogical Practices
Making the Four Elements Gel
Final Thoughts
Chapter 7 COLLABORATION COUNTS: Inquiry That Shifts Practice
Cultivating Collaboration and Capacity
The Collaborative Inquiry Process
Collaborative Learning Design
Collaborative Assessment
Final Thoughts
Chapter 8 CONDITIONS THAT MOBILIZE WHOLE SYSTEM CHANGE
What Is Whole System Change?
Learning Conditions That Foster Deep Learning
The New Change Dynamic
Deep Learning in Action
Final Thoughts
Chapter 9 NEW MEASURES FOR DEEP LEARNING
New Measures
Early Findings
The Global Moderation Process
Final Thoughts
SECTION III A Precarious Future
Chapter 10 SIRENS OR SALVATION: Deep Learning Hell or Heaven
The Sirens
The Plot Thickens
Appendix: The Seven Countries
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Authors