Posts by Punya Mishra
Value Laden: a new podcast about ethical leadership
By: Punya Mishra
What is the role of values and principles in educational leadership? What can we learn from inspirational educational leaders? How did they develop their moral/ethical compass, and more importantly, how do they bring these perspectives to the work that they do?
Designing STEAM
By: Punya Mishra
Danah Henriksen and I were recently invited to present a keynote (and conduct two workshops) on design thinking and STEAM education at the 2021 NV STEAM conference, organized by the Nevada Museum of Art and Desert Research Institute.
STEM Futures at AAAS
By: Punya Mishra
ASU recently hosted, what is known as, the world’s largest scientific gathering, the annual conference of the American Association of the Advancement of Science.
Embracing failure (in a first year technology course): new article
By: Punya Mishra
In his book The child and the curriculum; and The school and society John Dewey identified four key impulses for learning that he placed at the foundation of the curriculum. The key education challenge, he argued, is to nurture these impulses for lifelong learning
Education in a pandemic: a crisis (and possibly) an opportunity
By: Punya Mishra
Last year I was in Israel to present at the Meital Conference. When I was there I was interviewed by Lior Detal, the education correspondent for TheMarker – which led to an article in the magazine.
Systems level change in education: new article
By: Punya Mishra
Implementing large-scale changes within educational systems can be a challenging task. In this paper we argue that these efforts can be fruitfully seen as being an act of design that take place within a complex social system.
Designing the futures of STEM education
By: Punya Mishra
“What knowledge is of most worth?” is a question asked over a 100 years ago by the English philosopher, Herbert Spencer. His unequivocal answer was—science.
Teenagers, retirement and reflections on the new abnormal
By: Punya Mishra
The economist and thinker Andrew Scott once said something that blew me away. He said that: The 20th century created the idea of teenagers and retirement.
Us in Flux: A conversation with Sarah Pinsker
By: Punya Mishra
The Center for Science and the Imagination at ASU has a new series called Us in Flux. Every two weeks they publish a (super-short) short story that explores “themes of community, collaboration, and collective imagination in response to transformative events.” They follow each story with a virtual conversation with the author and a guest.
From being to becoming: keynote by Dr. Shawn Loescher
By: Punya Mishra
It is rarely that I hear a talk that blows me away.
Tipping point for online learning? or the postman always rings twice
By: Punya Mishra
Is the COVID-19 crisis the tipping point for online learning?
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 2 of 2
By: Punya Mishra and Cristy Guleserian
This is the second of two posts on the topic of bringing principled innovation practices to designing learning futures.
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 1 of 2
By: Punya Mishra and Cristy Guleserian
This is the first of two posts on the topic of bringing principled innovation practices to designing learning futures.