The Learning Lasagna: What Sustainable Teaching Really Requires

<p>In this episode of <em>Agile Ed</em>, we start with habits and end up somewhere much bigger: student learning, perfectionism, and what sustainable teaching really requires.</p><p>From Duolingo streaks and guitar practice to classroom trust and unfinished assignments, we explore why all-or-nothing thinking can be so damaging and why relationships, scaffolding, productive failure, and intrinsic motivation matter so much. </p><p>Along the way, we introduce a new metaphor for their emerging framework: the teaching-and-learning lasagna. We explore practical examples of embodying this type of approach in classes of any size. </p><p>It’s an episode about practice, progress, and creating learning environments where students do not have to be perfect to keep moving.</p><p><strong>Attributions</strong></p><ul><li>This episode references ideas related to habit formation discussed by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002">Mel Robbins</a>.</li><li>The conversation also gestures to themes discussed in <a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/all-episodes">Huberman Lab</a> around reducing friction and designing systems for action.</li><li>Special acknowledgment to Jodie Medd for the inspiring work that harnesses relationships and showcases the value of relationship rich education. Jodie has shared <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_AQdvoqT9UoPxFcgC_yRj5iPWDukF7ELQry-D6EY-iI/edit?usp=sharing">many of the works that have gone into shaping her practice</a>. </li><li>The phrase “the community is the curriculum” is in reference to <a href="https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/communityascurriculum/">Dave Cormier’s work</a>.</li><li><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephenshigematsu.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLindsayRichardson%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C4a3a1424740542c7e5c008de7625a361%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639078101203393702%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zjjOqDTe2yYgCCl7HeeSZjWybRhbEqbi1UW87qNAwwA%3D&reserved=0">Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu</a><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephenshigematsu.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLindsayRichardson%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C4a3a1424740542c7e5c008de7625a361%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639078101203465690%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GL2x5jzcEEcxdSTemPXduL8u8YmFYxRhhlHY8ir6AI4%3D&reserved=0"> </a>made the distinction between rigorous and vigorous on a podcast with <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drangelacosta.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLindsayRichardson%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C4a3a1424740542c7e5c008de7625a361%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639078101203501123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r1RLmKwtxferyO8lQbwFiAyIYpWTOgz5qvPqqruT2%2F4%3D&reserved=0">Angel Acosta</a>. </li></ul><p><br></p>