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When students learn, it should not just be about content. They should use the content to learn important skills they will need beyond school. When teachers teach, it should be a process that consists of a two-way relationship with their students. We have knowledge to share with our students, but it does not have to be poured into them like a firehose. Teachers can plant the seeds of knowledge and content through carefully planted questions that spark the growth of ideas in our students. Those ideas, then lead our students on to empowering expeditions of discovery, problem-solving, and skills development.
Agile classrooms teach a method of learning which unlocks the world's knowledge to all students. Go to our course and content options to see where you should begin your journey with us.
A BETTER LEARNING FUTURE STARTS HERE
A BETTER LEARNING FUTURE STARTS HERE
At The Agile Mind, we believe that students should have access to more than just knowledge; they need practical skills in order to develop, adapt, and succeed.
Using The Agile framework, we assist educators in igniting students' interest and fostering enduring relationships with them. Our materials give students the ability to solve problems, take initiative, and have a purpose.
Ready to build a better learning future?
AN AGILE MINDSET IS AN ESSENTIAL SKILL FOR ALL WHO WISH TO NAVIGATE AN EVER-EVOLVING WORLD.
We are L-EAF certified Educational Agility coaches, eager to help you transform your traditional classroom into an Agile one- one lesson at a time.
JESSICA CAVALLARO
Jessica Cavallaro is an educator, innovator, and change maker in education. She discovered Agile as a solution to keep her students connected, collaborating, and creating while distance learning and it transformed her pedagogy. Jessica has trained with L-EAF.org to become a LearningFLOW certified educator. She found such profound benefits in the agile framework that she co-founded The Agile Mind to help bring this journey to educators and students everywhere.
Jessica believes that education should be messy, collaborative, and engaging. She has always been an early adopter of techniques that will bring more student agency and active learning in the classroom. She is highly trained in implementing project-based learning and design thinking.
Jessica is passionate about pushing education to evolve to meet the needs of today’s students. She believes that education should always be purposeful and adaptable, providing skills and relationships that will benefit students as they grow.
Jessica has worked primarily as a social studies teacher in New York, Connecticut, and Florida. Her career has provided her with experiences in public and private schools and given her the opportunity to learn from experts in a variety of settings. As a teacher that has negotiated standards, protocols, and rules in several districts she aims to support teachers in their development of creating student first curriculum where all student needs are met. She is passionate about developing better systems that put students first in education.
Email: Jessica@TheAgileMind.com
JESSICA CAVALLARO
Co-founder | Certified Educational Agility Coach
Who She Is:
Jessica is an educator, innovator, and educational change maker. Working in public and private schools in Florida, Connecticut, and New York, she has influenced the development of contemporary classrooms that really prioritise the needs of their children.
Her Philosophy:
According to Jessica, education should be messy, collaborative, and intentional. She strongly advocates project-based learning, Agile education, and student agency, which enable students to think, explore, and take responsibility for themselves.
Her Influence:
Jessica co-founded The Agile Mind to support educators globally in implementing flexible, student-centered teaching. She obtained training from L-EAF.org and holds a LearningFLOW certification. Her years of experience in creating better systems that encourage lifelong learning are an invaluable resource.
ROSLYNN JACKSON
Roslynn (Ros) is an educator with over 17 years of experience teaching. She has taught Kindergarten and 1st Grade, but her passion is for Middle School.
She practiced environmental law before transitioning to teaching. Ros is a self-proclaimed “science geek”, so teaching middle school science was a perfect fit. She has taught all middle grades (6th-8th grades), but currently teaches 7th Grade Earth and Space Science. She believes that the best part of science is the organized chaos of the inquiry process: asking questions, getting your hands dirty, hypothesizing, experimenting, proving and disproving hypotheses, experimenting again, etc. Through these steps students (and teachers) learn that there is not just THE answer, there is AN answer that could solve a given set of parameters.
This is why Ros is a practitioner and advocate for Agile in the classroom. She believes that this framework instills a mindset in teachers and students of collaboration, communication, teamwork, experimentation, and reflection that can help us solve problems while learning content with minimally wasted time. As a Co-Founder of The Agile Mind, she hopes to help other educators make the transformation to an Agile framework and see the power of becoming a facilitator of student agency and empowerment every day.
Email: RosJackson@TheAgileMind.com
ROSLYNN JACKSON
Co-founder | Middle School Educator | STEM Advocate
Who She Is:
Ros has been teaching for more than 17 years and is an enthusiastic teacher. She began her career in environmental law before pursuing her passion for teaching, and she has taught kindergarten through eighth grade. Teaching science in middle schools is her passion, and she fills each class with genuine excitement and curiosity.
Her Philosophy:
Ros, a self-described "science geek," enjoys the chaos that comes with learning. She motivates students to test ideas, ask questions, make mistakes, and figure things out on their own. Her objective is to teach students (and educators) that there are multiple routes to learning and understanding.
Her Influence:
As a certified Agile educator and co-founder of The Agile Mind, Ros assists teachers and schools in embracing student agency, teamwork, and curiosity. According to her, education ought to be experiential, introspective, and empowering for both teachers and students.