Being a Rebel Educator
Tanya Sheckley is Founder and President of UP Academy, a TK-8 micro school which values innovation, empathy and strength. Tanya’s vision and mission show it’s possible to celebrate differences, challenge what’s broken in the American education system, and that all children can receive a rigorous, well rounded education. She is an “Edupreneur”, Author of Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms Where Imagination and Impact Meet and host of the Rebel Educator podcast. Tanya speaks frequently on the future of education and entrepreneurship. She is a rebel educator who works with new and existing schools to question the status quo and develop innovative student experiences through inclusion and project based learning.
David and Tanya have an engaging conversation about her experience with her own daughter navigating a bureaucratic education system. This led her to launch UP Academy.
Tanya shares about her own experience as a mother, “edupreneur” and author, while also sharing her view on pressing issues in education, and what you can do if you want to launch a program or microschool as a parent or an educator.
David and Tanya discuss what they think are the biggest areas of opportunity for changemakers in education, advice they would give to others who are looking to launch programs, how schools can shift to be more student centered and build student engagement, and other important topics facing the challenge of educating young people in today’s tumultuous world.
You can find more out about Tanya Scheckley and UP Academy at the following website:
Upacademysf.com
Rebeleducator.com
Tanyasheckley.com
Projectup.us
Stay tuned for an announcement about David’s latest program and some new structures for the podcast!
