The Student-Centered Shift: Empowered International Schools and Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning

Transformative Learning Experiences with Kyle Wagner is a show created for DISRUPTORS and INNOVATIVE EDUCATORS looking to create more socially, globally, emotionally aware citizens and student-centered classrooms through transformative project- based learning experiences. Through 1:1 interviews, Kyle dissects learning experiences from EDNOVATORS just like you, and unpacks the simple strategies and structures that allowed them to happen. To date, over 1,000 classrooms have been transformed through 1,000 + learning experiences.

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Is AI Making Students Independent or Isolated?

Oct 13, 2026

AI can give students more choice, personalize learning, and help them work more independently. But does that automatically make learning more student-centered?

In this episode of Student-Centered Shift, I sit down with Dr. Justin Jang to explore one of the biggest questions facing international educators right now:...

Want More Student Voice? Let Them Help Design the Learning (Without Sacrificing Curriculum)

Oct 7, 2026

What if giving students more voice didn’t mean giving up the curriculum—but actually helped them go deeper into it?

In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I explore the shift from teacher-designed to co-designed learning through the story of Linda, a teacher who handed some of her most dreaded curriculum...

Will Student-Led Inquiry Sacrifice Rigor? Start Small With Agency

Sep 28, 2026

Want to give students more ownership of their learning, but worry that letting go of control could mean sacrificing rigor, curriculum coverage, or academic expectations?

In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I sit down with inquiry expert Trevor MacKenzie to unpack one of the biggest misconceptions about...

Want Students to Lead the Discussion? Try These 6 Thinking Hats

Sep 22, 2026

Want students to lead more of the discussion, but find the same voices dominating while others stay silent—or the conversation quickly goes off track?

In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I share a simple strategy I recently saw in action at ISKL in Malaysia: Six Thinking Hats. By giving students different...

Want Future-Ready learners? Start with their STRENGTHS

Sep 15, 2026

What if you didn’t have to wait for your whole school to change before creating learning that better prepares students for the future?

In this episode of the Student-Centered Shifts, I sit down with education scholar Dr. Yong Zhao to explore a bigger vision for what school could become. From strengths-based...