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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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Sick of Managing Every Project? How Student Managers Boost Engagement and Accountability

Sep 28, 2025

Do you feel like every classroom activity depends on you to keep things running? What if one small shift could hand that responsibility to your students, and spark more energy and accountability than you imagined?

In this episode, I share a classroom story of empowering a student to take on the role of project manager. What began as a way to distribute responsibilities in a café project quickly expanded into labs, group work, and even whole class discussions. The result? Students who not only stepped up but often outperformed expectations, building ownership, collaboration, and confidence in the process.

You’ll learn:

  • How student managers transform ordinary activities into opportunities for leadership

  • Why peer accountability increases honesty, authenticity, and deeper engagement

  • Simple ways to introduce the role during group work, labs, and discussions

  • How this small shift improves work quality and frees you to mentor instead of manage

Ready to stop managing every activity and start mentoring leaders? This episode shows you how student managers can change the classroom dynamic.

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