Transformational changes—social movements—are about ideas that move people to action, not rhetoric. No amount of proclaiming, moralizing, or advocating is likely to make people shift their practice. What we have found is that seeing examples of students who are changing the way they think, feel, and interact with the world is a more powerful influencer. The next best thing to seeing your own students change is to see videos or movies of authentic deep learning in action. We have included numerous stories of change throughout the book and also links to video because the digital world brings the
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