CTQ isn’t Waiting for Superman: An Illustrated Video about Teaching in 2030

Written By Sunni Brown

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We all saw (or at least heard of) the film Waiting for Superman. And yes, it was a powerful story, no doubt. But one major stakeholder voice was absent from the film – that of teachers, the dedicated, front-line men and women who work with our children everyday. My client, the Center for Teaching Quality, is well aware of the teacher’s voice, having dedicated years to creating and promoting a community that empowers teachers to spread transformative learning practices. CTQ leveraged this community and curated knowledge from its teacher-leaders to publish a book that outlines the new ecology of teaching and describes what needs to be done to move it into the 21st century. The book is called Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools. And to celebrate its arrival, CTQ asked me to produce an illustrated video that summarizes the book’s key points and invites people to participate in the future of teaching. So I partnered with Erik Kuntz of Square Bear Studio and produced the short video you see above. After countless hours, I’m happy to say: Teachers, this one is for you.

Sunni Brown

Sunni Brown is a social entrepreneur, best-selling author, keynote speaker, expert meeting facilitator, Deep Self Designer™ and dedicated Soto Zen student. She recently founded The Center for Deep Self Design in Austin, TX and was named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” and one of the “10 Most Creative People on Twitter” by Fast Company. Her team has facilitated hundreds of group experiences and she has delivered countless interactive "playnotes" in environments around the world. She's the author of Gamestorming and The Doodle Revolution and a forthcoming book that teaches Deep Self Design™, a visual-thinking method that uses inner science to dissolve personal obstacles. Her TED Talk on doodling has drawn more than 1.5 million views on TED.com and her work has been featured in every major U.S. publication including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, WIRED, and Entrepreneur, as well as being featured twice on CBS Sunday Morning and recently on The TODAY Show. Sunni has trained for thousands of hours in za-zen, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Right Use of Power, and two mind-body practices called Hakomi and Internal Family Systems. She is committed to helping human beings unlock their potential and awaken their hearts and minds.

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