How educators can pivot for purpose and empower their students to find meaning and confidence

From the cofounders of B-Unbound, a Big Picture Learning initiative that empowers young people through community engagement

Whether they are adapting lesson plans for standardized testing or integrating new learning technology, educators are often the first to see (and feel) the impacts of rapid innovation. They're also on the front lines of the youth mental health crisis, bearing witness to the effects AI and social media have on their students. In this critical moment, The Education Pivot offers a hopeful, paradigm-shifting learning framework that  encourages teachers to find meaning in the classroom again-and to help their students find it too.

Grounded in the seminal work of psychiatrist and Man's Search for Meaning author Viktor Frankl, this human-centered model emphasizes 2 essential needs that schools often overlook: meaning, the motivational force that calls us to contribute to the world, and mattering, the deep knowing that who we are and what we do makes a difference. In the book, Pam Roy and Elliot Washor show public schools and communities how to design learning around relationships, real-world experiences, personal agency, and authentic assessment.

A timely read for educators and school leaders, The Education Pivot offers an actionable blueprint for helping students discover meaning, understand that they matter, and learn how to navigate their lives with purpose and responsibility.