EP 11 Dr. Landon Mascareñaz & Dr. Doannie Tran: The Open System

PODCAST EPISODE 11 

Dr. Landon Mascareñaz  & Dr. Doannie Tran
The Open System Institute 

Quotes of the Podcast – 

"Fortune favors the bold"

"We can succeed only by concert. It is not "can any of us imagine better?" but, "can we all do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country." - Abraham Lincoln

On this episode of Education Perspectives, host Liza Holland interviews Dr. Landon Mascareñaz and Dr. Doannie Tran, co-founders of the Open Systems Institute. They discuss their mission to create more responsive and open education systems that involve communities, and center democracy, family engagement, and student input. They share personal stories of their own journeys in education and the transformative power it holds. The guests also delve into the principles of open system behavior and leadership, providing practical techniques and case studies from their experiences in the field. We learn about their work in Kentucky where they emphasize the importance of diverse perspectives in creating an inclusive council for education reform. Tune in to this episode to gain a deeper understanding of the urgency to prioritize openness and co-creation in education and beyond.

Introduction of Guests – 

Dr. Landon Mascareñaz 

Landon is an educator, writer, and democracy builder. As co-founder of the Open Systems Institute, he partners with leaders around the country to encourage an emerging discipline for openers everywhere. He is a senior partner at the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) where he is responsible for community-driven economic development through breakthrough partnerships in the Homegrown Talent Initiative, working in sixty rural districts across eight regions of the state. At CEI he helped assemble the Sin Fronteras Education Partnership, a coalition of local, regional, and national organizations co-creating family partnership strategies for New Mexico communities, and he supported the launch of Colorado’s Statewide Family Engagement Center. The Open System will be published by Harvard Education Press this June.

Dr. Doannie Tran

Dr. Doannie Tran is the Partner for Liberatory Co-Creation at the Center for Innovation in Education. He leads and supports processes for bringing educator, family, community and student voice into the creation of more equitable and liberatory systems, especially around assessment and accountability. Prior joining CIE, Doannie led the Innovative Programs Division at Fulton County Schools and the Academics and Professional Learning Department in Boston Public Schools. He has led innovative school design processes, co-creation of equitable instructional frameworks, implementation of district-wide math and literacy curriculum, expansion of early childhood access, and served on two successful teacher contract negotiations teams. His primary work currently focuses on community-driven assessment and accountability redesign in Kentucky and the scaling of deeper learning in Georgia. He is also the co-founder of the Open Systems Institute, supporting school systems to be more open and responsive to the communities in which they are embedded.

Interview

[00:00:02] Podcast explores education from diverse perspectives.
[00:04:34] Budgets reflect our values, education builds democracy.
[00:06:27] Family values education, became teacher, community-focused educator.
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