Transformative Principal

Own It with Deidre Roemer, Deontay Torres, and Dayzia Marek Transformative Principal Deidre Roemer is Leverage Points, @deidre_roemer, is the Director of Leadership and Learning in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. We also talk to two students, Dayzia and Deontay about their experiences as students. Dottke Project-based Learning School * I was searching for something different. * I’m allowed to be creative * Aquaponics lab, * able to create and learn * Need one-on-one and personalization. * Quarter is 3 months and designed my own t-shirts. * Designed own t-shirt with a dripping heart. * Slow down and learn a process. * The speed of learning is exactly what I need. * I wasn’t challenging myself. * It may seem like a longer process. * Time is never stagnant and it keeps going. The world is changing, and we need to work towards that. * Challenge them to do something themselves first. * Don’t start with aquaponics. Start with something smaller. * Aquaponics took a lot of time before. * “Your comfort zone