Shawn Loescher

Loescher, S. T., & Medina, C. (2021, April). Design thinking as constructivist practice: Implications for T/K-12 educators. Annual Meeting 2021 of the American Educational Research Association, Online.

Loescher, S. T. (2020, December). Advancing innovation for educational institutions and community-based organizations: From an innovators outlook and disposition to sustainable environments that embrace change. KIDS COUNT Conference, Indiana Youth Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

Loescher, S. T. (2020, December). Developing an innovators outlook and disposition: How to engage in a paradigm-shattering event for educational institutions and community-based organizations. KIDS COUNT Conference, Indiana Youth Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

Loescher, S. T. (2020, September). The innovator's mind and disposition: How to engage in a paradigm-shattering events for educators and youth workers. Keynote Presentation, Indiana Youth Institute, Indianapolis, IN. 

Loescher, S. T. (June, 2020).What is our through-line? How a global pandemic creates an opportunity to reimagine education and society as it should be. TED Talk at the TED-Ed Building Together Conference.

Loescher, S. T. (2020). From risk-averse to risk immersed: Leading schools through a paradigm-shattering event (Part 2 of 3: Digital abstraction and student learning). Silver Lining for Education, Conversations About the Future of Education/ ECNU Review of Education.

Loescher, S. T. (2020, May). Action research as praxis: From being to becoming. Keynote Presentation, Doctoral Research Conference at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Available at https://youtu.be/v23siARycFE

Loescher, S. T. (2020). From risk-averse to risk immersed: Leading schools through a paradigm-shattering event (Part 1 of 3: Supporting the transformation of school teams). Silver Lining for Education, Conversations About the Future of Education/ECNU Review of Education.

Loescher, S. T. (2020, April). Hope as strategy: An action research dissertation. Action Research Special Interest Group Dissertation of the Year Award and presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Loescher, S. T. (2019, July). Embrace ambiguity! Why predictive metrics aren’t helping. A TED-Ed Innovative Educators TED Talk at the TED Summit, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Available at: https://youtu.be/qlBf2CQmeT0

Loescher, S. T. (2019, May). Theory to practice: Design thinking for organizational and community development. Presentation for the University of California at San Diego Design Lab professional speakers’ series, San Diego, CA. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16262.63046. Available at: https://youtu.be/l_0wkBghDMY

Loescher, S. T. (2019, February). Re-designing the educational experience: Design thinking, participatory action research, and pedagogies of hope. Keynote presentation for the Center for Secondary School Redesign annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Loescher S. T. (2019, February). Policy to practice: Design thinking in K-12 education. A policy brief session presented at the Center for Secondary School Redesign annual meeting, San Diego, CA. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36581.65769/2

Loescher, S. T., Morris, M., & Lerner, T. (2019, February). An introduction to Design Thinking: Implications and applications in K-12 educational institutions. A conference paper session presented at the Center for Secondary School Redesign annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Loescher, S. T. (2018). Hope as strategy: The effectiveness of an innovation of the mind. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28900.83844

Loescher, S. T. (2018, April). Hope as strategy: Inter-Views of urban education, how perspective guides actions for students labeled high needs. Paper session presented at the Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Doctoral Research Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Loescher, S. T. (2018, April). Hope as strategy: Initial actions in reforming a district’s Course of Study to clarify pathway. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. doi: 10.302/1306422

Loescher, S. T. (2017, April). Hope as strategy: Initial findings of an action research systems review. Paper session presented at the Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Doctoral Research Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Loescher, S. T. (2014, March). The district perspective: Establishing, supporting, and maintaining high quality personalized learning communities. Session presentation for the Educating for Careers Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Loescher, S. T., & McDonnell, L. (2014). College, Career & Technical Education annual report 2014. San Diego, CA: San Diego Unified School District.

Loescher, S. T. (2013). Environments of change: Identification of factors for a teacher-initiated move to Project-Based Learning. La Jolla, CA: National University. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26624.64006.

Loescher, S. T. (2013, March). Leadership that counts: Administrators supporting academies. Session presentation for the Educating for Careers Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Loescher, S. T., & Eves, V. (2009). College and career ready: A guide to postsecondary success. San Diego, CA: San Diego Unified School District.

Loescher, S. T., & Eves, V. (2007). College, Career & Technical Education annual report 2007. San Diego, CA: San Diego Unified School District.

Loescher, S. T. (2006, April). The renaissance of Madison High School: The School of the Arts and personalized learning communities. Session presentation for the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Center for Secondary School Redesign, San Diego, CA.