iLearners®

Socratic method of teaching, where many times questions are answered with additional questions, multiple perspectives, and doing your own non-bias research encouraging an agile experimenting mindset/ approach. Building on concepts like the following quotes: "Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers" - Josef Albers, and “A problem well stated is half solved” - Charles Kettering.

Practice developing independent learning, study skills, learning techniques, intrinsic motivation, effective listening, multi-perspective critical thinking, contextualization, asking effective questions, proactive and less reactive, note-taking, reflection, transferable skills, focus, attention, and memory.

Encouraging individuals to develop their own learning & teaching facilitation skills and strategies, to grow the joy of self-directed learning in themselves, students, and teams/families. Building a personal culture of agility, accountability, storytelling skills, authentic leadership style/branding, relatability, rapport building, open minded, experimenting mindset, resourceful, and continuous learning, while being aware of what we may be forgetting.

With so much information, technology, distractions, and content available through the internet, it's easy for many of us to lose sight of the big picture, and lose the practice to build our critical thinking abilities and independent thought. iLearners believes writing questions and notes in our own words is one of the best ways to learn something sustainably. These skills also help us work better with the latest technologies, and can supplement working better with other leaders, teachers, tutors, mentors, coaches, etc.

It's also equally important to prioritize and track our healthy habits: such as enough sleep, physical exercise, importance of humor/ laughter and play, breathing exercises, drinking sufficient water, quite time, and nutrition; as these habits greatly impacts learning, multi-perspective critical thinking, and communication.

iLearners helps with a learning framework, the language of learning, conversations skills that include teaching & learning. Tracking objectives, results, and wins list.

Readers can be leaders, listening with critical thinking creates better leaders, and writers are even better leaders. Leading with a compassionate win-win mindset and an understanding of two-way/ multi-directional leverage. Leaders who take notes, ownership, ask questions, and write for themselves with accountability are better leaders. Our definition of accountability is: Do what you say, say what you do, and admit when we're wrong with a measurable plan to get better. Sometimes to grow leaders we need to make space for others to practice leading, and support from the background. Ability to lead without titles, and combining a growing EQ and IQ.

If we can understand the general aspects of learning, adapting, growing, and human nature, then we can understand general cause and effect and align our expectations accordingly; and then practice predicting ourselves related to learning, memory, attention, motivation, and self/team leadership. Then we can train ourselves in the aspects we prioritize. In a way we are constantly being trained by the influences around us, so we can learn to influence ourselves in the aspects that we prioritize.

Additional self/team leadership and critical thinking related skills and topics covered as skills progress. There are two sets of skills we focus on, first set is to grow leadership and critical thinking, and second set is to sustain these skills for long term success and to minimize forgetting.