CUTV News Radio spotlights Mia Pumo of Constructive Learning Design

High Point, NC – Mia Pumo is the co-founder of Constructive Learning Design, an educational consultancy dedicated to supporting and training instructional leaders in education.

Constructive Learning Design helps create cultures of continuous improvement. Both Pumo and her partner Jay Korreck are former educators as well as instructional coaches. They also train and support new teachers.

“I do believe people have to be kind of called to that work,” says Pumo. “My first year was very emotional because of the stories kids told me about their home lives. What made it a positive experience for me was the supportive community that I had at the school. We all shared a vision for our students, and because of that shared vision, we were able to work together to help all of our students. That's what led me to the work I'm doing today, helping educators create those types of environments.

“My favorite quote is from Einstein: ‘If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its entire life believing it is stupid.’ Students are the same way. If you focus on the process of learning, you can make the classroom experience much richer for teachers and students,” says Pumo. “We must allow our students to bring their creativity to learning and educators to bring their creativity to teaching. I think those two things are really missing in a lot of classrooms in America today.”

For more information on Constructive Learning Design, visit www.constructivelearningdesign.org