Welcome to thinkchat. My name is Lu and I am passionate about changing the way we think about education and how to make it more learner-driven. Whether you’re a teacher beginning to release control, a school leader reimagining what a truly responsive learning culture can be, or a parent curious about how to nurture your child’s sense of agency, this space is for you.
thinkchat is a place where learning is seen as a shared journey that is collaborative, joyful, and deeply human. Together, we’ll explore new ways of thinking, connecting, and creating that puts the learner in the center of curriclum design.
thinkchat is a place where learning is seen as a shared journey that is collaborative, joyful, and deeply human. Together, we’ll explore new ways of thinking, connecting, and creating that puts the learner in the center of curriclum design.
In this space, we’re not just rethinking what learning can be, we’re practicing what it should be. For too long, education has clung to an outdated model of drilling facts, memorizing content, and preparing learners for a future that no longer exists. While the world outside has transformed through AI, automation, and global connection, our classrooms often still reflect the priorities of the industrial age.
It is time to reimagine what education can look like now. To take the frameworks, strategies, and insights we already have and organize them in ways that better serve today’s learners. This might mean letting go of old patterns and opening ourselves to new ways of thinking and doing.
This site was created to support that shift. It is built around four big ideas: connection, authenticity, redesign, and exploration. Each one invites you to reflect more deeply on what learning can look like and how it supports learner development.
Within each big idea, you will find topics that bring curriculum design and deep understanding into sharper focus. Some of them may stretch your thinking, while others may challenge your beliefs completely. This is what happens when we step beyond what is familiar and create space for possibility.
At the heart of it all is a simple goal: to help you see learning through a wider lens. Each idea follows a clear three-part structure to scaffold your experience. Since we all learn in different ways, there are a variety of materials to shape your experience from blog posts, guides, and podcast episodes to name a few. It's time for you to explore, which resources will help you and your learners to make your own meaning.
Let us take time to think deeply, chat openly, and create meaningful change together. This is what it means to thinkchat. Think. chat. create. It's that simple.
In this space, we’re not just rethinking what learning can be, we’re practicing what it should be. For too long, education has clung to an outdated model of drilling facts, memorizing content, and preparing learners for a future that no longer exists. While the world outside has transformed through AI, automation, and global connection, our classrooms often still reflect the priorities of the industrial age.
It is time to reimagine what education can look like now. To take the frameworks, strategies, and insights we already have and organize them in ways that better serve today’s learners. This might mean letting go of old patterns and opening ourselves to new ways of thinking and doing.
This site was created to support that shift. It is built around four big ideas: connection, authenticity, redesign, and exploration. Each one invites you to reflect more deeply on what learning can look like and how it supports learner development.
Within each big idea, you will find topics that bring curriculum design and deep understanding into sharper focus. Some of them may stretch your thinking, while others may challenge your beliefs completely. This is what happens when we step beyond what is familiar and create space for possibility.
At the heart of it all is a simple goal: to help you see learning through a wider lens. Each idea follows a clear three-part structure to scaffold your experience. Since we all learn in different ways, there are a variety of materials to shape your experience from blog posts, guides, and podcast episodes to name a few. It's time for you to explore, which resources will help you and your learners to make your own meaning.
Let us take time to think deeply, chat openly, and create meaningful change together. This is what it means to thinkchat. Think. chat. create. It's that simple.