250. Stories & Civic Imagination to Elicit Shared Class Values

Welcome to Episode 250 of the Time for Teachership podcast! 🎉

In this milestone episode, Lindsay explores how stories and civic imagination can help educators, leaders, families, and students co-construct shared values — and ultimately build meaningful community agreements for how we want to be together.

Inspired by the powerful book Practicing Futures: A Civic Imagination Handbook by Peter László and Srdja Popovic (and their incredible free online resources), this episode shares:

• Key insights from the book

• Reflections on civic imagination as a collective practice

• A practical, adaptable 60-minute workshop you can facilitate in classrooms, staff meetings, conferences, advisory blocks, PTA gatherings, or even at home

If you’ve ever struggled to move from “values on the wall” to lived, shared agreements — this episode offers a creative and hopeful pathway forward.

Key Takeaways

1. Civic imagination builds community — focus on shared values and trust, not just power struggles.

2. Stories reveal values — personal experiences or pop culture characters help groups identify what they care about.

3. Collective imagination drives action — envision futures, create stories, then connect them to real-world classroom or community practices.

4. Creativity + realism — fantastical thinking opens possibilities while addressing real problems.

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