Learner-Centered
Student-authored pieces, learner storytelling, student voice.
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Grounding Assessment in the Service of Learning
Assessment can be made more effective, personalized, and educative if we intentionally design and deploy AI in alignment with these principles of fairness, validity, and human development.
In North Carolina, a Sea of Oxygen Bubbles — Spreading Across the State’s School Districts
SparkNC is transforming education in North Carolina by creating learner-centered, tech-focused environments that empower students to explore and innovate.
In Wisconsin, How Has A Rural Respite for Learning Become a Statewide Haven for Healing?
Norris School District in Wisconsin creates a unique learner-centered environment, empowering youth through personalized learning and community integration.
6 Characteristics of an Education that Students Want
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our…