Learner-Centered

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Learner-Centered

Centering Relationships at Anastasis Academy

Guest Author

Jun 19, 2023

Anastasis Academy in Colorado centers student relationships and a creative, spiraling, inquiry-driven curriculum to drive powerful, deeper student learning.

Learner-Centered

Learning as a Collective

Guest Author

Jun 14, 2023

The first step toward having schools bring together the collective is for schools to treat learners as members of a collective.

Learner-Centered

What Is Student Well-Being, and How Do We Create the Conditions to Support It in Our Schools?

Guest Author

Jun 13, 2023

Informed by data collected from Challenge Success partner schools and other research in the field, Sarah Miles and Denise Pope share best practices to support student well-being in school settings.

Future of Learning

Durable Skills in Action

Matt Piercy

May 8, 2023

Hawaii Preparatory's senior capstone program represents the pinnacle of a student’s learning experience.

Three eighth-grade students work together on an assignment in a school courtyard.

Learner-Centered

When Preparing Kids for Their Future, Should We Lead with the Destination?

Guest Author

May 4, 2023

Every educator wants their students to be prepared for the future, but the traditional approach to career readiness isn’t working. There’s a better way.

Learner-Centered

Human Connection in Deeper Learning

Aaron Schorn

Apr 10, 2023

What is the answer to deeper learning? Human connection.

Learner-Centered

9 Ways to Explore National Poetry Month

Rachelle Dené Poth

Apr 7, 2023

Poetry Month is a perfect time of the year for teachers to look for ways to increase student engagement in learning.

Learner-Centered

Excerpt: Student Centered School Improvement

Guest Author

Mar 23, 2023

Quality education equips young people with knowledge and necessary skills and helps them develop positive values, ideas and morals so they are ready to take the responsibilities and challenges of adulthood.

Competency-Based Education

Measuring Learning Growth: Competencies and Standards

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Mar 14, 2023

The role of competencies has become increasingly important as employers, students and educators realize the impact of transferable skill deficit in young people. The challenge, however, becomes implementation.

Equity & Access

The Power of Process In Deeper Learning: A Case Study in Scaffolding

Aaron Schorn

Mar 13, 2023

I walked into an 8th-grade classroom engaged in introspection, reflection, and metacognition. Here's what else I saw.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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