Learning Design

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Learning Design

Breaking the Math Mold: How Self-Directed Learners Are Becoming Math Masters

Guest Author

Mar 20, 2025

Exploring how self-directed learning fosters math mastery through relevance, resourcefulness, and persistence at The Forest School.

Learning Design

Flipping the Script: Hollywood’s Role in Changing Depictions of Learning Environments

Mason Pashia

Jan 24, 2025

Hollywood shapes perceptions of education through its portrayal of traditional learning environments, limiting views on innovative education.

Learning Design

Why Learning Experiences Must Intellectually Challenge All Students

Carri Schneider

Dec 20, 2024

Intellectually challenging learning experiences foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and resilience in students for real-world success.

Deeper learning prepares students to master academic content, think critically, and solve complex problems.

Leadership

What Should Civic Readiness and Assessment Actually Look Like?

Mason Pashia

Dec 9, 2024

Explore the importance of robust, inclusive civics education to foster engaged, informed citizens and strengthen democratic society.

Learning Design

The Joy of Learning: A Core Principle for Success

Jordan Luster

Dec 6, 2024

Explore the transformative power of joyful learning, emphasizing connection, curiosity, and real-world engagement in education.

Learning Design

In Ohio, A Capital City Starts to Connect Its Own Dots

Sam Chaltain

Dec 2, 2024

Columbus pioneers a learner-centered ecosystem, transforming education with community-based, real-world learning experiences.

Competency-Based Education

First-Year Insights into Building a Truly Learner-Centered Approach with SparkNC

Guest Author

Oct 25, 2024

SparkNC offers a learner-centered, competency-based education in high-tech fields across North Carolina, empowering students with flexible, industry-relevant learning experiences.

Learning Design

The AI Revolution in Teaching: How It Changes Everything

Guest Author

Oct 22, 2024

AI revolutionizes education by shifting focus from finding answers to asking questions, refining outputs, and developing creativity and critical thinking.

Leadership

4 Promises Drive Rural School Transformation at Eastern Hancock Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 21, 2024

30 miles east of Indianapolis sits the charming little town of Greenfield—a few hundred buildings at the intersection of Highway 40 and State Route 9 including a grain silo converted into a popular local restaurant. Another 15 minutes east between tall rows of corn, you’ll come to the campus of…

Learning Design

Centering Learners by Design: Shaping the Future of Education

Katie Martin, Devin Vodicka

Oct 3, 2024

Discover how innovative, learner-centered designs are transforming education to better prepare students for the future.

	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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