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Difference Making

WorldOver International Handcrafts Uniques Experiences for Global Learners

Michael Niehoff

Dec 3, 2020

WorldOver International is creating a craft learning experience for global learners focused on artisanal courses, social responsibility, advanced technologies, languages, high levels of support and unique learning adventures.

Getting Through

Arguing for Agency: One Student-led Classroom Debate at a Time

Guest Author, Eric Tucker

Sep 29, 2020

At LAB, they are applying an argument-centered approach to crucial issues in their students’ lives in order to educate and empower them.

Leadership

Meet the Culture Hackers: Microcredentials Aren’t Just for Students

Guest Author

Sep 15, 2020

By: Robert Thornton. Harmony Public Schools takes a competency-based approach to professional learning by awarding microcredentials to reinforce the skill-sets they believe are critical to success across a variety of roles within their system.

Future of Learning

How Schools Can Help Cultivate Learner Identity and Agency

Eric Tucker, Guest Author

Aug 25, 2020

The Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools team shares how educators can cultivate opportunities to develop a strong sense of identity and agency.

Leadership

Supporting District Change Through Learner-Centered Leadership

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 11, 2020

By: Devin Vodicka and Tom Vander Ark. In times of uncertainty and rapid change, Devin and Tom outline a leadership style that places students at the center of your planning and re-opening work.

Personalized Learning

The 12 Shifts for Student-Centered Hybrid Environments

Kyle Wagner

Jul 22, 2020

With remote and hybrid learning staying on the horizon, it's critical to understand: how have expert education practitioners worldwide successfully adapted their practice in the uncertain education climate?

Future of Learning

Creating The New Way Forward

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 2, 2020

After the second A New Way Forward summit, the urgency for a learner-centered future continues to build.

Getting Through

How We Can Support Educators and Parents in the Midst of ‘Crisis Schooling’

Guest Author

May 5, 2020

By: Amy Valentine. A former online teacher and school leader differentiates crisis learning from remote learning and advices parents on how to best support online learning for their school-age kids.

Future of Learning

Building a Learner Variability Mindset

Guest Author

Feb 8, 2020

By: Tiffany Wycoff. LINC's Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer explains that to build a learner variability mindset, we must implement a new equation for teaching that includes strategically planning for variability beyond skill level.

Equity & Access

Getting Clearer: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Kelly Niccolls

Jan 15, 2020

Practicing culturally responsive pedagogy helps form communities of learners that care authentically, learn deeply and actualize fully.

	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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