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Having our Cake and Eating It Too
David Cook shares the chief elements of a learner-centered system and why measuring all learners the same doesn't work.
A Whole Child, Strengths-Based Approach to IEPs
Digital Promise, the Educating All Learners Alliance, and Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools created a guide that embraces a “whole-child” and strength-based approach to rethinking IEPs.
LEAP from the Era of Accountability to the Age of Personalization
Dr. Chip Pettit and Dr. Eric J Ban detail how education leaders can take what we’ve learned from the era of accountability and LEAP to a new age of personalization at scale.
The Future of Learning is Wellness: Turnaround for Children and Thrively
Turnaround for Children and Thrively have partnered to develop the Well-Being Index for students grades 3-12, allowing students to express their feelings and for teachers to provide instant feedback.
The Future of Work: Assessing Skills Essential for Success
What implications does the changing nature of work (the future of work) have for K-12 and post-secondary education?
CBE: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practices with an Equity Lens
Rebecca Midles and Deion Jordan highlight the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium Breakout Session on “Competency-Based Education: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practice and an Equity Lens” where over 100 edu leaders joined in to ensure equitable access to high-quality learning for all.
New Metrics for Success
Cameron Paterson explores the way schools and universities quantify the educational achievements of young people and how the school system is too narrowly fixated on test results as a measure of student achievement.
Promoting Student Choice and Voice in Learning
Rachelle Dené Poth shares resources for creating meaningful assessments.
3 Key Questions About Reading Assessment After a Year of Growing Gaps
Dr. Kayla Steltenkamp explores how to address reading assessment and learner growing gaps.
Students as Coauthors of Learning: A Resources Guide
By inviting learners to coauthor experiences we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world. Tom shares coauthoring resources for project-based learning, teacher tools and competencies, a list of systems that are best in class.