Resource Type: Lead for Learners

Laying the Foundation for Transformational Change in Education

A practical guide to understanding what’s changing in education and how to take meaningful next steps

Katie King
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement

Leadership development experiences that mirror learner‑centered design help leaders embrace discomfort, distribute power and create systems that endure beyond individual roles.

Human-centered Leadership: An Emerging Leader’s Journey

An Emerging Leaders participant shares how embracing human-centered leadership transformed her practice and strengthened school culture.

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

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Traditional Grading Vs. Competency-based Grading

Contrasting traditional and competency-based grading through three core principles

Abbie Forbus Everett
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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Leading Toward Transformation: Building Systems That Last

What it takes to help education systems move from isolated efforts to long-lasting transformation

Kyle Anderson, EdD
Director of Policy in Practice

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Personalized Learning

Why should educators adopt AI, and what personalized learning practices are required for implementing AI in the classroom?

Abbie Forbus Everett
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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Everyday Disruptions: Why Traditional School Reform Is Not Enough

As everyday disruptions intensify, education systems must transform by becoming more humane, flexible and community-centered.

Matt Williams
Interim CEO, Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer

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4 Strategies for Leading Change with Authenticity

Discover why authentic leadership is critical for sustainable transformational change in education. Get four strategies to help lead change.

Deion A. Jordan
Director of Teaching and Learning

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Ready to rally parents around personalized learning? Here’s how.

10 ideas to build public will among parents and guardians around personalized, competency-based learning

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

illustration learners in a robotics classroom and an educator with learners in a math setting, one being on a videocall screen

Curriculum That Connects: 5 Essentials for Student-centered Learning

When it comes to curriculum in personalized, competency-based learning, it’s more than voice and choice. Here are five essentials for educators.

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

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From Collaboration to Collective Efficacy: Lessons from Emerging Leaders

Emerging leaders are learning how to move beyond collaboration to build collective efficacy that drives real impact in schools.

Kate Westrich
Vice President of Marketing and Communications

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Seeing with the Heart in the Age of AI

Approaching the Nevada Portrait of a Learner and the use of AI in education through the lens of The Little Prince

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

a male educator uses a tablet to show something to middle-school aged learners gathered around the table that has tiny windmills on it

What is educator agency, and how can schools support it?

Strategies to support educator agency, which, in turn, supports learners

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