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Teacher-Centered Versus Learner-Centered Learning
Guest post by Katie Varatta What makes an effective learning experience for you? What empowers you to learn? Flexibility, interest...
Learner Profiles: What Are They, Why Are They Important and How Can You Get Started Co-Creating Them
Learner profiles can help teachers in course design and students to develop agency.
Navigating the Future of Learning: A Strategy Guide
This strategy guide is designed to help K-12 educators, postsecondary education institutions and community-based learning organizations take action with the...
Topics: Future of Learning
Eight Ways to Encourage Student Voice
Teachers and their relationships with students are at the heart of personalized learning.
What Is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Assessment and How Is It Used?
The ACE Assessment looks at abuse, neglect and family dysfunction,
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Forecast 5.0 – The Future of Learning: Navigating the Future of Learning
Discover how current trends could impact learning 10 years from now.
Topics: Future of Learning
The Role of the Teacher in a Personalized, Competency-Based Classroom
Get answers to common questions about the role of the teacher in a personalized, competency based classroom.
Innovative Assessments
The Visioning Toolkit for Better Assessments to help stakeholders explore new assessment provisions under ESSA and deepen their understanding of...
Classroom Posters: Reinforcing Growth Mindset and Positivity with Visual Cues
Download these free printables to add some inspiration to your classroom.
Topics: Vision and Culture
Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation
A report on insights and innovations emerging in K-12 assessment systems.
Foundations for Flourishing Futures: A Look Ahead for Young Children and Families
Foundations for Flourishing Futures will help leaders understand their own work in new ways and do their part to ensure...
Topics: Early Childhood
Five Examples of Effective School Communication Strategies, on Five Different Platforms
Communicating effectively to people throughout your school district presents several challenges. What’s your message, who needs to hear what and,...
IMPACT: Learning Edition
IMPACT: Learning Edition is a board game that uses futures thinking to help you imagine and think critically about changes...
Future Possibilites for Education
Introducing our forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.
Feedback Request: Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching
This short survey will inform the current use of the competencies in the field and recommendations to increase use.
Traditional Education Versus Competency-Based Education
This chart explains the difference between traditional learning environments and competency-based education.
Topics: 101
Imagining Liberatory Education Futures
Introducing our sixth anchor forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.
The Future of Learning: Redefining Readiness from the Inside Out
The Future of Learning: Redefining Readiness from the Inside Out explores how career readiness may be redefined to better prepare...
Topics: Future of Learning
10 Drivers of Engagement You Can Use Right Now
Research confirms that most students tend to respond positively to these 10 core drivers of engagement.
Topics: 101, Education Equity, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning
What Are Reading Advocates and How Do They Encourage Readers?
A reading advocate values literacy; they encourage children to read and model a love of reading.
Why are Standard Operating Procedures a Necessary Foundation for Positive School Culture?
Have you ever watched the scene in The Big Bang Theory where Sheldon uses a flow chart for how to...
Visioning Toolkit: Laying the Groundwork for a Community-Wide Vision for Personalized Learning
A community-wide vision for personalized learning is essential for a successful implementation of personalized learning.
Topics: 101, Community Partnerships, Education Policy, ESSA, Systems Change, Vision and Culture