Topic: Student-centered Learning

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9 Guardrails to Keep Learners Moving in Competency-based Learning

Nine strategies that help schools maintain momentum, accountability and student ownership within competency-based learning models

Robin Kanaan
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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Beyond Belonging: Relationships as a Pathway to Personalized Learning

Relationships become most impactful when they help educators and learners understand how learning happens, creating pathways to personalized learning, learner agency and deeper growth.

Robin Kanaan
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

Centering Student Voice

By partnering with students as co-designers of their education, schools and systems can narrow the relevance gap and create learning that is authentic, engaging and future-ready.

Jeremiah-Anthony Righteous-Rogers
Senior Manager of Strategic Foresight

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The Journey of Change: Systems Transformation in North Dakota and Minnesota

How two states navigate systems transformation by aligning around purpose, building shared language and advancing learner-centered, personalized learning practices

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

When Trust Is the Work

How trust, listening, alignment and shared ownership create the conditions for collaborative leadership systems that help educators lead for learners

Deion A. Jordan
Director of Teaching and Learning

From Traditional to Transformational Leadership

How leaders can shift from traditional to transformational practices through intentional, everyday behaviors that build shared ownership, reflection and continuous improvement

Laura Hilger
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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The State of Personalized, Competency-based Education

Where personalized, competency based education stands in 2026 as the field matures.

KnowledgeWorks

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Permission Granted: How Arizona Is Leading the Future of Learning

Arizona’s “Permission Granted” initiative shows how clarifying existing policy flexibility can unlock innovation, empower educators and accelerate student-centered learning across systems.

Shelby Taylor
Director of Marketing and Communications

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What Success Looks Like in Arizona

In Arizona, long‑term investment in educator learning is translating into stronger agency, engagement and learner‑centered classrooms.

Kate Westrich
Vice President of Marketing and Communications

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

Get definitions and explanations of commons terms and phrases used when talking about personalized, learner-centered environments.

Education Glossary: Personalized, Competency-based Learning

Common terms and phrases used when talking about personalized, competency-based learning environments

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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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