Topic: Student-centered Learning

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Shifting the Thinking to Learners with Authentic Voice and Choice

Authentic student voice and choice is about helping students understand themselves as learners.

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How Changing the Way You Talk About Learning Can Transform Your Practice

Words do matter, and creating a shared vocabulary is part of the process of shifting mindsets and practices.

Lori Phillips
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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Traditional Classroom Management Versus Student-centered Classroom Management

What’s the difference between traditional and student-centered classroom management and why does it matter?

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A Systemic Shift to Standards-based Grading

How one Arizona school is empowering educators, learners and families through a shift to standards-based grading

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How Leaders Can Create Real, Lasting Change at the Systems Level

Five considerations in shifting leadership mindsets for real, sustainable education transformation

Deion A. Jordan
Director of Teaching and Learning

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For Leaders, From Leaders: Mindset Shifts for Sustainable Change

A growth mindset for education leaders creates space for innovation and systems change. Here’s how it could look.

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What We Learned from Piloting a High School Youth Participatory Action Research Course

Three insights and one recommendation arising from our collaboration with YPAR students and educators

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Youth Participatory Action Research: A Guidebook and Curriculum

This guidebook and curriculum is designed to help teachers, administrators and community leaders plan, implement and refine a yearlong youth participatory action research course

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Personalized, competency-based learning needs student-centered classroom management. Here’s why.

Use this list to guide practices in your school or classroom.

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Three Mindset Shifts for Successful Youth-Adult Partnerships

There are several factors to consider in youth-adult partnerships, including mindset shifts. Consider these three.

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Three Strategies for Effective Youth-Adult Partnerships

For effective youth-adult partnerships, adult leaders, policymakers and other decision makers must consider these three strategies.

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Improvements to the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority give states a chance to design improved student-centered assessment systems.

Turning Point on Assessment Innovation?

Improvements to the IADA give states a chance to design improved student-centered assessment systems.

Lillian Pace
Vice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement

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