Topic: Student-centered Learning

Where Human-Centered Learning and Personalized Learning Intersect

Human-centered learning requires that we consider the individual – their needs, interests and lived experiences – when designing for education. Our most recent futures thinking…

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Relational Competencies: Building Skills Imperfectly

What if you allowed your emotions to be messy and complicated and multilayered? Instead of pressuring yourself to only have the right reactions, the perfect…

Katie King
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement

Illustration of sun, labeled "Human-Centered Learning," with the light being labeled "vision." Clouds read: "Education Liberates Young People to Participate Fully in Society," "Leadership Is Intentionally Inclusive and Co-Creative," "Schools Organize for Love and Belonging" and "Learning Becomes a Lifelong Personal Practice." An arrow path leads toward the sun. It's labeled "Strategic Steps" and lists the steps: "Model Learning as a Personal Practice," "Prioritize Relational Competencies as Essential Skills," "co-Create Authentic Learning for Agency and Impact" and "Build Organizational Connections for Equitable Responses."

Learning as a Lifelong Personal Practice

I’ve been fortunate to have learned a lot during my career so far. Most of the jobs I’ve held have involved doing things that I…

Katherine Prince
Vice President of Foresight and Strategy

The Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching are designed to be a customizable tool to guide educator development.

Interactive Educator Competencies

← Back to Educator Competencies The Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching build on and push beyond the best existing teaching competencies and standards to capture what…

Cover to Envisioning Human Centered Learning Systems. Illustrated people of varying ages, colors and genders stand together facing the reader

Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems

Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems Download PDF Publication November 19, 2020 By: Katherine Prince, Maria Crabtree KEY TAKEAWAYS: Engage in guided reflection about the four essential…

Katherine Prince
Vice President of Foresight and Strategy

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

Glossary of Education Terms

Common terms and phrases used when talking about personalized, learner-centered environmentsA - E | F - J | K - O | Q - T…

Research confirms that most students tend to respond positively to these 10 core drivers of engagement. Find why they're important and how to apply them.

10 Drivers of Engagement You Can Use Right Now

This article was written by KnowledgeWorks consultant and former Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Eric Toshalis, EdD. Whether learning occurs in brick-and-mortar schools or in…

Portrait of a Graduate and the Promise Behind a Diploma

When a student receives their diploma, it signals both an accomplishment and a promise. The student has achieved an educational milestone, and the school district…

Kate Westrich
Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Why Giving Learners Choices is an Important Part of Student Engagement

I travel frequently to support the learning communities we partner with, and I get to make a lot of choices: I get to choose my…

Abbie Forbus Everett
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

Thinking Ethically about the Use of Technology: How families and educators could think about children’s privacy in a technological age

Thinking Ethically About the Use of Technology

By Xiang Yu, formerly a graduate fellow in strategic foresight with KnowledgeWorks and a doctoral student in philosophyFamilies and organizations use various kinds of technology…

Children engaged during story time at library

Reflections on the Importance of Libraries

In the small town where my husband and I are raising our young daughter, we don’t have museums or a zoo, but we are nevertheless…

Katie King
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement

Foundations for Flourishing Futures will help leaders understand their own work in new ways and do their part to ensure that every child and family can flourish in the future.

Foundations for Flourishing Futures: A Look Ahead for Young Children and Families

Foundations for Flourishing FuturesA Look Ahead for Young Children and Families Download PDF Publication October 17, 2019 By: KEY TAKEAWAYS: In a flourishing society, every…

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