Topic: Systems Change

Making the Case for Student Voice

As students become more active in their own educational experience, here's guidance on ways to support efforts in elevating student voice.

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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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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.

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou

Three Ways to Start Making Your Classroom Student-Centered

Here are three practices teachers can implement in the classroom to help make learning more student-centered.

Robin Kanaan
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

Competency-based Education in Higher Education

C-BEN: Why are K-12 and higher ed shifting toward competency-based education, and how can they align?

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Shifting Mindsets in Nevada

What the 2024 Nevada Teacher of the Year has to say about student voice, project-based learning and the power of the network

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Coming Together in Shared Values from 4,000 Miles Away

School systems in Hawai'i and Wisconsin meet to learn from each other.

KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers, school district leaders and communities to provide competency-based education implementation support and to assist in the scaling of a personalized, competency-based learning system tailored to each learning community.

Personalized Learning: From Occasional Success Story to System-level Reality

Tools for states and districts interested in fundamentally transforming learning and moving towards student-centered systems.

Sarah Jenkins
Senior Director of Programs

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A Competency-based Approach to Meaningful, Relevant Education in New York City

How one school is innovating to better serve all learners

Matt Williams
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer

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