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Operationalizing the Vision in Escondido Union School District
See how Escondido USD is turning ideas into actions with student forums, a guiding coalition, and a Framework for the Future.
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Building Relational Trust: Our Journey with Lamont Elementary School District
Contributions from Catina Hancock, Learner-Centered Collaborative and Dr. Lori González, Lamont Elementary School District In California’s Central Valley, Lamont Elementary School District is redefining what’s possible in education. Serving over 3,000 students, many from low-income backgrounds and a high percentage of English Language Learners, Lamont faced unique challenges. But under Superintendent Dr. Lori Gonzalez’s…
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How Hawaiian Charter Schools Are Honoring Identity
Brought together by a shared vision to create a more expansive student transcript reflecting whole child learning, charter schools in Hawaii offer a glimpse into their process—from vision to implementation.
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Measuring What Matters: Our Journey with Logan County Schools
Contributions from Katie Martin, Learner-Centered Collaborative At Learner-Centered Collaborative, we believe that meaningful change in education begins with a clear vision and community engagement. Our partnership with Logan County Schools exemplifies this approach, as we’ve work together to redefine success for their students and empower the entire learning community. Serving over 3,400 students across…
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Report Card Redesign in Encinitas Union School District
Is redesigning a report card a technical or adaptive change? To answer this, we can turn to the model of technical and adaptive challenges developed by Ronald A. Heifetz (Heifetz & Laurie, 1997; Heifetz & Linsky, 2002). This framework provides valuable insights into the nature of change in education and other fields (Network for…
2023 Impact Report
Mobilizing Toward Learner-Centered Education As a non-profit in pursuit of a vision for education ecosystems where all learners know who they are, thrive in community, and actively engage in the world as their best selves we are pleased to present our 2023 Impact Report. This report speaks to our continued progress supporting schools, districts,…
Developing a Framework for the Future Informed by Learners, Industry, and Higher Ed
How a rural Pittsburgh district developed a Framework for the Future Informed by Learners, Industry, and Higher Ed
Getting from District Mission and Vision to Implementation with Learners
Mesa Union is a small, tight-knit school district steeped in tradition dating back to its inception in 1939. As the community emerged from Covid-19 remote learning there was a growing awareness and consensus that they needed to rethink practices across the district so they could evolve and find new and better ways to support…
Creating a Learner-Centered High School by Listening to Learners
Mineola Public Schools Creating a Learner-Centered High School by Listening to Learners Synergy@ Mineola High School is part of Mineola Schools in Long Island, NY The district serves approximately 2,800 students, with a high school enrollment of 1,056 students in grades 8 through 12. . OUR SERVICES Diagnostic, Coaching, Empathy Interviews, Learning Walks, Strategic…
2021-22 Impact Report
Celebrating a Year of Learner-Centered Collaboration As a non-profit in pursuit of a vision for education ecosystems that empower all learners to know who they are, thrive in community, and actively engage in the world as their best selves we are pleased to present our 2021-22 Impact Report. This report featuring our progress in…
Building State Leadership Team Capacity for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Utah State Board of Education Building State Leadership Team Capacity for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Oversees 1,075 public schools in 130 LEAs Reaches over 675,000 students across grades K-12 in the state of Utah. OUR SERVICES Leadership coaching, Learning Walks, Personalized Learning Pathway, Asynchronous Learning Resources, State-level Capacity Building. GOAL The Utah State Board of…
Listening to Learners to Drive Districtwide Learner-Centered Innovation
Santa Ana Unified School District Listening to Learners to Drive Districtwide Learner-Centered Innovation Urban/Suburban public school district Second largest school district in Orange County, CA serving 45,000 students from early childhood through high school OUR SERVICES Framework for the Future, Guiding Coalition, Learning Walks, Student Forums, Personalized Learning Pathway, Leadership Coaching, Enabling Conditions GOAL…
Delivering on a Framework for Achieving the Gold Standard in Virtual Education
Compass Charter Schools Delivering on a Framework for Achieving the Gold Standard in Virtual Education Virtual, TK-12 public charter schools Serving 2,500+ scholars across 18 northern and southern California counties SERVICES Framework for the Future, Leadership Development, Coaching, Book Study, LCAP Development, Communication Planning, Personalized Professional Development Aligned to Competencies, Staff Development and Retreats,…
Spark Online Academy: Designing a Learner-Centered Online Public School
Colorado public school Spark Online Academy took the best of pandemic online learning and created a learner-centered, online school steeped in personal connection and engaging learning experiences. Read their story.
Evidence of Impact Report October 2019
As we shift to learner-centered education, we will need to also expand our view of success to include new measures of success. As a result, we have developed a Framework that emphasizes critical learner outcomes of Agency, Collaboration, and Real-World Problem Solving. Over time, we will be providing updates on these measures to evaluate…
A Question of Trust: The Arcadia Unified Better Together Project
Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent, David Vanasdall, was visiting classrooms and noticed that every student in a kindergarten classroom had produced the exact same piece of artwork. It struck him in that moment how the learning experiences in many cases were at odds with the aspirations that they shared as a community.
Accelerating Learning with Research as Our Guide
We have always relied on research to inform our strategy and accelerate the shift to learner-centered education.