Learner-Centered

Vision to Life

We partner with school and district leaders to design systems that put learners and learning at the center.

Bring Your

We partner with school and district leaders to design systems that put learners and learning at the center.

We support systems to:

Define whole-learner outcomes: see example Portraits of a Learner here

Design learner-centered learning experiences: explore our learner-centered strategy pages with concrete ideas educators can use tomorrow

Create the enabling conditions for learner-centered transformation: explore our big move pages where we share examples of schools and districts that have tackled big projects to bring their vision of learner-centered education to life

The Learner-Centered Collaborative difference:

Center
Learners

We start with learners and ensure they have opportunities for meaningful input throughout the process.

Inclusive
Approach

We create the time and space for all voices and experiences to be heard and integrated into each phase of our work together.

Celebrate
Bright Spots

Throughout our journey together, we will celebrate bright spots because we believe that focusing on the good makes the good better.

The Learner-Centered Collaborative

Difference

Co-Design
and Model

We co-design professional learning experiences relevant to your needs and model a learner-centered approach.

Vision to
Implementation

We are with you throughout the entire process—from vision creation to school and district-wide implementation.

Measure
What Matters

We work with your community to define what really matters and develop success metrics to bring your vision to life.

The Learner-Centered Collaborative

Difference

Center
Learners

We start with learners and ensure they have opportunities for meaningful input throughout the process.

Inclusive
Approach

We create the time and space for all voices and experiences to be heard and integrated into each phase of our work together.

Celebrate
Bright Spots

Throughout our journey together, we will celebrate bright spots because we believe that focusing on the good makes the good better.

Co-Design
and Model

We co-design professional learning experiences relevant to your needs and model a learner-centered approach.

Vision to
Implementation

We are with you throughout the entire process—from vision creation to school and district-wide implementation.

Measure
What Matters

We work with your community to define what really matters and develop success metrics to bring your vision to life.

What do we do?

Develop Coherence:

We work with Guiding Coalitions that include educators, learners and community members in schools, districts, and states to align on their aspirations for learners and create a vision and plan to move forward together.

Framework for the Future: we co-define or realign a vision, mission, values, Portrait of a Learner and learning Model Learn More
Blueprint: we co-develop a 3-5 year strategic plan Learn More
Leading the Framework: we support leaders and teams to take their Portrait of a Learner and their Framework from just being a document to a living and breathing part of the culture of the school or district Learn More

Build Capacity:

We provide specific strategies, tools, and thought partnership to executive leaders, school leaders, coaches, and educators to learn, grow and evolve their practices to achieve your learner-centered vision.

Innovation Cohorts: We support educators to design learner-centered learning communities and create personalized, competency-based, and authentic learning experiences through a combination of in-person workshops, virtual communities of practice, online courses and other resources culminating in teacher’s sharing their learning and growth through a Celebration of Learning. Learn More
Leadership Academy: A professional learning series designed for school leaders, including principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches and teacher-leaders to develop the knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to effectively lead and scale learner-centered change. Learn More
Custom Workshops: we support your school or district’s specific goals with custom in-person and virtual workshops that support educators and leaders to experience and implement learner-centered innovation.
Coaching and Support: we support all educators in 1:1 and small group coaching conversations because we know the work is hard and support is needed Learn More
Tools and Resources: we offer a variety of tools and resources on our website as well as through our services that support the shift to learner-centered learning Learn More
Join our Networks: We bring people together through a variety of events including School Visits, In-Person Events and Virtual Communities of Practice. Learn more.

CoDesign:

We facilitate a human-centered design process to develop empathy, prototype, and test big ideas that shift systems, schools, and experiences and bring your vision to life.

Design Teams: We partner with school and district teams to co-design and test big moves—such as K–12 portfolio systems, redesigned schedules, capstone projects, and reimagined professional learning. Together, we bring these innovations to life and support you in scaling them across your community. Learn More.
School ReDesign: We partner with districts and networks to launch new schools, incubate micro-schools, and redesign existing ones. Through Learner-Centered Collaborative’s school structures and tailored support, we help bring your vision to life—transforming ideas into thriving, learner-centered communities. Learn More.

Measure Impact:

We provide tools, resources and support to identify and measure success metrics aligned to your learner-centered vision in order to show growth towards goals and impact on learners.

Discovery: We listen to learners and the community, build empathy and identify bright spots through interviews, surveys, forums and classroom visits. Learn More.
Impact Surveys and Reports: We help systems measure the impact of learner-centered efforts over time—tracking alignment across stakeholder groups, monitoring growth, and identifying opportunities to strengthen learning experiences and the enabling conditions.
Scorecard: We partner with your community to co-create a local accountability model that defines meaningful goals and success metrics for bringing a learner-centered vision to life—going beyond traditional measures to capture what truly matters for a thriving learning ecosystem. Learn More

Interested in partnering with us?

Design Your Unique Journey to Learner-Centered Education

Take this diagnostic to see what supports would be best for you or reach out at collaborate@learnercentered.org and we can co-design a partnership with you.

Let’s Collaborate