When we start with learners, we start from a place of possibility. With learners at the center, we define the desired outcomes, design meaningful learning experiences, and create the enabling conditions to bring our vision for learners to life. Our framework is designed to align with the world we live in and develop learners who will become engaged and productive citizens.
This model guides our work at Learner-Centered Collaborative and serves as a blueprint for all our partners as they build out their unique learning models.
Whole-Learner Outcomes
The system is centered on attending to the social, emotional, cognitive, and mental health needs of learners.
Agency
Learners set goals, initiate action, and persist through challenges by pursuing interests, building on strengths, and working purposefully to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions critical for a changing world.
Collaboration
By building empathy, respect, understanding and connection with communities near and far, learners express comfort working with people similar to and different from themselves, can be relied upon, and engage productively with all.
Real-world problem solving
Respectfully expressing curiosity about the past, present, and future, learners plan, apply skills and knowledge, and reflect often to carry out individual and collective action to solve problems that matter to them and their world.
Competency-based
An evidence-based instruction, assessment, and feedback cycle that drives learning based on progress toward desired knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Authentic
Meaningful, relevant learning grounded in real-world challenges and applications for authentic audiences.
Personalized
Co-constructed learning based on each learner’s unique strengths, skills, interests, and needs.
Inclusive and Equitable
Collaborative and culturally relevant learning communities where every learner feels they belong and can tap into their full academic and social potential, contributing to the collective success of their community.
Learning Experiences
The experiences that are co-designed and facilitated with learners to ensure they can demonstrate mastery of desired learner outcomes.
Enabling Conditions
The conditions that are critical to support the learning experiences that lead to desired learner-centered outcomes.
Coherence
Framework for the Future
There is a shared vision, learner profile, and learning model that clearly defines a learning community’s aspirations.
Enabling Policies
Policies support a learner-centered paradigm and empower all learners to demonstrate mastery in flexible times and spaces.
Holistic Learner Outcomes
Whole-learner outcomes are prioritized, transparent, measured, and aligned to learning progressions.
Resource Allocation
Resources such as curricula, programs, and tools are allocated in ways that align with the vision and desired outcomes.
Culture
Collective Efficacy
Teachers and leaders feel empowered to impact structures and policies in service of learning.
Relational Trust
High levels of relational trust and collaboration across the school community.
Capacity Building
Systems are set up for continuous improvement, professional learning, and talent development, beginning at recruitment and continuing throughout each individual’s career.
Connectedness
Digital Ecosystem
Tools, resources, data, and supportive systems are in place to empower impactful teaching and learning opportunities.
Use of Time and Space
Schedules and spaces are optimized for anytime/anywhere learning and connectedness.
Family and Community Partnerships
Learning is facilitated by a variety of community, industry, and family partnerships that address barriers and expand access to real-world learning that enables students to explore passions through authentic learning experiences.
