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2022 Reflections and 2023 Inspiration
This week our Learner-Centered Collaborative team paused to reflect on our goals, our impact, and our next steps individually and collectively. We believe deeply in the power of reflection, and as Margaret Wheatley reminds us, “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.”…
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Webinar Recording: Framework for the Future, Don’t Try Leading Without One
The secret behind many schools and districts making progress toward clear, shared, and aligned learner-centered outcomes is a Framework for the Future that actively guides a learning community’s decisions, experiences, and resources. In this webinar, school and district leaders will discover: Why a Graduate Profile isn’t enough What exactly is a Framework for the…
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,…
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Bringing Your Learner Profile to Life with Learners
Brittany Griffin shares four concrete ways to bring your Learner Profile to life with your students.
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So You Designed a Profile of a Graduate, Now What?
The first step is to co-author a shared vision for graduates with your community stakeholders. From there, we recommend the following considerations as a way to make your vision a reality.
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What Does Your Ideal Learning Environment Look Like?
Leaders commonly use strategic plans or vision statements that describe the desire to develop life-long learners, global citizens, critical thinkers, and the like, yet a misalignment often occurs between the vision, policies, and practices. The tension between what we say we want our students to know and be able to do and what we…
Hawaii Public Charter Schools: Collaborating to Scale and Sustain Competency-Based Learning
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.