Catalyst Collection

Catalyst is a monthly newsletter from Devin Vodicka featuring learner-centered insights and resources for educators, leadership teams, and change-makers. In each edition of Catalyst, Devin shares insights, learnings, and resources about the learner-centered education movement. Browse this collection to read past editions of Catalyst and explore what you missed!

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December 2024: How to Be a Listening Leader

November 2024: Cultivating Local Partnerships to Generate Real-World Learning Opportunities

October 2024: How to Cultivate Homegrown Talent in Your District

September 2024: What Mixed Messages Show Up in Your District?

August 2024: 3 Key Elements of a Learner-Centered Culture

July 2024: Creating Coherence Within Your District

June 2024: Accelerating the Pace of Change

May 2024: Telling a New Story Through Tiers of Data

April 2024: Policies that Enable Learner-Centered Transformation

March 2024: Creating Coherence and Alignment

February 2024: The Many Benefits of Getting Outside

January 2024: Optimistic Predictions for 2024

December 2023: Centering Learners By Design

November 2023: Seeing is Believing

October 2023: How do we keep track of progress in a dynamic environment?

September 2023: The Power of Community

August 2023: When does learning happen?

July 2023: The power of a shared learning model for professional and student learning

June 2023: The importance of teams

May 2023: The promise of a Both/And approach in education

April 2023: Let’s build upon what we’ve started TOGETHER

Winter 2023: A Framework to Come back To Time and Time Again

Back to School 2022: Looking Ahead to a Learner-Centered School Year

Spring 2022: Spring into a Learner-Centered Summer

Winter 2022: Strategies for Learner-Centered Leaders Right Now

Fall 2021: We Can Do Hard Things Together

Summer 2021: Possibilities Abound in Learner-Centered Education

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The Impact of Innovation Cohorts: A Research-Based Perspective on Educator Growth
Written by Anna Yinqi Zhang, Ph.D. Candidate at Pennsylvania State University. Through the inaugural Learner-Centered Assessment Fellowship, Digital Promise and Learner-Centered Collaborative brought together early-career scholars, education partners, and mentors to explore the potential of collaboration and culturally responsive approaches to educational assessment.  As a final reflection and celebration of their work, each of…
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This is What Happens When Every Learner Can Confidently Talk About Their Learning
Shifting to learner-centered education is both an iterative process and a collective effort. Our Connections Leadership Cohort recently got an opportunity to see a learner-centered ecosystem firsthand in New York, at Mineola Public Schools, while building stronger bonds within their own teams and across schools.  Beginning with 3rd and 4th grade students greeting us…