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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A Learner-Centered Ecosystem
It’s time for a shift from the school-centered education system—where efficiency, standardization, compliance, ranking, sorting, and task completion are top priorities—to a learner-centered paradigm, where we focus on supporting each learner to know who they are, thrive in community, and actively engaged in the world as their best selves. “A Learner-Centered Ecosystem” dives deep…
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4 Lessons From a Competency-Based Community of Practice
No one has completely figured it out, but everyone has something to offer. This sentiment captures the spirit of this year’s Competency-Based Community of Practice. This virtual group is made up of 45 teachers and leaders from nine schools and districts across the country who are currently implementing competency-based assessment and reporting practices. They…
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Celebrating Bright Spots in Learner-Centered Education: Looking Ahead to What’s Possible
As the school year winds down, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the incredible progress made in the journey toward learner-centered education. Across classrooms, schools, and districts, we witnessed bold steps, powerful moments of growth, and inspiring examples of what’s possible when we center learners by design. Learner Agency in Action This school…