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Portrait of a Learner in Practice: Why Every School Needs an Exhibition of Learning

As I sat in the parking lot of Hampton Township’s High School just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reflecting on my experience attending their Exhibition of Learning, I tearfully thought, “Oh, I hope this is the future of education!” On paper, the event sounds impressive enough: a voluntary evening showcase for students from 3rd through…

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Episode 49: Rethinking Accountability—Policy, Practice, and the Future of Learning (with David Cook)

By loading this video, you agree to the privacy policy of Youtube.Always load Youtube videos on this site.Load VideoListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTube Episode Summary: David Cook, longtime Kentucky education leader and current CEO of Learning Ecosystems Design, shares insights from three decades of shaping assessment, accountability, and innovation policy. Reflection…

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Measuring What Matters to Enable Meaningful Learner-Centered Change in Your School or District

When we talk about measuring impact, we can look at it through multiple lenses. There’s the impact on an individual learner (young people and adults)—how they’re growing, what competencies they’re developing, and how they perceive their own progress. Then, there’s the impact on the systems (e.g. programs, schools, districts)—how they’re evolving, what conditions are…

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School Redesign Playbook

For more than a century, schools have been shaped by an industrial-era model built for efficiency, standardization, and compliance. While that design achieved many of its original aims, it has not met the needs of all learners, and it no longer prepares young people for a rapidly changing world. In addition to content knowledge,…

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Our Mission: Redesign the Future of Public Education

Five years ago, Learner-Centered Collaborative was founded on a simple but ambitious vision for all learners to know who they are, thrive in community, and actively engage in the world as their best selves. Today, that vision remains unchanged. However, to honor the moment we find ourselves in—where the world is being reshaped by…

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This Regional Network is Putting Learner-Centered Practice in Motion

This reflection emerges from a collaborative effort between Learner-Centered Collaborative and the University of California, San Diego Department of Education Studies. I am especially grateful to Dr. Dave Trautman, Dr. Mimi Lockton, and Dr. Alan J. Daly, whose incredible vision, design, and facilitation played a central role in bringing this work to life. What…

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Why School Systems Need Embedded R&D to Evolve

Across the country, we’re confronting a reality we can no longer ignore: our current education system isn’t meeting the needs of today’s learners—or the expectations of their families, communities, or future employers. Disengagement is rising. Teachers feel increasingly constrained by mandates that don’t reflect the day-to-day realities of their classrooms. And despite unprecedented effort,…