In the fall of 2019 the team at South View Middle School was recognized as a Trailblazer Award winner at the 10th Annual Convening on Personalized Learning. Part I shared how the journey at South View has continued to progress. Part II (below) shares how Wayzata West Middle School has been implementing learner-centered practices. Part II: Wayzata West Middle School (Ryan Carlson and Kaela Loo) ...

In the fall of 2019 the team at South View Middle School was recognized as a Trailblazer Award winner at the 10th Annual Convening on Personalized Learning. Part I (below) will share how the journey at South View has continued to progress. Part II shares how Wayzata West Middle School has been implementing learner-centered practices. Part I: South View Middle School (Tim Anderson and Tricia Pet...

by Briana Medina My senior year of high school was a big year for me: leadership roles in clubs, AP classes, two internships, and a spring musical. But despite those things, only one stressor truly haunted my mind: where I would go to school the following year. I attended Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance (KM Perform) for high school, a competency-based learning environment in Wale...

by Jim Rickabaugh, Ph.D. Learning is the key to staying professionally fresh, keeping our practice sharp, adjusting to changing conditions, and maintaining our professional confidence. It expands our perspective and feeds our curiosity. Learning can also stimulate new ideas and generate new insights. When we engage in learning that challenges us, we move beyond the limits of our natural talent....

by Stacy Linn, Ed.D. What are we preparing our learners to do? This is the question that educators, principals, parents and community members were constantly asking in our school district. Some stakeholders may say, “to answer questions on the big accountability test” while others would say “to prepare our learners for the future”. Out of frustration educators may even say, “Just tell us what w...