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Rediscovering Self-Advocacy Through Student-Centered Learning

Amber Johnson and Jennifer Colp of the Manhattan-Ogden School District recently won the 2021 Trailblazer Practitioner Award, given to educators who are exceptional champions for student-centered learning. As upper elementary teachers, Jennifer and Amber work hard to ensure that students know their own abilities and are aware of where they are with regard to their goals. Personalized learning has g...

The Pirate Academy Administrative Team at Holman Middle School in the Pattonville School District recently won the 2021 Trailblazer Leader Award, given to educators who are exceptional champions for student-centered learning. The Pirate Academy team is intentional about not giving up until students have mastered every learning target, because they believe that reassessment may be the most impactfu...

by Laura Vitale We are excited about our partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to bring no-cost, high quality, online professional learning opportunities to educators across the state. This statewide initiative will build the capacity of educators to meet the dynamic needs of each learner regardless of space, place and time. Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative...

by Trevor Muir Many people are viewing teaching during a pandemic like a car that is trying to drive with the emergency brake on. It’s as if there are teachers and students doing what they normally do, but it is covered in a malaise that keeps it from being fully effective. “Students can’t fully engage virtually, and social distancing keeps in-classroom learning from being entirely effective. Tea...

Learn Next: Your Next Place for Learning

by Jim Rickabaugh There is little question that we are experiencing the emergence of a national movement toward learner-centered, personalized learning. Just a few years ago, it was unusual to hear educators talking about how they were changing their practices to place learners at the center. There were only a few clusters of personalized learning practitioners scattered across the country. Onl...

Rediscovering Self-Advocacy Through Student-Centered Learning

Pirate Academy: Planting the Seeds to Grow Independent Learners

Building Educator Capacity in Online and Blended Learning

Teaching and Thriving During a Pandemic

Learn Next: Your Next Place for Learning