Teacher Collaboration Archives - Learner-Centered Collaborative https://learnercentered.org/tag/teacher-collaboration/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:51:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://learnercentered.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/favicon-180-66x66.png Teacher Collaboration Archives - Learner-Centered Collaborative https://learnercentered.org/tag/teacher-collaboration/ 32 32 From Training to Professional Learning: Building a Learner-Centered Culture for Educators https://learnercentered.org/blog/building-a-learner-centered-culture-for-educators/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:19 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=11070 For decades, Professional Learning has mirrored the same traditional, school-centered model it seeks to change: experts deliver information, teachers passively receive it, and hours or seat time serve as the measure of learning. These same structures often show up in classrooms, perpetuating a cycle of compliance rather than curiosity. To create deeper, more meaningful learning...

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]]> School Redesign Playbook https://learnercentered.org/publications/school-redesign-playbook/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:55:18 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=11019 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, learners...

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]]> The Power of Why: How Assessment Philosophies Drive Calibration for Meaningful Change https://learnercentered.org/blog/assessment-philosophies-calibration/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:32 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10851 “This feels overwhelming.” “We are moving towards something tangible and realistic.” “This is amazing – we got this.” These reflections, shared by educators, capture the spectrum of emotions that surface when rethinking assessment and grading practices. One names the challenge of stepping into something new, another lifts up the promise of what’s possible, and the...

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]]> Designing for What Matters Most: How Unit Design PD Brings Our Learner Profile to Life https://learnercentered.org/blog/how-unit-design-pd-brings-our-learner-profile-to-life/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:00:33 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10564 By Chad Mabery, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services at Laguna Beach Unified School District “Have you ever taught a unit of study that students just don’t seem to enjoy?  Do you have a unit of study that you dread teaching every year?  We’ll pay you to redesign it!” That’s the sales pitch through which...

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]]> Coaching and Mentoring Programs https://learnercentered.org/big-moves/coaching-and-mentoring-programs/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:26:49 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10633 The post Coaching and Mentoring Programs appeared first on Learner-Centered Collaborative.

]]> Communication Plan https://learnercentered.org/big-moves/communication-plan/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:26:48 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10638 The post Communication Plan appeared first on Learner-Centered Collaborative.

]]> Lessons From a Principal: What it Takes to Build a School Where Students Drive Their Own Learning https://learnercentered.org/blog/build-a-school-where-students-drive-their-own-learning/ Wed, 14 May 2025 12:00:58 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10316 Creating a school where students take ownership of their learning is a transformative journey that requires vision, commitment, and a willingness to rethink traditional structures. For students to truly be the leaders of their own learning in the classroom, schools must first be led by empowered teachers. When teachers have autonomy, support, and structures to...

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]]> The Impact of Innovation Cohorts: A Research-Based Perspective on Educator Growth https://learnercentered.org/blog/the-impact-of-innovation-cohorts-a-research-based-perspective-on-educator-growth/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10147 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 the...

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]]> Professional Learning Plan https://learnercentered.org/big-moves/professional-learning-plan/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:02:48 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10229 The post Professional Learning Plan appeared first on Learner-Centered Collaborative.

]]> Master Schedule Redesign https://learnercentered.org/big-moves/master-schedule-redesign/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:18:35 +0000 https://learnercentered.org/?p=10157 The post Master Schedule Redesign appeared first on Learner-Centered Collaborative.

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