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Looking Back to Move Forward: Our Year of Redesign, Renewal, and Relentless Hope

Devin Vodicka and Katie Martin — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:05:23 +0000

As 2025 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on a season marked by uncertainty, rapid change, and a growing chorus of voices calling for something better for our kids, educators, and communities. From the fluctuating role of the federal government to the dizzying acceleration of AI, the context around education has shifted faster...

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From Training to Professional Learning: Building a Learner-Centered Culture for Educators

Katie Martin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:19 +0000

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

Learner-Centered Collaborative — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:55:18 +0000

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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Forming a Strong School (Re)Design Team

Learner-Centered Collaborative — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:54:55 +0000

Every successful school redesign starts with the right team. This tool, Forming a Strong School (Re)Design Team, helps leaders intentionally build a group that represents the full school community, from leaders, educators, and learners, to families, and staff, who will guide the redesign process together. Note: We recommend using this tool as a supplementary resource...

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Big Moves at West Pk-8: The Power of Distributed Leadership in the School Redesign Process

Jesse Ross — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:41 +0000

Colorado Springs is changing fast. Like many communities across the country, it is being shaped by new demographics, emerging opportunities, and the need for creativity and critical thinking like never before. District 11 knew that West PK–8 Campus, one of its oldest schools, couldn’t simply layer new programs on top of old structures to meet...

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From Vision to Action: How Hampton Township’s School Design Teams Brought the Portrait of a Talbot to Life

Brittany Griffin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:47 +0000

By Brittany Griffin, Director Collective Learning at Learner-Centered Collaborative and Dr. John Thornton, Director of Student Services at Hampton Township School District A Clear Vision with Distributed Leadership Hampton Township School District in Pennsylvania co-created its Portrait of a Talbot: a bold, inclusive vision for the competencies all learners need to thrive, developed with students,...

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Episode 45: Leading Together—Co-Leadership, Trust, and Redesign (with Devin Vodicka)

Katie Martin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:59:24 +0000

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Learner-Centered Collaborative Podcast, host Dr. Katie Martin is joined by her Co-CEO at Learner-Centered Collaborative, Dr. Devin Vodicka, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of education, leadership, and the future of schools. Together, they reflect on signals of change—from eroding public trust to the rise of AI—and share...

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Distributed Leadership for Learner-Centered Change Learning Series

Learner-Centered Collaborative — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:23:25 +0000

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Lessons From a Principal: What it Takes to Build a School Where Students Drive Their Own Learning

Allie Wong — Wed, 14 May 2025 12:00:58 +0000

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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Learner-Centered Collaborative Announces Co-CEO Leadership Structure

Learner-Centered Collaborative — Thu, 01 May 2025 12:47:27 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 1, 2025 Contact: Devin Vodicka, Co-CEO Learner-Centered Collaborative press@learnercentered.org Learner-Centered Collaborative Announces Appointment of Co-CEO Leadership Structure to Drive Next Phase of Impact SAN DIEGO, CA — Learner-Centered Collaborative (LCC), a leading national nonprofit committed to creating learner-centered education ecosystems, today announced the formalization of its Co-CEO leadership structure. Co-founders Devin...

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