I don’t know about you all but 2020 has been “the future” in my book for as long as I can...
Katie Martin
Learning Exhibitions: The Power of Showcasing the Process and Product
This week, both of my kids had the opportunity to share the projects that they have been engaged...
When you focus on the good, the good gets better.
November and December can be hard months, especially for educators. There is so much to do and...
Personalized Professional Learning
Empowerment is critical to personal learning, and, as a result, many have resorted to providing...
Aligning Around a Common Vision for Learning
Educators today are cultivating a new vision for how to guide children into the future. This new...
Shifting Professional Learning from Compliance to Empowerment
As educators, we are socialized in various ways including the observations of our previous...
Reflection: Why We Need to Create More Time to Process What We are Learning
Educators in our schools today have more on their plates than ever before. There are new(ish)...
The Power of Productive Struggle
There is an increasing trend of parents clearing the path for children and removing any barriers...
Dr. Katie Martin
Dr. Katie Martin is the author of Learner-Centered Innovation and VP of Leadership and Learning at Altitude Learning. She teaches in the graduate school of Education at High Tech High and is on the board of Real World Scholars. Learn More.
LEARNER-CENTERED INNOVATION
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Using Feedback to Build a Sense of Connection, Purpose, and Ownership
As a beginning teacher, I remember grading my student essays and marking up the margins with...
How Might We Create a New and Better Path Forward?
I heard recently that although we never could predict the future, it felt safe to at least pretend...
4 Alternatives to Teaching In Person and Online Simultaneously
Whether it's in one-on-one conversations, facilitating meetings with leaders, reading blogs and...
Why We Need to Open Our Virtual Classroom Doors and See Each Other Teach
I asked a group of teachers how they were feeling. At first one asked, do you really want to know?...