Our obsessive focus on testing and scores has narrowed the curriculum and, as an...
Katie Martin
#IMMOOC is Back and Better than Ever!
It’s time for the 4th round of the Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (IMMOOC) and I couldn’t be more...
What If?
It’s amazing how two very small words can make a big impact on our world and have done so...
Learner-Centered Innovation
I am thrilled to announce that my book, Learner-Centered Innovation: Spark Curiosity, Ignite...
10 Characteristics of Professional Learning that Inspires Learner-Centered Innovation
Students need to grapple with problems and own their learning, and the same holds true for...
3 Ways to Make the Writing Process More Authentic
In an article, “Why Kids Can’t Write” published in the New York Times, a study of almost 500...
My Top 7 Posts of 2017 #LCInnovation
As the year comes to an end and I reflect on 2017, I am so grateful to have been welcomed into...
If you want to see change, stop telling and involve others in the process
All soccer season, I sat on the sidelines cheering on my kids and I would find myself telling (ok,...
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
Favortie Posts
Why looking at assessment data doesn’t impact student outcomes
I once joined a professional learning community (PLC) for their bi-monthly afternoon meeting. The...
Real people follow real trajectories that are not a straight line.
When I went to my 10-year high school reunion I was voted "Most Changed Since High School." I was...
What I really want to know at my child’s conference. Hint- It isn't their grades.
I will never forget going to my first parent-teacher conference as a parent instead of the...
Aligning research and practice: 3 ways to use learning sciences to create learner-centered experiences
I have been thinking about a conversation I had with a colleague who pointed out that improvement,...