The other day my daughter asked me, “Why can our teachers chew gum and we can’t?” I didn’t...
Katie Martin
Support Looks Different for Different People #IMMOOC
Many of us have heard and often live by the Golden Rule: Treat other as you want to be treated....
What's Holding You Back? #IMMOOC
“The secret killer of innovation is shame. You can’t measure it, but it’s there. Every time...
Join us for the Innovator's Mindset MOOC Starting on 2/27 #IMMOOC
How do you move from “pockets of innovation” to a “culture of innovation”? How do we start to...
Why We Should Stop Asking Kids What They Want To Be When They Grow Up
While I was putting my son to bed the other night he was uncharacteristically sad and when asked...
What does your ideal classroom look like?
What does your ideal classroom look like? I asked a district leader a while back what his ideal...
What Are We Really Measuring on Standardized Tests?
This post, I Can’t Answer These Texas Standardized Test Questions About My Own Poems brought me...
Content Does Not Change Behavior
I was recently invited to the d.School (bucket list…check) with some amazing educators and friends...
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
5 Steps to Support Teachers in Their Evolving Role
Over the last 5 years (at least), I have been intentionally meeting with teachers across diverse...
It’s How You Teach, Not Just What You Teach
Many teachers share frustration that they can’t always meet the needs of their students because...
Why Curiosity is Foundational to Learning
Curiosity-- a strong desire to know or learn something. Oxford Dictionary A few weeks ago I had...
Learners Need Us to Innovate Inside the Box- The Innovator's Mindset and UDL Can Help
As I have the opportunity to connect and work with educators around the world there is a growing...