I was working with educators on their summer school plans recently. We were discussing what...
Learner Centered Innovation
Using Strengths to Maximize the Talents of the Team
Do you have certain people that are always struggle to work with? I had one team member that I...
Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning
I talked to a middle schooler recently who is a proficient reader and has been participating...
Are We Designing for Learning or for School?
As I have worked with educators in schools and districts to design a day or a week or an entirely...
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
As I connect with educators, I hear a common trend: many districts that moved from traditional...
The 4 Ps of Teaching, Learning, and Leading in a Pandemic
As I have met with educators and lead professional learning or design sessions, I have been asking...
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...
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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A Sense of Hope and Possibility
This week I got to host school visits that were postponed from March of 2020 (ya know, because of...
What I am reading, learning, and doing to inspire creativity and wellbeing
For the first time in my life (seriously) I have the house to myself for the whole weekend! I...
Redefining Success
I had the opportunity to connect with teachers this week who are reading Evolving Education. As we...
Creating More Opportunities for Learner Agency
Agency by definition is the power to act. But too often this is misconstrued as a free-for-all. We...