It’s amazing how two very small words can make a big impact on our world and have done so...
Learning and Teaching
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,...
Put Away the Red Pen
I remember grading my students’ essays and making comments, asking questions, probing for more and...
Why Are We Still Assigning Homework? #IMMOOC
I went to a workshop recently and we got assigned "pre-work", which is just another way to say...
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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Want to See Change in Education? The Key is Trusting Relationships
When there are so many unknowns it can feel like we have more control when we try and standardize...
4 Ways to Increase Engagement in Distance Learning (and In Person)
I participated in a distance learning institute recently where over 500 educators were asked how...
5 Ways That Teachers Are Using Breakout Rooms to Create More Learner-Centered Experiences in Distance Learning
I have talked with many educators who are anxious about creating breakout rooms for fear of...
10 Ways Professional Learning Can Model the Practices that Engage and Empower Learners in Distance Learning
I saw this tweet from a teacher’s daughter and my heart went out to him and every teacher who is...