Traditionally, curriculum has been organized in a linear path that promotes a one size fits all...
Learning and Teaching
Are You Trying To Solve the Wrong Problem?
I’ll never forget listening to a room full of high school teachers after interviewing their...
Teachers Create What They Experience
Recently I had an opportunity to give a TEDx talk: Teachers Create What They Experience where I...
Why We Must Invest in Relationships First
It's been 15 year since I opened the doors to my first group of 7th graders and I can remember it...
Are We Asking the Right Type of Questions?
If you haven't seen Google's video, Rubik's Cube: A question, waiting to be answered, take a...
Learning is a Process, Not an Event
A few weeks ago our team led a leadership meeting with a partner district and we were discussing...
Moving Beyond the Digital vs. Print Reading Debate
In a recent blog, Larry Ferlazzo’s posed a question, Which is better for students -- reading paper...
Teachers as Designers
In a M.Ed course that I taught recently, one of the assignments was to design a learning...
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.
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3 Principles of Authentic and Meaningful Assessment
Last week I was invited to be a panelist for 8th graders portfolio defense at SEEQS middle school...
Why a Sense of Purpose Matters More Than Ever for Remote Learning
As we are embracing emergency plans to the best of our ability and learning about what is most...
10 Characteristics of Learner-Centered Experiences for Remote Learning
As we are forced into remote learning and our school days currently look and feel very different,...
Are We Solving the Right Problems?
When my daughter, Abby, was in second grade, I volunteered as a guest to teach a variety of...