Do remember your first year as a teacher? Do you remember the hopes and dreams you had for your...
Learning and Teaching
Moving Beyond Labels
A few years ago at the San Diego Equity Symposium, I got to hear Liz Murray tell her story about...
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...
What’s Preventing Students from Learning in School?
I was once asked, “What would you do with four hundred students who don’t want to learn?” I took a...
5 Practices that Inspire Others to Shift Practices
When I am facilitating professional learning days or facilitating a conference workshop, one of...
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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Challenging the Status Quo to Rewrite New School Rules
In 1999, the US Women's Soccer team wanted to play in the NFL stadiums like the men’s teams. ...
6 Questions to Consider When Planning for Learning in Summer School and Beyond
I was working with educators on their summer school plans recently. We were discussing what...
Success Versus Mastery
How we measure success is not always aligned with what we value or what we actually need to be...
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...