I was once told that for every class, you should spend two hours planning. As the saying goes, if...
Learning and Teaching
Why an Authentic Audience Matters
I watched this video with my kids in one of their youtube compilations- it's pretty insane to look...
School Doesn't Have to Kill Creativity
This week was my son’s 3rd-grade exhibition of learning, where he presented his final project and...
Learner-Centered Innovation Book Study: Part 2 Recap #LCInnovation
You can't mandate learning Who could your students access to help them learn? How might your...
Educators and Families: Are We Talking Enough About What School Could Be?
In October of this year, I had the opportunity to connect with educators who were doing a...
3 Steps To Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Have you ever come across a series of Pinterest #craftfails? I remember a few that had me laughing...
Why Prioritizing Relationships in Schools Matters
I recently shared this article, "What if schools focused on relationships instead of test scores?"...
4 Shifts To Move From Teacher-Centered To Learner-Centered
I have been fortunate to visit classrooms around the country over the last 5-6 years in a variety...
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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Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning
I talked to a middle schooler recently who is a proficient reader and has been participating...
10 Strategies To Get to Know Your Students and Create an Inclusive Learner-Centered Culture
I remember being handed a book of policies and procedures to cover each day for the first week of...
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...
Developing Learner Agency
True engagement is fundamental to learning but as Daniel Pink shares in Drive, “People don’t...