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Professional Learning

A Revolution in Learning One Classroom, One Educator, One Child at a Time

Distinctive Schools and LEAP Innovations want to bring personalized learning design work back to the forefront of the national conversation about education. Find out why they believe we need to work together to create classrooms our students need.
Building Community

We're All In: When a Team of Students, Educators, Parents, Elected Officials and Community Partners Visit a High School Together

When a team from Franklin, New Hampshire visited Mission Vista High School in California, they had two big questions: What could we learn from them about how to do high school differently, and what could we learn about ourselves?
Why Schools Need to Change

Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Creativity and People over Grades and Rubrics

Why do students spend so much time solving problems that have already been solved? This student says it’s time to release students’ creativity and innovation in our classrooms.
Enabling Change

Why It’s OK for 17 Year Olds to Not Have a Plan for College, Career, and Life

Change is hard, for students, parents, and teachers alike. Is it fear, indifference, uncertainty? Or do we need to think about change in education differently?
Building Community

Boston Public School Partnerships: A Strength-Based Collaboration

School-community partnerships support whole-child learning and development when they tap into the unique strengths, interests, and passions of each partner.
Why Schools Need to Change

Moving Forward Together: Bullitt County Public Schools

Discover how the BCPS Graduate Profile guides educators as they shift learning and assessment to give students more agency over learning and how they are adapting practices to the strengths and values of their community. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023
Why Schools Need to Change

Learners at the Center in Lindsay, California

Find out why several Lindsay Unified School District educators saw untapped potential in their Lifelong Learning Standards when designing their proficiency-based, learner-centered model, and how they are currently integrating Lifelong Learning Standards with academic content. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023
Why Schools Need to Change

Supporting Learners to Achieve Greatness in Northern Cass School District

Trace the evolution of this district’s portrait, including how they were willing to revisit and revise it with learners at the table. Get insights into how Northern Cass School District balances personalized professional learning with collective capacity building to address Portrait of a Learner skills in school. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023
Why Schools Need to Change

Re-Imagining School at Da Vinci

Find out how two schools in Da Vinci Schools' network are using their unique visions for student success to reinvent school structures and learning design. See how this flexibility is balanced by Da Vinci’s signature programs and practices which define the “Da Vinci Way” for all schools. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023