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Shift Your Paradigm: Putting Learner-Centered Lessons Into Practice (Part 4) [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This article first appeared at Education Reimagined as a part of Voyager, a publication sharing the stories and ideas shaping the future of education. In the first three parts of our series exploring how learner-centered leaders lead differently from school-centered leaders, we shared the context of our leadership inquiry and why it caused us to […]

Shift Your Paradigm: What Does Learner-Centered Leadership Look Like? (Part 3) [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This article first appeared at Education Reimagined as a part of Voyager, a publication sharing the stories and ideas shaping the future of education. In Part I and Part II of our series exploring how learner-centered leaders lead differently from school-centered ones, we shared the context of our leadership inquiry and why it led to […]

Shift Your Paradigm: What Does Learner-Centered Leadership Look Like? (Part 2) [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This article first appeared at Education Reimagined as a part of Voyager, a publication sharing the stories and ideas shaping the future of education. In Part I of our series exploring how learner-centered leaders lead differently from school-centered ones, we shared the context of our leadership inquiry and why it led to the creation of […]

Shift Your Paradigm: What Does Learner-Centered Leadership Look Like? (Part 1) [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This article first appeared at Education Reimagined as a part of Voyager, a publication sharing the stories and ideas shaping the future of education. Both of us have been in education our entire lives. From young learners to career educators, we are the education system. We grew up and worked in educational systems that fit […]

Learner-centered leaders know change permeates the whole system [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 44 we spoke with Dr. Cory Steiner, superintendent in the Northern Cass School District […]

Learner-centered leaders place the agency in the hands of the learner and transform their learning environments [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 43, we learned about an innovative learning environment – North Star Teens in Hadley, […]

Learner-centered leaders are open and responsive to feedback [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 42, we learned about Nautilus School with leader Milissa McClaire Gary and a young […]

Learner-centered leaders help learners understand everyone’s journey is different [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 41, we spoke with Travis Lape, Innovative Programs Director in Harrisburg School District (SD), […]

Learner-centered leaders unlock time for teachers and leaders [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 40, we learned about Design Tech High School in San Mateo, CA. Joining us […]

Learner-centered leaders create the space for trying new and different [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 38, we spoke to Dr. Toni Hull, principal at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy (MVLA), […]