Resources
Discover high-quality resources that help educators create and thrive in learner-centered classrooms and systems.
Learning Through Teaching: Building Critical Consciousness
A former high school English teacher reflects on her experiences in the classroom and the importance of stepping back.
Topics: Curriculum and Instruction, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School and Classroom Culture, Student Agency and Voice
Current Landscape of Postsecondary Competency-Based Education
Read a summary and the report on the current landscape for postsecondary competency-based education in the United State.
Educator Competencies: Video Examples of 'Growth Mindset'
Watch video examples of how teachers practice a growth mindset and see mistakes and failures as opportunities for growth.
Educator Competencies: Video Example of 'Growth Mindset'
Watch a video example of how teachers practice a growth mindset and see mistakes and failures as opportunities for growth.
Resource Round-Up: Honoring Student Voice with Authentic Products
Blogs, podcasts and resources for educators to help engage students with authentic projects and products that honor student voice.
Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education's Future
Explore "Education in the Balance" and learn tensions affecting education's future: leadership, contested power and strained systems.
Topics: Competency-Based Learning, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Family and Community Engagement, Policy and Advocacy
Resource Round-Up: Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
Explore virtual exhibits, artifacts and stories about the pivotal figures and collective actions that were part of the civil rights...
For Students, Lived Experience = Expertise
Students, informed by their lived experiences, conducted research projects about the education system with ideas on how to reform it.
Topics: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Policy and Advocacy, Real-World and Career, Student Agency and Voice
Highlighting the Importance of Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Associate Principal Darius Green shares why he believes relationship building is the cornerstone of a thriving school community.
Topics: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School and Classroom Culture, Whole Child and Relationship Building
Resource Round-Up: Teaching Jim Crow South and the Lynching Era
Explore virtual museums, videos and lesson plans designed to help educators learn more about Jim Crow South and the lynching...
Maintaining an Equity Focus During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Arria Coburn and Ellen Foley sat down to reflect and discuss how they have maintained a focus on equity during...
Topics: Competency-Based Learning, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Family and Community Engagement, Student Agency and Voice
Sustaining Student-Centered Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Principal Arria Coburn and math teacher, Ellen Foley, sat down with KnowledgeWorks to discuss student-centered learning during the pandemic.
Topics: Curriculum and Instruction, School and Classroom Culture, Whole Child and Relationship Building