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“Shifting from assessment tasks to learning tasks is not about abandoning accountability. It is about aligning assessment with what we say we value: deep, meaningful, human learning.” Chris Dench, Director at The Learner First
“School improvement is fundamentally intentional. It is driven by deliberate action, meaningful relationships, and deep connection with students, staff, and the wider community.” Timothy Barraud, Principal, Balmoral State High School (QLD, AUS)
“As a ‘leader of learning and a learning leader’ contribution is the why, the how, and the what of authentic leadership.” By Maree Neilsen, Executive Director at The Learner First Whenever I hold the privilege of working together with educational colleagues in shared learning, I introduce myself as a ‘leader of learning and a learning […]
On March 20 and 21, The Learner First Founder and CEO Joanne McEachen will be presenting at the World Education Summit (WES), a virtual event featuring nearly 500 speakers and with representation from over 80 countries across the globe. As a part of its “Global Amphitheatre,” a series of sessions amplifying the voices of educational […]
The rhetoric surrounding the purpose of K-12 education once centered on getting students “college ready.” It’s now more widely recognized that college isn’t the goal for all, and so the phrase “college and career ready” has entered common usage. But whatever language we’ve used throughout the era of standardization and testing, we’ve learned one thing […]
Check out the recently published headlines for The Learner First. It is time for a Global Education Vision The Learner First founder and CEO Joanne McEachen, along with international collaborators Vishal Talreja and Dr. Pilvi Torsti, recently published “Why We Need a Global Education Vision,” an urgent article illuminating the need for a global education […]
By Ellen Perconti, Superintendent of Goldendale School District in Washington State. The New Year is a time when we typically reflect, set goals, and determine actions. It’s a time in our school year when we recommit to action plans for the current school year while looking ahead into the next school year’s planning, finance, and […]
