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From Belonging to Agency: The Missing Piece of School Improvement
/in Instructional/by The Learner First“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
From Assessment Tasks to Learning Tasks: Reclaiming Authentic Assessment
/in Instructional/by The Learner First“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
Learning in Leadership: A Principal’s Reflection
/in Interview/by 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)
Leading as a Learning Leader
/in Thought Piece/by The Learner First“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 […]
Joanne McEachen at the World Education Summit
/in Uncategorized/by The Learner FirstOn 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 […]
Graduate Profiles in the World of AI
/in Instructional/by The Learner FirstThe 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 […]