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Facilitated by KnowledgeWorks, Lead for Learners is a national network of education leaders dedicated to systems transformation through personalized, competency-based learning.

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June 9, 2026, 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT, Virtual

Unlocking Flexibility for Learners

Learn how a middle school in Rio Rico, AZ, leverages flexible time and space to advance learner-centered priorities, with practical lessons from district and site-level implementation.
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June 18, 2026, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT, Virtual

Leadership Live: Leading with Others

Join our conversation with leaders from York School District 1 in SC, to explore how to build and sustain high-performing teams through trust, shared ownership, and distributed decision-making.
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The Lead for Learners Steering Committee sets priorities, identifies challenges and designs solutions for the Lead for Learners network.
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Insights from the Field

Portrait of a Leader

The second edition of Portrait of a Leader includes competency-based progressions designed to enable personalized leadership development.

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What Success Looks Like in Arizona

In Arizona, long‑term investment in educator learning is translating into stronger agency, engagement and learner‑centered classrooms.

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Shifting Your Grading Practices: 8 Examples from the Field

How schools and districts across the U.S. are redefining grading through student-centered, competency-based approaches that prioritize mastery, transparency and consistency

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