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Professional Learning Cohorts, Meetups and Resources

Whether you’re a district administrator, principal, teacher leader or other instructional leader, Lead for Learners offers various ways to learn from peers and build your capacity to lead personalized learning transformation.

Join the Lead for Learners online community to get access to resources and regular updates on cohort-based learning opportunities and virtual peer-to-peer learning meetups.

Professional Learning Meetups

June 11, 2025, 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST, Virtual

Network Leadership Info Session

Join the network leadership team! Learn about opportunities to serve as a national steering committee or working group member. Ask questions, hear from current network leaders and consider...
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June 20, 2025, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT, Virtual

Summer Coffee Chat

This summer, join us for a casual coffee chat series connecting educators to share strategies, swap ideas, and reflect on what's working and what's next as you look...
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July 10, 2025, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT, Virtual

Ask Me Anything! Portrait of a Graduate at Shelby County Public Schools (KY)

Hear from leaders from Shelby County Public Schools (KY) as they share how their Portrait of a Graduate is shaping instructional practices and guiding learning across their schools!...
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July 17, 2025, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT, Virtual

Summer Coffee Chat

This summer, join us for a casual coffee chat series connecting educators to share strategies, swap ideas, and reflect on what's working and what's next as you look...
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Video Recaps of Past Meetups

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11 Videos

Insights from the Field

The Child IS Chief:
Honoring Student Identity and Agency

Students already have agency—our systems often place artificial caps on it.

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How Engaging with the Future Impacts Strategic Planning Today

Immersive futures experiences help participants explore possible futures of learning.

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Education has embraced this concept as a way of keeping school and student data visible and central to school decision making. If you are considering a data room, here are a few things to remember.

Data Rooms and Other Ideas About Data Use

Education has embraced this concept as a way of keeping school and student data visible and central to school decision…

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The Role of the Teacher in a Personalized, Competency-based Classroom

Get answers to common questions about the role of the teacher in a personalized, competency based classroom.

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KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers, school district leaders and communities to provide competency-based education implementation support and to assist in the scaling of a personalized, competency-based learning system tailored to each learning community.

Using Future Studies to Prepare Students for Life After School

Many people, especially – and tragically – many of our young learners, also lack a vision of the future for themselves.

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4 Takeaways: How Shared Challenges Support the Shift to Personalized Learning

Key takeaways for educators and leaders engaged in the productive struggle of shifting to personalized, competency-based learning environments.

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Portrait of a Leader

The Portrait of a Leader defines the attributes necessary for educators to effectively and sustainably lead systems change.

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The Power of Case Studies in Advancing Personalized, Competency-based Learning

These case studies from Ohio showcase unique approaches to personalized learning – highlighting successes, challenges and strategies.

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Drivers of Change Shaping Education and the Roles of Educators

Learn about four drivers affecting the future of educator roles.

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Achieving Equity Requires a Personalized, Competency-based Approach

The key conditions and structures of personalized, competency-based learning and how they align with the principles of equity

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The Skills and Mindsets of Transformational Leadership

A group of educators are collaborating to create the Portrait of a Leader, a framework that shows what skills and…

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Teachers Are Leaders in Southwestern Pennsylvania

How one district shifted teacher evaluation to align with the district vision for personalized learning

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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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