Education Reimagined

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

CATALYZE INVENTION - PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES, SYSTEMS EXPERTS, AND SOLUTION PROVIDERS TO INSTIGATE AND STUDY THE SYSTEMS CHANGE NEEDED TO EQUITABLY SUSTAIN AND SPREAD LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION. ADVANCING A VISION OF COMMUNITY-BASED, LEARNER-CENTERED ECOSYSTEMS, EDUCATION REIMAGINED INVESTIGATED AND DOCUMENTED POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO THIS SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION TO INFORM AND FUEL THE WORK OF OTHER ALIGNED LEADERS. IN 2023, WE: - ENGAGED A COHORT OF NINE ORGANIZATIONS, WITH PROVEN TRACK RECORDS OF LEARNER-CENTERED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEEP CONNECTIONS WITHIN THEIR BROADER COMMUNITIES, IN AN EIGHT-MONTH COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO EXPLORE THEIR READINESS TO CREATE LEARNER-CENTERED ECOSYSTEMS IN THEIR LOCALITIES. - CONDUCTED A 50-STATE POLICY SCAN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EXISTING LEGISLATION AND POLICY CONDITIONS ENABLE OR INHIBIT LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION AND ECOSYSTEM INVENTION.- PUBLISHED A GUIDEBOOK AND MICROSITE WITH FRAMEWORKS AND PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN REIMAGINING SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, ASSESSMENT, GOVERNANCE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND HUMAN CAPITAL PIPELINE AND DEVELOPMENT.- CO-AUTHORED A REPORT TO ILLUMINATE INSIGHTS FROM THIRTEEN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED ASPECTS OF LEARNER-CENTERED ECOSYSTEMS AND TO SHARE AN ECOSYSTEM READINESS FRAMEWORK DESIGNED FOR COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR OWN EFFORTS.

SPREAD THE VISION - RAISING THE PROFILE OF LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION AND BUILDING A CROSS-SECTOR NETWORK OF ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION R&D AND THE SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION NECESSARY FOR LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION TO BECOME A PUBLIC EDUCATION REALITY FOR EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY IN THE COUNTRY. SOLIDIFYING EDUCATION REIMAGINED'S POSITION AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE FIELD, WE PRODUCED NEW MEDIA, TOOLS, AND MESSAGING; ELEVATED DIVERSE VOICES; AND DISSEMINATED RESOURCES TO PROPEL THE LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION FIELD FORWARD. IN 2023, WE:- AMPLIFIED THE DIVERSE VOICES OF LEARNER-CENTERED LEADERS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SECTORS,INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, PHILANTHROPY,K-12 EDUCATION, AND EDUCATION POLICY, AND EQUIPPED THEM WITH MEDIA ASSETS AND MESSAGES TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED, LEARNER-CENTERED FUTURE FOR EDUCATION;-PUBLISHED OVER 41 ARTICLES AND STORIES FEATURING A RICH VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES AND EDUCATION TOPICS IN OUR WIDELY-READ PUBLICATIONS, VOYAGER AND IN ADDITION; AND- PRESENTED KEY INSIGHTS AND FINDINGS TO THOUSANDS ON THE STAGES OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SXSW EDU, CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING'S SUMMIT, BIG PICTURE LEARNING'S BIG BANG, NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING SUMMIT, ASSOCIATION FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT'S (ATD) ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE AURORA SYMPOSIUM, AND THE EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

BUILD THE FIELD - CONNECTING AND FOSTERING A DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE NETWORK OF OVER 1,300 LEADERS AND ADVOCATES DRIVING LEARNER-CENTERED TRANSFORMATION OF THE EDUCATOR SECTOR. THIS VIBRANT NETWORK IS CULTIVATED THROUGH EDUCATION REIMAGINED'S THOUGHTFULLY CURATED SPACES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND ADVANCE THEIR LOCAL AND REGIONAL EFFORTS TOWARD A UNIFYING VISION. IT INCLUDES PRACTITIONERS FROM OVER 185 SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, HOMESCHOOLING CO-OPS, AND AFTER- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ACROSS 45 STATES AND 8 COUNTRIES; YOUTH LEADERS FROM 58 LEARNER-CENTERED ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS 27 STATES; AND NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERS REPRESENTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, K12 NETWORKS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, POLICY, BUSINESS, AND UNIONS. IN 2023, WE:- LED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS THAT EQUIPPED 46 PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, LEARNERS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERS FROM 22 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 14 STATES WITH NEW INSIGHTS, SHARED FRAMEWORKS, AND RENEWED COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE; - COORDINATED ROBUST LEARNING VISITS TO THE MET SCHOOL IN PROVIDENCE, RI AND IOWA BIG IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, WHERE OVER 27 VISITING PRACTITIONERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE ADVANCED EXPRESSIONS OF LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION FIRSTHAND AND THE SPACE TO LEARN FROM THE SUCCESSES OF OTHER SITES;- HOSTED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRYIMPACTING 88 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 20 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS SPANNING 12 STATES TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AS ADVOCATES FOR EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION; AND- ESTABLISHED A DEDICATED RESEARCH TEAM TO STUDY THE EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION TO DEMONSTRATE ITS CREDIBILITY AND VIABILITY AS AN APPROACH TO EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION.