‣ Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Learner-Centered Collaborative
‣ Former Director of District Leadership For The Buck Institute For Education
‣ Vice-president of Professional Learning, Altitude Learning
‣ Head of Partnerships, West at AltSchool
WELCOME SPEECH
“When we tell kids to complete an assignment, we get compliance, but when we empower kids to explore and learn how to make an impact on the world, we inspire innovators.”
Dr. Katie Martin is the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer at Learner-Centered Collaborative. She is the author of Evolving Education and Learner-Centered Innovation and an international speaker. She has served as a middle school English language arts teacher, instructional coach, and led the district’s new teacher mentoring program.
Dr. Martin teaches in the graduate school of Education at High Tech High, is on the board of Real World Scholars, and works in diverse contexts to learn, research, and support authentic and purposeful learning for all students
She served as director of district leadership at the Buck Institute for Education, which prepares students for the future through project-based learning.
As Vice-president of Altitude Learning, Katie supports school and district leaders to reimagine school. Along with the professional learning team, Katie supports district and school leaders to create the conditions and experiences to shift to learner-centered models of education that empower all learners to develop the real-world knowledge, transferable skills, and mindset to thrive in a changing world.
She earned her Master of Education in middle school education and Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Her doctoral research focused on supporting new educators. Katie’s experience in research and practice continue to guide her belief that if we want to change how students learn, we must change how educators learn.
KEYNOTE 1
Best-selling & Highly Popular
Measuring What Matters: Aligning Assessment Practices with the Modern World
BY Prof. Katie Martin
Synopsis
Many vision statements highlight the goal of developing critical thinkers, innovators, collaborators, and life-ready learners, yet our assessments too often measure memorization, completion, and compliance.
The industrial-age system of education has focused on measuring seat time, grade-point averages, and standardized test scores.
This keynote will center on the skills that matter most and provide models and examples in diverse contexts for how to align desired outcomes and assess progress, growth, and achievement in a post-industrial educational system in order to better prepare all learners for the modern world.
Evolving Education: Shifting to a Learner-Centered Paradigm
BY Prof. Katie Martin
Synopsis
To meet the needs of learners in diverse learning environments and align schools with the world we live in, there is a need to embrace new mindsets about learning, and evolve our approaches to make these shifts across diverse classrooms.
Making these shifts requires more than learning about the latest technology or digitizing learning experiences. Instead, it is about us, as educators, evolving to meet the needs of those we serve.
Katie has worked with educators around the world and visited over 1,000 classrooms and this keynote will highlight what is possible when we prioritize whole child outcomes, codesign authentic and personalized learning experiences, and create the enabling conditions for meaningful change.
It’s Not More, It's Different: Designing Empowering Learning Experiences For All Learners
BY Prof. Katie Martin
Synopsis
We spend too much time thinking about what young people can’t do and creating systems to control rather than raising the bar and providing support to get to our desired outcomes. Yet, when you raise the bar for learners, they often exceed it.
There are many unknowns in the near future, but we know that if learners don’t feel seen for who they are and valued for the unique gifts they bring, we will fail to create opportunities for all individuals to reach their full potential. It is crucial that we focus on how to co-design meaningful experiences, connect with learners as individuals, and help them develop skills to navigate their world today and in the future.
This interactive masterclass is designed to reflect on your experiences and deepen your understanding of what is possible when we believe in learners, design for learning, not control, and create the conditions for authentic and purposeful learning. The morning session begins with a self-assessment and opportunities to set goals and explore new and different strategies based on your needs. In the afternoon, we will engage in collaborative activities to design learning experiences that you can use immediately to accelerate the shift to effective and empowering learning experiences for all students.
Designing The Future of Education: Creating the Enabling Conditions for Learners to Thrive
BY Prof. Katie Martin
Synopsis
Designing the future of education will take passionate and skilled leaders who are willing to be brave, not perfect, to create the path forward. With a lens on learner-centered practices, this masterclass is designed to examine the current landscape of education, and consider how you, as a leader, can best meet the needs of your community. You’ll explore what is working, what is challenging, and what is possible to identify an opportunity to lead innovative and meaningful change.
In the morning part of the interactive masterclass, you will identify your strengths as a leader, identify opportunities for innovation and share your aspirations. In the afternoon, we will explore examples and models to use as inspiration to create enabling conditions in your community. We will create a proposal for change based on evidence, experience, and your strengths and use design thinking to prototype and pitch innovations for meaningful change.
