New on the #leadingwithlearning blog: Why Do We Have Two Systems of Accountability? Director of the Interstate Learning Community, Paul Leather, explains. bit.ly/34gpvVG

Registration for this year's Assessment for Learning Conference is NOW OPEN! You don't want to miss this experience! May 6-7th, 2021・10am-4pm PT / 1pm-7pm ET eventbrite.com/e/afl-2021-con… #RethinkAssessment 🚀

📢 The #ALPTucson2023 Call for Sessions is officially OPEN! Join us and share your learning with like-minded individuals as we dig deeper into the relationship between equity and AFL practices. Apply here and download the PDF! bit.ly/tucsoncallfors… bit.ly/tucsonCFS

📢 Our Micro Grants app is now LIVE! Awards come in various sizes and we have a simple process: gather your team, discuss what is most important to you to explore, submit your app here and download the PDF! bit.ly/tucson23microg… bit.ly/tucsonMG

Registration is open for #ALPTucson2023! Learn more below and join us in February for shared learning, connection and reflection, and Learning Excursions into the Tucson area to ground ourselves in place. bit.ly/ALPtucson

Love to see students and families as sensemakers alongside educators! Sarah Snipes Audrey Gilbert UnitedWeLearnKY The Center for Innovation in Education

The Open System Institute is thrilled to announce the release of The Open System from Harvard Education Press in June 2023! Learn more and pre-order the book here: hepg.org/hep-home/books… Interested in co-creating a community book event? Let us know: forms.gle/QptpFfLjro6zTz…

We are thrilled and proud to announce the release of The Open System from C!E's very own Partner for Liberatory Co-Creation Doannie Tran and Landon Mascareñaz 🇺🇸🌴🥥🇺🇦 of The Open System Institute! Pre-order your copy today, and send them a digital high five. 👏🏼 hepg.org/hep-home/books…

What do the UnitedWeLearnKY initiative and the Burlington Schools strategic plan have in common? Both were created through new habits of working directly with families & communities. BSD Supt Tom Flanagan and KY’s Lead Learner share the difference: bit.ly/3m55fCJ

Have you ever felt liberated at a conference session before? Local storyteller Steven Martinez has! He shares his a-ha from #ALPTucsonConvening in February on the blog this week: bit.ly/storytelling-s…

“Co-creation” is the latest buzzword in education reform, but what does it mean, and what does it take? A new report from Jennifer Davis Poon and Paul Leather shares what The Center for Innovation in Education is learning from supporting system design work in KY and Burlington (Vt). bit.ly/road-signs-new…

So you want to include more students, families, and communities in big decisions about school systems? Learn how UnitedWeLearnKY and Burlington Schools did it in the new The Center for Innovation in Education report. ➡️Hint: It takes more than focus groups bit.ly/road-signs-new…

What does it look like to make big decisions about school systems hand-in-hand with the people most impacted by them? The Center for Innovation in Education Jennifer Davis Poon and Paul Leather share 4 lessons on "co-creation" from supporting UnitedWeLearnKY and Burlington Schools bit.ly/road-signs-new…

In a letter to state chiefs, U.S. Department of Education invited assessment reform. Our op-ed The 74 suggests a 4 step action plan: 1. Take the pulse of communities 2. Open dialogue with the US Ed Dept 3. Leverage federal funds assessment innovation 4. Seek federal flex rebrand.ly/r4g46eq

This week we co-hosted a webinar with Charlotte Stallings designed to help you understand #CGSA and get you thinking about how you or your state education agency can leverage its funds to innovate how your state approaches #assessment and #accountability. rebrand.ly/mijn3jt

CIE is offering a no-cost virtual learning series around #CGSA apps that begins Tue., Apr. 2 at 11:00 EDT. Check out the details at leadingwithlearning.org/cgsa, including a number of videos at the bottom from partners highlighting what’s possible in assessment through the grant.

#ICYMI – Did you see the op-ed with @foresightL+P in @the74 about innovating #assessment and #accountability through #IADA? Earlier this month @USED opened the application window for #CGSA—and that’s how you can fund your IADA work. rebrand.ly/n4kmuy5

This week we kicked off our CGSA Support Series. The 1st session covered the basics of a project plan for your CGSA app w/ the co-creation approach we believe is important for ensuring what gets planned gets done. Sign up: leadingwithlearning.org/cgsa youtu.be/xu0SBFJzIJI

Transforming the learning landscape takes a mindset shift. It's time to challenge our assumptions, find connections across sectors, and think at the ecosystem level. Doannie Tran from The Center for Innovation in Education shares thoughts at #ForgeFutures2024 @aasahq #LearningEcosystems

"Hold that Mandate: Alternative Policy Actions for Scaling Deeper Learning," a new paper from CIE offers a case for expanding the policy toolbox reliance on mandates to include collaborative approaches to deliver lasting change and sustainable scale. rebrand.ly/htm24