{"id":2109,"date":"2021-05-04T18:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T18:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnercc.wpengine.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:11:15","slug":"chapter-3-designing-the-culture-for-learning-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/publications\/chapter-3-designing-the-culture-for-learning-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3: Designing the Culture for Learning and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3158\" src=\"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Katie_Book_Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please complete the form below to access the resource.\u00a0<strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preview:<\/strong> In<em> the 2013\u20132014 school year, I was on Washington Middle School\u2019s campus regularly. 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