{"id":2191,"date":"2021-05-04T18:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnercc.wpengine.com\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:11:15","slug":"learner-centered-leadership-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/publications\/learner-centered-leadership-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner-Centered Leadership Introduction"},"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-2192\" src=\"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ea675436cee8839dc2ddabb_DV-Book-Graphic_Resource-Hub-1.png\" alt=\"learner-centered-leadership-book-cover\" width=\"364\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ea675436cee8839dc2ddabb_DV-Book-Graphic_Resource-Hub-1.png 600w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ea675436cee8839dc2ddabb_DV-Book-Graphic_Resource-Hub-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ea675436cee8839dc2ddabb_DV-Book-Graphic_Resource-Hub-1-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ea675436cee8839dc2ddabb_DV-Book-Graphic_Resource-Hub-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please complete the form below to access the resource. <strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preview: <\/strong><em>It\u2019s time for the education establishment to acknowledge that the world is changing too quickly and too completely to know, today, what every student should learn for tomorrow. It\u2019s changed so much that even the notion of all students seems too reductive and liable to erase the experiences, interests, and potential of too many students. It\u2019s time to find an education that can respond to each student. A truly learner-centered education. 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It\u2019s time to find an education that can respond to each student. A truly learner-centered education. Let me give you an example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[366,367],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-2191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","category-books","tag-learner-centered-leadership","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Learner-Centered Leadership Introduction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The world is changing too quickly and too completely to know what students should learn for their futures. 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