{"id":3415,"date":"2021-08-23T23:45:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T23:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/?p=3415"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:11:14","slug":"chapter-1-evolving-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/publications\/chapter-1-evolving-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1: Evolving Education"},"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\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3266 size-fusion-200\" src=\"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web.jpg\" alt=\"Evolving Education\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web.jpg 762w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learnercentered.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EvolvingEducation-3D-web-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <i>Evolving Education<\/i>, Dr. Katie Martin advocates for a much-needed shift to a learner-centered teaching model. Learner-centered education creates purposeful, personalized, authentic, and competency-based experiences that help students develop skills that empower them to learn, grow, and solve problems that matter to them and others. This book offers a deep dive into how educators can harness new technologies, learning sciences, and pedagogy that center learners and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Start reading it today! 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