While the guidance available is vast, it prompts educators to carefully reflect upon their own curriculum and
pedagogy. Have educators moved away from a traditional, teacher-centric model towards a more holistic approach
in their classrooms? Are they preparing students in ways that ensure their success in college and career?
Learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It affects and is affected by conditions in the other four topics in this report.
Here, and throughout the report, consider the relationships between the topics and how changes to one influence,
support or constrain the others.
The following planning tools are designed to help education professionals take a closer look at learning in their
organizations.