Initiatives

A sampling of our current initiatives includes:

Revamping Minnesota's Teacher Standards

The state rules governing the knowledge and skills that teacher candidates learn are under review. We're advocating to revamp those rules, to better prepare teacher candidates to facilitate equitable, high-quality, student-centered learning experiences.

Competency-Based Education

We believe in learning where students advance by demonstrating mastery of clearly articulated learning objectives, rather than by age, receiving extra support when they struggle and new challenges when they’ve ready to move on.

Retaining Teachers: Fostering Conditions Where Talent Thrives

A year-long blog series looking at the causes of—and solutions to—the problem of teacher turnover. We're exploring research and stories on the school cultures, leaders, policies, and other factors that enable talent to thrive.

Student-Centered Learning Policy Advisory Council

We convene a council of educators from schools and districts around Minnesota that are innovating with equitable, student-centered learning. The council meets twice a year to advise EE on our program and policy initiatives—and to learn from and support one another.

Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative

We support a network of teachers who are designing and running schools, to promote student-centered learning and advance the profession of teaching. This includes creating resources, hosting events, providing direct support to teachers, and more.

Teacher-Powered Minnesota Network

We support a network of approximately 25 Minnesota teacher-powered schools, helping them to collaborate and share best-practices. This involves hosting networking events and speakers, presenting professional development workshops, offering direct support to teacher teams, and more.

Collaborative Leadership Coaching and Workshops

We can help school teams develop a shared purpose, promote a collaborative culture, create shared decision-making processes, build leadership across the team, and more.

Events

We hold regular public events featuring both local educators and speakers from out-of-state. Our goal is to enrich the conversation on education change in Minnesota by sharing inspiring stories, fresh perspectives, and lessons learned.

Policy and Innovation Blog

We cover relevant and timely federal and Minnesota education policy topics and tell inspiring stories of educators innovating with student-centered learning.

Innovation Inside Districts

We're working to connect and support innovators inside school districts, including by assisting with the implementation of the new Innovation Research Zone law, passed in 2017.

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