LEARNER AGENCY RESOURCES
Kara Vandas, Jeanette Westfall, and Ashley Duvall
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Ch. 4
> Website: Making math personal
> Reflections on Boise School District Visits to Liberty MO
> Website: Making Math Personal | Our Journey
> Article: What Would a School Built by Walt Disney Look Like?
> Website: Lone Tree Elementary
> Doc: LHS JAYWALKS
> Website: Co-Created Success Criteria for Student Autonomy
> Website: Co-Creating Success Criteria with students
Ch. 5
> Video: Ted talk The Power of belief Eduardo Briceno
> Video: HMS by Design: Story of a Refugee
> Presentation Our Story: Developing HMS by Design
> Video: Kim Leroi Writing Conference
> Doc: Personalizing Math Grade 2
> Doc: Personalizing Learning Goals Grade 5
> Website: Developing Assessment Capable Learners Grade 1
> Doc: Gaining Clarity & Designing Competency-Based Education Middle School
> Doc: SVMS Story
> Doc: Clarity in the Science Classroom
>Doc: Hacking Grading in a Traditional Grading System
>Website: Bringing Adult Collaboration with New Innovation Program
>Doc: Chili Challenge
Ch. 7
> Liberty North senior's comedy film 'The Grooves' premieres at movie theater
> Video: The Groves Greatest Hits
> Presentation: JW Learner Agency of CBL Parent Work Group
> Presentation: Manor Hill Visible Artifacts Pre-COVID19
> Doc: Shoal Creek Elementary | Sharing the Language of Learning
> Doc: Parent Survey - Learner Dispositions Liberty Oaks
> Website: Remote PD for LPS Teachers
The Authors
Kara
Vandas
Kara Vandas is an educator with an enduring passion for empowering learners. She began her career in education at an alternative school for youth at-risk. Kara spent several more years in the classroom in public education as a middle and high school educator and then transitioned to coaching and professional learning positions that allowed her to support teachers and leaders K-12. Her current role as an author and consultant takes her around the world to partner with schools and school districts.
Dr. Jeanette Westfall
Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Design at Liberty Public Schools (MO) worked as an elementary teacher, high school Language Arts/Gifted&Talented teacher, Secondary Schools Instructional Coach, and High School Principal.
Ashley
Duvall
Ashley Duvall is a passionate educator with a focused expertise on working with teachers on learner agency, learning processes, learning progressions, personalization and competency based learning. She began her twenty plus year career with Liberty Public Schools as a second grade teacher and has since taught first, third and fifth grade. Currently she serves as an Elementary Innovation and Learning Coach for the Liberty Public Schools. Ashley received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her Masters Degree in Elementary Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is married to Jason Duvall, and they have two sons who both attend Liberty schools.