Learning to Deliver

A practical, clear-eyed vision for bringing deeper learning to every student, everywhere

Now more than ever, schools are being called on to engage students in deeper learning. However, most schools aren't set up to provide the student-centered, collaborative, and inquiry-based instruction that this learning entails. Learning to Deliver: How to Achieve Deeper Learning at Scale asks the question that has confounded educators, researchers, and reformers for decades: How do we make this kind of powerful teaching and learning the norm, rather than the exception, in schools?

Fundamentally, the authors argue, delivering deeper learning at scale is not the problem of any one classroom or school; rather, it is a systems transformation problem. Drawing on lessons from ten research-practice partnerships across varied contexts, the authors show that lasting change requires more than inspired teachers, ad-hoc professional development, or expanded resources. Instead, they offer a comprehensive framework for systems transformation. Built around a Systems Transformation Map, chapters distill key insights on seeing the system as a whole; initiating change intention; integrating efforts across classrooms, schools, and district offices; adapting to evolving conditions; building data-driven learning enterprises; and nurturing trust, psychological safety, and shared direction that allow collaboration to flourish. Interwoven throughout the chapters are stories and strategies that will support leaders and their partners as they navigate this complex process.

A grounded and evidence-based account of what it really takes to sustain change, Learning to Deliver gives education leaders the knowledge, tools, and competencies to confront problems and deliver ambitious, equitable instruction to every student, not just the lucky few.