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Our Mission: Personalizing Education, Empowering Teachers

What is Powered Learning? 

Through our experience working with educators and students, we have identified specific practices essential to personalizing education. We refer to these practices as Powered Learning. Powered Learning is “a form of learning in which students use adaptive software in a classroom setting to personalize their engagement with content, while teachers employ high-yield instructional practices and optimize their role by utilizing data from the software in regular and thoughtful ways to make targeted interventions” (Wills, 2015). Higher-Powered Learning's approach gives students the ability to work at their just-right levels while equipping teachers and leaders with actionable data in order to make targeted interventions and smart groupings. Adaptive software programs are intended to empower teachers and students and to drive more personalized, higher-order learning than would occur otherwise.

The HPL Network is a partnership of Catholic school teachers and leaders whose goal is to provide a trusted exchange of connection and education for blended-learning practitioners and innovators. The HPL Network is free to join, and all HPL Network Members will have access to collaboration forums, software selection frameworks, and professional development resources. 

Since 2015, Higher-Powered Learning has worked directly with Catholic schools to implement and sustain blended learning initiatives. We empower a school's BLAST (Blended Learning Advancement and Strategy Team) to be pioneers in implementing Blended Learning, instructional leaders for their colleagues, and champions of these ideas, spreading them across the school.

Partnering with Higher-Powered Learning start and sustain a blended learning initiative through our BLAST model has three primary components:

• HPL Fundamentals Module Access. The first step toward effective technology implementation in classrooms is establishing a common language for blended learning. HPL's Fundamentals Module, a series of online videos and resources developed by the HPL team, guides BLAST members to understand the fundamentals of blended and powered learning. These lessons explain HPL’s approach to personalized learning, define blended learning, share the most effective models of blended learning, and detail the best practices surfaced through Fr. Nate Wills’s research on Powered Learning. 
• BLAST Administrator Support. Higher-Powered Learning seeks to empower school administrators to implement and sustain a blended-learning initiative for years to come. Therefore, equipping on-site school administrators with the knowledge and skills to implement blended learning is an essential step toward sustainability. Through regular Zoom calls with the HPL team, a small group of school administrators/instructional coaches tasked with implementing blended learning (BLAST administrators) will learn and implement the HPL framework for blended learning.
• SYNC Calls. We know from research that for learning to be effective, it must tailored to your school context, structured to build deep understanding, informed by feedback, and rooted in a learning community. These SYNC (Synergize Your New Competencies) calls will provide an opportunity for BLAST members to collaborate with each other and with the HPL team. 

If you are interested in learning more about Higher-Powered Learning's BLAST Partnerships, complete the short form below and a member of the HPL team will contact you.

BLAST Partnership Interest Form

Notre Dame's Higher-Powered Learning team offers onsite and online professional development. These sessions integrate theory and practical strategies, ensuring that educators feel equipped to leverage education software to meet the needs of all students.

PD sessions blend keynote presentations with dynamic workshops. Educators leave with a foundational understanding of how educators can leverage technology and the data it provides to differentiate learning. 

Let Notre Dame's HPL team ease the burden of planning professional development. Our team will seamlessly execute PD for you and your staff, with all materials, pre- and post-surveys, and logistical planning included.

Prospective Workshop Topics:

• Why Blended and Personalized Learning
• Models of Blended Learning in Catholic Schools
• Navigating Adaptive Software and Education Technology
• Generative AI for Teachers, Students, and Schools
• Using Data to Inform Instruction

Professional Development with HPL Interest Form

If you have any questions about the program or our website, please contact our team at hpl@nd.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!

Since 2015, Higher-Powered Learning has empowered Catholic school teachers and leaders to leverage technology and related innovative research-based educational practices to meet the needs of all learners.