"We experience the greatest sense
of meaning and fulfilment
when we are able to contribute
to people’s lives and the world."

Contribution is key.

Joanne McEachen
CEO / Founder

"Assessment shouldn’t serve as a judge,
but a guide, giving students direction
on where to go next."

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Founders of Contributive Learning
and globally recognized experts in
educational assessment and systemic impact.

Global Education Leaders

Led by education leader Joanne McEachen and a team of international experts, we bring decades of diverse educational experience to guide schools, educators, learners, and communities.

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What matters most in your communities should be decided locally and built around your unique goals and values. We tailor our support to determine what success means to you, and then to help you achieve it.

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Outcomes That Matter

Our Contributive Learning Framework focuses on the outcomes learners need—self-understanding, connection, knowledge, and competency—and on how schools can enable learning and wellbeing for all.

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"The purpose of education is to learn who you are, how you fit into the world, and how you can contribute your gifts to humanity."

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"The purpose of education is to learn who you are, how you fit into the world, and how you can contribute your gifts to humanity." Joanne McEachen, The Learner First Founder & CEO

How We Support School Communities

We partner with schools, educators, learners, families, and communities to weave academic and social-emotional learning together. Our support is focused in four core areas.

Learning Design

Achieve inclusivity and differentiation through purposeful design and pedagogical strategies rooted in teacher and student collaboration.

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Authentic Assessment

Aligning academic achievement standards with formative and summative assessments to create equitable opportunities for success for every student.

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Learning Culture

Develop a learning environment culture where students and teachers are empowered to find their purpose, and where self-understanding, connection, knowledge, and competency are all equal outcomes of curricular learning.

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Math + SEL

We connect math and numeracy content to social-emotional learning in ways that improve both academic achievement and students' wellbeing.

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Learning Design

Achieve inclusivity and differentiation through purposeful design and pedagogical strategies rooted in teacher and student collaboration.

Authentic Assessment

Aligning academic achievement standards with formative and summative assessments to create equitable opportunities for success for every student.

Learning Culture

Math + SEL

We connect math and numeracy content to social-emotional learning in ways that improve both academic achievement and students' wellbeing.

What’s New?

The latest news and learning from us and other voices.

Assessment: What’s the Fuss All About?

Article

By Mary Coverdale, Executive Director at The Learner First Australia. The COVID-19 pandemic has perhaps unwittingly created a sliding doors moment in education. One consequence has been a global awareness of the scale of educational inequality…

Goldendale School District Awarded WSSDA Board of the Year

News

The Learner First has partnered with Goldendale School District (GSD) in Washington State since 2019. This week, GSD’s School Board was awarded Board of the Year in the category of Small School Districts for its extraordinary efforts in supporting…

Goldendale School District: A Commitment to Connection

Article

By Ellen Perconti, Superintendent of Goldendale School District in Washington State. The 2021-22 school year is off to a great start, and our staff and students are enjoying being back together daily for learning and growing. Our focus in…

Moments of Joy

Thought Piece

What does it mean to experience joy? Looking back, I recall some unjoyful experiences of sharing middle names as a child. Mine is Joy. My classmates would hear it and start singing “Joy to the World” at the top of their lungs on the playground,…

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