Research Collaborative Seminar: Rehumanizing Mathematics Education
Did you miss the first seminar of our series? A recording of “Rehumanizing Mathematics Education” with featured presenter Dr. Rochelle Gutiérrez is now available. Research has demonstrated that well-designed personalized learning opportunities can elevate student achievement. But how to account for cultural diversity as well as varying levels of competency in a single classroom can be… Read More ›
EdNews Round-up: Education under a New Administration (Plus Civic Education Resources)
America woke up on Wednesday morning to a new President-elect, and an acknowledgement of a deeply divided country. During the next four years (and beyond), Students at the Center will continue to promote an approach to teaching and learning that supports an education system that values, respects, connects, challenges, inspires, and engages ALL students, especially… Read More ›
The Promise of Personalized Learning in Rural America
This paper explores the application of personalized learning in rural schools, discusses and proposes solutions to the practical and policy barriers to implementation, and shares lessons learned from early adopters, including three case studies from rural communities in Maine, Wyoming, and Nevada. The paper outlines a number of suggestions to help rural policy makers, administrators,… Read More ›
Can Personalized Learning Work in Rural America?
In this article, the author asserts that personalized learning can help resolve some of the unique challenges that rural schools and students in rural districts face. However, most of the initiatives to implement personalized learning, and the corresponding education research, have focused on urban settings. The article looks at how implementation in a rural setting is… Read More ›
3 Tips For Introducing Competency-Based Learning Into K-12
This article shares three ways, based on feedback and interviews from teachers and researchers of competency-based learning (CBL), to introduce competency-based learning into a new environment. CBL refers to the notion of allowing learners to acquire credits based on goals they hit rather than the amount of time they spend in a chair, often referred to as… Read More ›
Introducing the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative
Jobs for the Future (JFF), in partnership with the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, announced today the launch of the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative. The Research Collaborative is a new effort to investigate and evaluate what we know about student-centered learning and leverage that knowledge to effect meaningful change at scale. The first-of-its-kind research initiative will… Read More ›
Three Videos About The Future of Learning You’ll Want to Watch Now
So much has changed over the past hundred years. Technology has transformed the way we communicate and do business. We’ve made significant strides in medical research, disease treatment and quality of life. Yet, our education system, the system that is meant to prepare students for jobs in these fields, has remained largely the same. At… Read More ›
Most Likely To Succeed Videos and Prompts
The film Most Likely To Succeed (MLTS) has been used by many communities as a catalyst for discussion about the future of education in their community. After receiving ideas and feedback from viewers, the developers have used clips from the film to create a series of prompts to help school communities delve further into the… Read More ›
Creating a Buzz with the New Hampshire Manufacturing Partnership
Industry-driven, work-based learning is an important element of an education system that truly prepares students for the real world and provides an “anytime, anywhere” learning experience. This blog was originally posted on the Jobs for the Future website on October 7, 2016. This summer, Governor Maggie Hassan, Commissioner Jeffrey Rose, over 20 New Hampshire manufacturers,… Read More ›
Place-Based Education: Communities as Learning Environments
This was originally posted on Getting Smart on May 9, 2016 as part of their Place-Based Education blog series. As the emergence of personalized learning, project-based learning and deeper learning approaches, the time is right to connect learning to communities in authentic and meaningful ways. This place-based education approach can serve as a framework to connect learning… Read More ›
School Redesign in Action Conference
The 8th annual School Redesign in Action conference will be held on March 27 & 28, 2017 in Hartford, CT. The School Redesign in Action conference is the New England Secondary School Consortium’s annual conference for educators and stakeholders to share success stories, exchange best practices, and continue to build momentum and public support for… Read More ›
Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education in New England
This paper explores K-12 competency-based education policy and practice across six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It examines the core concepts of competency education, detailing the limitations of the traditional system, and outlining how competency education is designed explicitly for equity and student success. Next, the author addresses… Read More ›