The Promises, Challenges, and Futures of Media Literacy
The Promises, Challenges, and Futures of Media Literacy addresses the “fake news” problem by evaluating the successes and failures of recent media literacy efforts. Contemporary media literacy programs–commonly organized around the five main themes of youth participation, teacher training and curricular resources, parental support, policy initiatives, and evidence base construction–have demonstrated positive outcomes, particularly in… Read More ›
Bilingualism as a Life Experience
This article shares a general overview of the cognitive effects of speaking two languages and what that entails in the school settings. In addition, it covers the latest benefits and updates to research on bilingualism from researcher Gigi Luk and her lab the Brain.Experience.Education Lab (B.E.E. Lab). Some of the benefits of bilingual students that… Read More ›
The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
This webinar, hosted by Alliance for Excellent Education, will feature recent scientific developments on the teenage brain. Latest research shows that adolescence is the second most active time of neurodevelopment in a human’s life. This webinar will focus on the implications of teenage brain changes and what they mean for educators. This webinar will be… Read More ›
Creating a Student Centered Choir Classroom
It happens at every concert. I mentally recite all of the cues and gestures that I need to remember. The stress surmounts moments before my choir takes the stage with thoughts of “what if they don’t follow my crescendo here” or “I hope they listen for that key change.” And then in the performance, the… Read More ›
Equity by Design in Learning Technologies
This report looks at equity in access to and application of new technologies that support learning. The report is a synthesis of in-depth conversations at a convening of leading researchers, educators, and technologists. It outlines the challenges and explores how learning technologies can provide the greatest benefits for the most vulnerable learners. This podcast provides… Read More ›
MIT Connected Learning Summit
The Connected Learning Summit is a conference that aims to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. This conference has a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation. The event will bring together leading researchers, educators and developers. The program includes… Read More ›
MisEducation
In this podcast, eight student interns report stories from inside New York City’s segregated high school system. From the extreme lack of diversity in specialized high schools to racial disparities in sports access, the team is looking into the policies that maintain a dual system. This episode, the introduction to Season 2 features two students… Read More ›
Using Cooperative Learning to Increase Engagement and Understanding in Mathematics
Do you ever feel that your students aren’t engaged enough in the content you are currently teaching? As if the material is going right over their heads? That you’re trying your best to make your material is relevant, interactive and fun, but it still doesn’t seem to click? I, like many other math educators, have… Read More ›
Youth Leading Youth and Transforming Education
GripTape is an organization that lets go. We let go of the common notion that young people are only capable of certain things. We let go of the fear that young people may not care. Working with an organization that has so much faith in young people, such as myself, has given me so much… Read More ›
Learning Strategies as Metacognitive Factors: A Critical Review
This report provides an introduction to learning strategies. In many student-centered classrooms the use of “learning strategies” to support student growth and learning is replacing the practice of teaching to different “learning styles”. This report looks at metacognitive learning strategies, self-regulatory strategies, and task-oriented techniques. It discusses how to develop these in the classroom. It… Read More ›
Case Study: Lindsay High School Transforms Learning for English Language Learners with Personalized, Competency-Based Education in California
This article features Lindsay High School, which implemented a competency-based education model that focuses on advancing student mastery and student agency. In addition, this resource contains the links to a series of blogs that highlight different promising practices for teaching and learning for ELLs. Each case study addresses core principles for next-generation learning for ELL… Read More ›
Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality K-12 Competency-Based Education Systems
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT, iNACOL will host a webinar to explore details of a recent report offering a logic model for high-quality competency-based education. To advance the field with quality and fidelity, CompetencyWorks developed a logic model in a new report titled, Levers and Logic Models: A Framework… Read More ›