Why Giving Kids a Roadmap to Their Brain Can Make Learning Easier
This article discusses the work of Imagine Scholar, a youth and educational development initiative in South Africa, to help students understand the science of learning. Throughout the four year program, students learn about growth mindset, memory, neuroplasticity, and how the adolescent brain works. They are also taught and given opportunities to practice many metacognitive strategies to… Read More ›
Abolishing the phrase “I’m not a math person”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYRk08t4DA&feature=emb_logoHigh Tech High Graduate School of Education (HTH) conducted this study as part of the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative’s initial cycle of research. The team at HTH worked alongside fellow scholars, educators, and policymakers to investigate the impact of specific student-centered practices and then translate their findings for cross-sector audiences. HTH’s final report, Abolishing the… Read More ›
Learning With Others: A Study Exploring the Relationship Between Collaboration, Personalization, and Equity
American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted this study as part of the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative’s initial cycle of research. The team at AIR worked alongside fellow scholars, educators and policymakers to investigate the impact of specific student-centered practices and then translate their findings for cross-sector audiences. AIR’s final report, Learning with Others: A Study Exploring… Read More ›
Learner-Centered Professional Learning Culture
Learner-Centered Professional Learning Culture maps the transitions and transformations from “School Centered” to “Learner-Centered.” As the professional learning culture deepens. schools transition to practices that ensure every learner is equipped with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to realize their potential. With an intentional focus on educational equity—defined as: Academic achievement Positive socio-cultural and linguistic identity… Read More ›
‘Principal’ed Teaching and Innovative Student-Centered Practices
This was originally posted on the Center for Collaborative Education on May 4, 2017. Adrian Robbins and Elijah Wright, 10th-graders at the Met School, filmed and edited an accompanying video for Students at the Center Hub. Did you know the title “Principal” comes from the fact that the principal was originally known as the “principal teacher”… Read More ›
Getting Real About Career Readiness: A Focus on Cross-Sector Competencies
This Paper shares learnings from the Global Learning Network 2017 Convening of World-Leading Learners, hosted by America Achieves, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Leaders from 30 countries reflected on the changing nature of the economy and job sectors and the impact on education in the 21st century. This paper… Read More ›
Personalized Learning Plans How-to Guide
This free guide from Edmentum, a provider of curriculum and instructional management and assessment tools, demystifies personalized learning plans (PLPs). The guide outlines 10 actionable steps to define essential components of a personalized learning plan. This infographic provides a simple snapshot of the 10 steps. The guide also includes guiding questions and examples of effective… Read More ›
What Do You Mean When You Say “Student Agency”?
This resource entry includes two articles in a series on the concept of “student agency” and the impact of the ways the term in understood and applied on equity. This is a thought-provoking series that will interest many stakeholders, from educators to researchers. In the first article, What Do You Mean When You Say “Student Agency”?… Read More ›
Immigration and the Classroom: How Global Fluency Can Help You Adapt to Your School’s Changing Demographics
This webinar will offer opportunities to learn engaging techniques to serve a multicultural school community. It will explore global fluency, which may help educators and administrators develop cross-cultural competence and work effectively across cultures. This webinar is divided into two parts, part 1 will introduce the basic concepts and the general model for global fluency… Read More ›
Valuing Our English Language Learners by Learning to Listen
When I lived overseas, I remember wishing desperately that people would understand that I was intelligent. I wanted to become fluent in Czech and carried my dictionary with me everywhere, looking up every word I saw. But as a human, you want to converse with nuance and ease. Without a dictionary or struggle for each… Read More ›
How to Find, Curate, and Assess OER
This short article provides practical suggestions to help educators find and use open education resources (OERs) effectively to personalize learning and build dynamic curriculum. It includes links to many online resources to help teachers access available OERs, as well as organize them so they are easier to use. Teachers of any subject who want to… Read More ›
Arriving at a Definition of Learning
In this thoughtful article, the author, a veteran teacher, pushes the education community to define and deliver learning in a way that maximizes student agency. She defines learning as active, social, and meaningful. She encourages all stakeholders to see personalized and blended learning and differentiated instruction as interdependent components of great learning experiences that meet… Read More ›