Nurturing Growth Mindsets: Six Tips From Carol Dweck
This video is from Carol Dweck’s keynote address at EdWeek’s Leaders to Learn From event in Washington. Dweck addresses her task of correcting misconceptions about her research and its applications in schools. This Education Week article synthesizes her main points and illustrates the concern that people haven’t fully understood every dimension of Carol Dweck’s growth mindset… Read More ›
The College and Career Readiness of U.S. High School Graduates
This report, one of the annual 50-state reports on each state’s adoption of college- and career-ready (CCR) policies as reflected in state standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems. Having the right policies is necessary to ensure that students graduate academically prepared for college and careers, but policy alone is insufficient– implementation of policy matters. So… Read More ›
How Do We Measure Social and Emotional Learning?
This article discusses the importance of measuring the social and emotional aspects of student learning. Right now, there is no widespread, practical way for all schools to assess children’s social-emotional skills and character development (SECD). Or is there? If one looks at student report cards, one often finds on “the other side” of the academic… Read More ›
Financing Personalized Learning: What Can We Learn From First-Generation Adopters?
This paper takes the first systematic look at costs associated with implementing personalized learning schools, how leaders of these schools choose to allocate their funds, and what it might take to make personalized learning financially sustainable on public dollars. Researchers at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), in partnership with Afton Partners, studied 16… Read More ›
National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February. Check out archives from 2015 National School Counseling Week!
Increase ELL Success Through Blended and Online Emotional Learning
Thursday, April 21, 2016 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET (register) The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is hosting a Teacher Talk webinarto examine how to develop social emotional learning and increase success for English Language Learners (ELL) through blended and online learning environments. Presenter Mawi Asgedomis an Ethiopian refugee and former ELL… Read More ›
Speeding up High School Reform in New England
This article discusses college readiness. While high school graduation rates are high in New England, Nellie Mae Education Foundation President & CEO, Nicholas Donohue notes that college readiness is not. In this op-ed for The Hechinger Report, Donohue asks: What does it mean to be truly ready for college? Source Organization: The Hechinger Report Visit the Resource
Deeper Learning Equity Fellows
This website provides information about the Deeper Learning Equity Fellowship leadership program. The program was founded to increase access to deeper learning opportunities for all youth, especially students of color, immigrant youth, English language learners, and youth in poverty. Cohorts of 10 education leaders are selected to participate in a 24 month-leadership program consisting of… Read More ›
Our Schools Our Future
Our Schools Our Future is a community group in Sanford, Maine with the mission to partner with parents, students and schools to amplify parent and youth voice in education so all students receive what they need to succeed. The group is working to grow public support for implementation of student-centered, proficiency-based learning in the district.… Read More ›
What is Flipped Learning
In this short presentation, a classroom teacher introduces the flipped learning approach to fellow teachers. It includes a discussion on four pillars of an effective flipped classroom and examples of the schedule of activities in this type of classroom. The presentation focuses most on intentional content, with tips on how to help students learn the… Read More ›
District Redesign Centered around Student Learning
This 12-minute video introduces the basic ideas involved in a district-wide shift to student centered learning and explores the specific efforts undertaken in Pittsfield. It features the superintendent, principal, teachers, parents, and students. The video focuses on personalized extended learning opportunities for students, community involvement efforts, the student-led site council, and the advisory program. This video… Read More ›
What You Need To Know: A Guide To Understanding The Pittsfield School District Redesign
This article outlines the plans of the Pittsfield School District to redesign teaching and learning to become more student centered. The document introduces the concept of student centered learning. It also provides detailed descriptions of the district’s plans to provide multiple pathways to learning through in classroom, co-curricular, and non-traditional opportunities such as authentic assessment, flexible… Read More ›