The Brainwaves Video Anthology
This video anthology is produced and filmed by Bob Greenberg. The Brainwaves series contains short videos (5-10 minutes long) on ideas and topics of education relevant to student-centered learning in the 21st century. Source Organization: Brainwaves Video Anthology Visit the Resource
National Ed Tech Developer’s Tour
Save the date for the National Ed Tech Developer’s Tour coming to Boston and Providence. 6.8.15, Boston in partnership with LearnLaunch 9.30.15, Providence in partnership with the Highlander Institute Innovation clusters, incubators, and accelerators across the country will host events designed to ignite collaboration among entrepreneurs, developers, educators, funders, and students to work together to… Read More ›
Executive Functioning
May 19, 2015, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Overview: Educators everywhere frequently struggle with students who clearly have the capability of learning, but fail to do so because of disorganization, poor time management, and missing the main ideas of the curriculum. Students who struggle with executive functioning deficits need explicit instruction on the meta-cognitive skills… Read More ›
Creating the Future of Learning
May 12, 2015, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Overview Having a window into the disruptions that will reshape learning over the next decade allows us to respond creatively rather than to fear how we can prepare learners for an uncertain future. Especially, when education is potentially facing a decade of deep disruption of the scope… Read More ›
Centered on Results: Assessing the Impact of Student-centered Learning
This report, a series of studies recently commissioned by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to address the empirical research on SCL’s impact in K-12 classrooms, evaluates the effects of a variety of student-centered practices in secondary schools. The outcomes of this study were largely positive, demonstrating meaningful effects on student achievement and engagement. Source Organization:… Read More ›
#edchatRI Twitter Chat on Student-Centered Learning
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation will be hosting a Twitter chat! Join #EdChatRI (Ed Chat Rhode Island) on Sunday, April 12th from 8 pm – 9 pm EST to talk about student-centered learning in education. You can join the chat simply by following and using the hashtag #EdChatRI. We’ll be tweeting questions with the hashtag… Read More ›
#edchatME Twitter Chat on Assessment
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation will be hosting a Twitter chat! Join #EdChatME (Ed Chat Maine) on Thursday, April 23rd from 8 pm – 9 pm EST to talk about assessment in education. You can join the chat simply by following and using the hashtag #EdChatME. We’ll be tweeting questions with the hashtag and looking… Read More ›
Frequently Asked Questions and Definitions from Students at the Center
This summary unpacks some of the myths and terms in student-centered learning. Isn’t student-centered just a generic, overused term that means “good stuff for kids”? Is competency education the same as student-centered learning? What about personalization? Students at the Center shares answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about student-centered approaches to teaching and… Read More ›
Building Community around UDL: From Theory to Practice
Announcing: CAST’s 1st Annual UDL Symposium! August 10 – 12, 2015 Join educators, administrators, and researchers from K-12 and higher education to work with leading UDL experts to explore the latest in brain research, teaching practices, and curriculum design. Become an active member of the growing UDL community: Hear about and discuss new research that supports the… Read More ›
High School Redesign in Action
High School Redesign in Action is the New England Secondary School Consortium’s sixth annual conference for educators across the country to share success stories, exchange best practices, and continue to build momentum for innovations that will prepare all students for success in the colleges, careers, and communities of the 21st century. WHEN: Thursday + Friday, March 26–27,… Read More ›
Transformation
This three minute video discusses reshaping the classroom and system so that learning is personalized, and students have a true voice in their education. We envision an education system where learning transcends the traditional school calendar and setting. We envision a system where students progress based upon mastery of a skill or topic, rather than… Read More ›
Promising Practices from Blended Master Teachers
On Thursday, March 19, iNACOL will host a Teacher Talk Webinar featuring the classroom strategies developed by three educators featured in the Blended Master Teacher Project. Created in partnership with The Learning Accelerator and BetterLesson, the Blended Master Teacher Project presents more than 50 videos featuring the promising practices of 11 high-performing blended teachers from… Read More ›