Personalization in Schools: Annotated Bibliography
Students at the Center defines personalized learning as learning experiences that customize education to an individual’s personal needs and interests as well as connect the individual to adults and peers in a larger community of learners. In Personalization in Schools (2012) Susan Yonezawa, Larry McClure, and Makeba Jones hone in on the aspect of personalization… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – November 2013
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Students at the Center Newsletter – October 2013
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Students at the Center Newsletter- September 2013
Welcome back to school! In this issue, we’re excited to release four new Students at the Center videos that offer an introduction to student-centered self- and peer assessment (along with a companion blog post). In addition, we bring you a report of student-centered approaches to learning in action, an introduction to deeper learning, and seven… Read More ›
Process-Folios: Peeking into a Student’s Head
Originally published by CompetencyWorks, August 28, 2013. What educator hasn’t wished they could get inside a student’s head—if even just for a moment—to really understand how she thinks, learns, and what she still needs to do to grasp a concept or lesson? Process portfolios (also known as “process-folios”) provide an opportunity to not only peek… Read More ›
Student-centered Assessment Video Suite
What does student-centered assessment look like in the classroom? How do students benefit from this type of assessment? Why do teachers implement these practices in their classrooms? The Students at the Center project, in conjunction with Dr. Heidi Andrade, Ed.D. and the students and teachers from IS 223 (Brooklyn, NY), produced this suite of videos… Read More ›
Student-Centered Assessment Resources
What is student-centered assessment? What is it not? How is it implemented in the classroom, and when implemented, what is the impact? These print and video resources illustrate the practical application of the research outlined in Assessing Learning. They focus on four student-centered assessment practices: self-assessment, peer assessment, exhibitions, and process portfolios. Student-Centered Assessment Guides These… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – July/August 2013
Research supporting student-centered approaches to learning continues to mount, deepening interest and excitement from both educators and policymakers. This month we bring you studies pointing to the importance of motivation, engagement, and student voice in education and reinforcing the need for culturally contextualized curricula. We also offer a forecast on the future of learning and… Read More ›
The Brain Science Behind Learning
This commentary delves deeper into the principles behind Students at the Center’s Brainy Approaches to Learning infographic and explains how the brain science behind learning supports the concept of personalized learning. The infographic illustrates research from the report Mind, Brain, and Education that answers the questions: What does brain research tell us about how we… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – June 2013
Subscribe to the Students at the Center Newsletter > Student-centered approaches to learning continue to gain momentum in the news and in the classroom. This month we bring you articles and resources that resonate across all three areas of the Students at the Center research: Learning Theory, Applying Student-centered Approaches, and Scaling Up Student-centered Approaches… Read More ›
Foreword to Anytime, Anywhere
Foreword by Nicholas C. Donohue, President and CEO, Nellie Mae Education Foundation Foreword excerpt: The greatest opportunity facing our country today is that of sustaining and growing a flourishing society in the context of a fast-changing world. The days are gone when basic schooling coupled with ingenuity and hard work was sufficient for America to… Read More ›
Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers
Order now > Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers (Harvard Education Press, 2013) synthesizes existing research and practices in the emerging field of student-centered learning, and includes profiles of schools that have embraced this approach. Educators have argued that students should be at the center of learning, constructing new knowledge based on what… Read More ›