“Each and Every Learner Will Learn” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Nicholas C. Donohue, President & CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which funded the Students at the Center project. The interview was conducted at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, which gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on student-centered approaches to learning and… Read More ›
“It’s Not Just for Literacy Development, It’s for Their Lives” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor, at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, about the importance of student-centered learning and where it’s heading. The symposium gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on student-centered approaches to learning. Tatum wrote Literacy Practices… Read More ›
“Building a Field: The Students at the Center Project” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Beth M. Miller, Director of Research & Evaluation for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which funded the Students at the Center project. The interview was conducted at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, which gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on… Read More ›
“Student Differences: An Asset, Not a Liability” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. David Rose, co-founder of CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology), at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, about the importance of student-centered learning and where it’s heading. The symposium gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on student-centered approaches to learning. Rose wrote Curricular… Read More ›
“Taking Student-centered Learning System-wide” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Amanda Datnow, UC San Diego professor, at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, about the importance of student-centered learning and where it’s heading. The symposium gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on student-centered approaches to learning. Datnow wrote Changing School District Practices with Ben… Read More ›
Responding to Each Student’s Needs and Interests
Written by Cecilia Le and Rebecca E. Wolfe for CompetencyWorks‘ blog “Learning from the Cutting Edge“: What would an education system look like that responded to each student’s needs and interests – and based their progression on their individual mastery of vital skills and competencies? And what would it take to get there? These were… Read More ›
Experts Call for Teaching Educators Brain Science
Excerpt from article in Education Week: “For the most part, teachers are not exposed systemically in a way that allows them to understand things like brain plasticity,” said Michael J. Nakkula, the chairman of applied psychology and human development at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Mr. Nakkula is part of the Students… Read More ›
Personalization in Schools
This paper examines how enhanced adult-youth relationships lead to increased student engagement, youth development and academic performance. It highlights the particular importance of personalization efforts for at-risk populations and non-traditional students and explores technical aspects of implementing personalization in schools. Personalization in secondary education supports student-centered learning and takes place through a variety of relational… Read More ›
Literacy Practices for African-American Male Adolescents: The Students at the Center Series
This paper, placing student-centered learning in the context of race and gender, reviews literature on factors that impede reading achievement, provides a socio-historical perspective for advancing African-American male literacy, proposes a framework of literacy instruction and discusses implications for research, policy and practice. Focusing on African-American males, the author describes how current school literacy practices… Read More ›
Latino/a and Black Students and Mathematics: The Students at the Center Series
This report examines a wide variety of mathematical practices and competencies that are missed by school mathematics. Furthermore, it highlights the voices of learners themselves—what meanings they place on mathematics and mathematical learning. Using new perspectives on mathematics as a cultural and social activity and new research on learning outside the school, the authors ask… Read More ›
Changing School District Practices
This report, noting an absence of references to student-centered learning approaches in a subset of high-performing districts, details seven key district characteristics to support innovative approaches in general, and student-centered learning approaches in particular. School districts have an important role to play in opening the door to the implementation of student-centered learning approaches and ensuring… Read More ›
Educators for Social Responsibility
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) works directly with educators to implement systemic practices that create safe, caring, and equitable schools so that all young people succeed in school and life, and help shape a safe, democratic, and just world. Founded in 1982, ESR is a national leader in school reform and provides professional development, consultation,… Read More ›