Youth Researchers Explore How Schools’ Impressions of Students and Disabilities Impact Accessibility
Meet the Student Researchers Adi Gamache (he, him) Family members: mom, dad and two younger brothers Current favorite song: It Will Come Back by Hozier What’s one thing people wouldn’t know just by looking at you: I’ve played over 300 hours of a farming simulator game. How you have coped through the pandemic: Playing a… Read More ›
Resource Round-Up: Talking About the Attack on the Capitol
The following resources are designed to help educators have critical conversations about the attack on the Capitol with their learners, peers and within their communities. Resources to help your students Resources for Talking To Students About the Attack on the Capitol Children need a safe place to express their anxiety or worries and seek answers… Read More ›
10 Drivers of Engagement You Can Use Right Now
Whether learning occurs in brick-and-mortar schools or in virtual environments, student engagement drives an impressive array of student outcomes. Eric Toshalis, Senior Director of Impact at KnowledgeWorks, uses research to present and explain ways educators can drive student engagement in their classrooms regardless of whether they are teaching virtually or in-person. Below is a list of resources… Read More ›
Resource Round Up: Project-Based Learning at a Distance
At first glance, project-based learning (PBL) may seem out of reach during remote learning. Bringing together schools, community members and business partners to engage students in authentic problem-solving may seem daunting. However, with creative adaptations, schools committed to project-based learning are continuing their work. At any school, teachers can embrace best practices and engage students… Read More ›
Strategies for Making Human-Centered Learning a Reality
Human-centered learning allows people to relate in new ways to education systems, society and the natural environment. In a recent publication, KnowledgeWorks introduces a bold, aspirational vision human-centered learning – for education that enables life-affirming experiences and outcomes for everyone involved in learning systems. The paper looks at the four essential elements of human-centered learning… Read More ›
Five Lessons the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Student Engagement
The original design of the YARI Project aimed to support a cohort of youth researchers at the intersection — those who are from historically marginalized groups and who also possess learning differences — as they interrogate the education system from the perspective of their lived experiences. By supporting youth with principles of Universal Design for… Read More ›
Guidance on Culturally Responsive Remote Education
As millions of students across the United States transition into remote learning, now is the time to critically engage the systems we’ve set up to implement these online educational opportunities. Given how this pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities in our communities, it’s critical that we establish systems capable of reducing rather than widening educational inequities. To… Read More ›
Researchers of Color Make All the Difference
Educators across the nation have noticed the success of youth mentoring programs that emphasize the need for mentors who share similar stories as the youth they work with. We at the Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) experienced it first-hand this year at the different Youth Action Researchers at the Intersection (YARI)… Read More ›
The Critical Importance of Youth-Led Research
Youth-led research plays a critical role in advancing student-centered education. It provides the opportunity to elevate student voice and transform an inequitable education system. Research, at its most powerful, combines methodological rigor with the openness to inquire from our lived experiences. Inhabiting this vulnerable place is necessary to provoke us to venture into uncomfortable spaces… Read More ›
Three Lessons From New Hampshire’s Effort to Expand Deeper Learning
In 2019, Aurora Institute released the new definition of competency-based learning. This seven-part definition was developed with extensive support from practitioners, researchers and leaders across the country. Image courtesy of Vander Els and Stack, 2019 This updated definition reflects a deeper understanding of key issues and developments in the field. This is certainly true for… Read More ›
Resource Round-Up: Motivation and Remote Learning
I bet that if you are reading this, you are teaching remotely at least some part of your week. Keeping students motivated and engaged in this new learning format is an ongoing challenge. Below are some thoughts from fellow educators and researchers to spark some ideas you can try in your virtual classrooms. How to… Read More ›
What We Don’t Learn in School: How a (Virtual) Road Trip Teaches Civil Rights History
For Lily Grace Fast, a sophomore at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a summer road trip that centered on civil rights history was a privilege she feels called upon to continue to examine. “The importance and the weight of the places we went to felt understated given the fact that they were… Read More ›