Blended Learning and Expanded Learning Time at Morton Middle School
This video, features interviews with students, teachers, and administrators from Morton Middle School in Fall River, MA discussing blended learning and an extended learning day. The video illustrates in-depth how math and ELA teacher teams have implemented a blended learning model, using station rotation and flexible grouping, within a 90 minute class period. Students discuss how the blended learning class has impacted… Read More ›
Teaching in the Fast Lane
This webinar, led by author Suzy Pepper Rollins and sponsored by ASCD, will focus on crafting lessons that inspire and motivate students to reach their learning targets. The way educators plan and implement learning experiences influences work ethic, intrinsic motivation, engagement, and memory. Active lessons are powerful experiences that enable students to learn how to… Read More ›
A School Leader’s Student-Centered Resources for Next Gen Educators (Part 2 of 3)
Part one of our “Student-Centered Resources for Next Gen Educators” series was posted on April 14, 2017. Be sure to check out the third and final installment. What does an actual school leader use to inform their work as they implement student-centered practices, instruction, and professional development for their staff? This Student-Centered Learning Podcast series gets to… Read More ›
Using Exhibitions to Demonstrate Mastery: Lessons from The MET School
This was adapted from a post by Michelle Portilla published on the Center for Collaborative Education blog. Imagine a student walking into your classroom and telling you they had found a way to turn their binge watching of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation into a project that could meet the national Career and Technical Education (CTE) standards.… Read More ›
Socratic Seminars: Building a Culture of Student-Led Discussion
This resource focuses on increasing student-led discussions in the classroom, using the Socratic seminar style. Student-led discussions can be a critical tool to improve reflection, critical thinking, and classroom community. The article details: How to plan a seminar How to implement your seminar The follow-up and assessment process With easy clear steps to follow, this article… Read More ›
What We Talk About When We Talk About Student Voice
UP for Learning podcast features Vermont students discussing the importance of personalized learning and partnering with adults in school redesign. The podcast explains the 2013 legislation Act 77 in Vermont which was passed to create “flexible pathways” toward graduation to promote student ownership and engagement. Students discuss the impressive projects and courses they can now… Read More ›
Student Agency: Creating An Integrated and Authentic K-12 Approach
This article explores authentic student agency, using California’s Aveson Charter Schools, where the author is founder, to show it in action. It emphasizes the critical role of student agency in a competency-based learning model. The author discusses a number of research-backed practices used at Aveson: The development of foundational or noncognitive skills such as relationship building and self-regulation.… Read More ›
Sixth Annual Boston EdTalk
Boston EdTalks is a celebration of innovation in education that brings educators and leaders from across the city of Boston together during Teacher Appreciation Week to share their unique ideas and innovative classroom practices. The event will include five 10-minute presentations by local teachers. Three of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation Speaker’s Bureau members, Lissette Castillo, Sunny Pai,… Read More ›
Notes From the Field: Starting With the “Why” in Personalized Learning
This is the fifth installment in the Notes from the Field blog series, originally posted on April 12, 2017 by The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). Last spring, on our first visit to 35 schools committed to personalized learning, teachers often told us they weren’t sure what they were supposed to be doing to personalize… Read More ›
Examining Cultural Relevance
This one page tool provides a set of questions to determine the cultural relevance of a given unit, learning task, or project. Many of the strategies for infusing cultural relevance focus on student-centered practices such as inclusion of choice in topics, sources for information, and ways of displaying knowledge learned as well as connection to… Read More ›
Models of Excellence
Models of Excellence is an open resource featuring exemplary pre-K to 12th-grade student work. The collection is curated by EL Education, a collaboration between The Harvard Graduate School of Education and Outward Bound USA, whose mission is to support teachers. The website showcases interdisciplinary projects produced by students around the country. Projects can be searched… Read More ›
Conceptualizing and Designing Work-Based Learning
The Pathways to Prosperity Network is launching a three-part webinar series exploring work-based learning (WBL). This national network brings together state and regional partners dedicated to connecting K-12 with employers to rethink the way we prepare students for career success. The first webinar in their WBL series will provide an introduction to work-based learning (WBL) and the benefits… Read More ›