Student Voice in Practice: Burlington High School Help Desk
The Burlington High School (BHS) Help Desk is the heart of the school’s Student Technology Innovation and Integration course. The semester-long course open to students in grades 10-12, provides a hands-on study of technology integration in an educational context. Students are required to assess technology problems submitted by fellow students and teachers and define the… Read More ›
Research Collaborative: Where the Journey Goes from Here
In my previous post, I wrote about the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative and its goal to break down silos so that educators, researchers, and policymakers can collaboratively examine, apply, and share knowledge about student-centered learning so that we can elevate learning outcomes, particularly for underserved students. Now, let’s talk about how we do this. Our… Read More ›
Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn
As an educator, you want your students to be self-regulated learners, seeking out challenges, asking for help, resisting distractions, and seeing mistakes as chances to try again. Self-regulation for learning (SRL) is the ability to effectively balance affect (how you feel), behaviors (what you do), and cognition (how you think) to pursue worthy academic goals.… Read More ›
How Personalized Learning Starts with Less Teacher Talk, More Student Voice
This was originally posted on Edsurge on January 25, 2017 as part of the EdSurge Fifty States Project. Two of my students stared at me, and then at each other. Each held up a sheet of graph paper, but their graphs were different. And then, one of them asked the question I knew was coming. “But,… Read More ›
Bronx Arena High School Multimedia Monograph
This multimedia monograph features Bronx Arena High School, an innovative, competency-based school serving historically marginalized youth in New York City. The school’s mission is to empower over-age under-credited students to graduate ready for college or a career. The multimedia monograph is an interactive case study that features video interviews with students and staff. It brings… Read More ›
Digital Learning Day
Created by the Alliance for Excellent Education in 2012, Digital Learning Day or DLDay is a nationwide celebration that highlights great teaching and demonstrates how technology can improve student outcomes. States, districts, schools, and classrooms across the United States and around the world are encouraged to hold their own events and activities to celebrate Digital… Read More ›
Pay for Success CTE Competition RFP
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Social Finance and Jobs for the Future (JFF) are hosting the first Pay for Success competition in K-12 education to provide technical support to develop and expand career and technical education (CTE) programs for underserved, high-need youth. Pay for Success is a contracting model that drives government resources… Read More ›
Ensuring Rhode Island Teachers and Students Thrive
We know from research that investing in the development of teacher leadership results in gains in student learning, increases in their own capacity, and bolsters the culture of their school systems. We also know that teachers have unique insights on what is most effective in their classrooms, schools, and districts but this expertise isn’t always… Read More ›
Three Ways Student Voice Can Elevate Motivation and Engagement
If you spend enough time in middle school or high school classrooms, you know teachers work hard to keep students engaged and motivated. Amplifying student voice is a core strategy to boosting engagement and motivation. The Students at the Center Series report Motivation, Engagement, and Student Voice by Dr. Eric Toshalis and Dr. Michael J.… Read More ›
Organizational Structures and Strategies that Promote Problem-Based Learning Environments
This webinar is the third in a series sponsored by The Community of Practice. Implementation of problem-based learning requires leaders to look out for potential barriers that decrease or diminish the overall effectiveness of the strategy. Marcy Raymond will lead this session which will focus on the opportunities to establish gateway structures that encourage the development of… Read More ›
Flexible Pathways to Graduation: Six Vermont High School Students
This video, created by UP for Learning as part of their Communicating School Redesign efforts (partnering with Ned), features six Vermont high school students describing how they have used multiple pathways to personalize and direct their own learning. The students in the video are using a combination of community/work-based learning, virtual and blended learning, dual enrollment, early… Read More ›
CTE in High School: Does It Improve Student Outcomes?
In this article, researchers Shaun Dougherty and Dara Zeehandelaar describe results from their study showing positive outcomes for students who participated in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. They note that CTE programs may increase student engagement by connecting learning at school with real world use. The article outlines some of the failures of older… Read More ›