Parents and Youth for Change
Parents and Youth for Change (PYC) helps everyday people make real change in education together, building the collective power of students and parents to improve opportunities for youth by organizing themselves to research an issue and push forward solutions. PYC provides the structure and support for untapped wisdom, leadership, and capacity in the community. It… Read More ›
Maine Youth Action Network
This program contributes to creating healthier and more productive schools and communities in Maine by ensuring youth are aware of, informed about, and taking action on critical issues that affect them. Main Youth Action Network (MYAN) is a program of The Opportunity Alliance. The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities.… Read More ›
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford Public Schools is committed to helping students achieve at every grade level. There have established specific goals and measures to identify how well each student is progressing so that resources can be put where they are needed most. These goals are part of the Hartford Public School Strategic Operating Plan. It is a way to… Read More ›
The Connecticut YOUTH Forum
This forum is a community outreach program of The Connecticut Forum that, for the past 23 years, has been providing unique opportunities for diverse teenagers to connect and engage with each other across geographic, economic, social, and racial divides. Source Organization: The Connecticut Forum Visit the Resource
Getting Smart
This blog is a community for news, stories, and leadership on innovations in learning and teaching. Read, watch, and listen to thought-leading perspectives as The Getting Smart Blog features articles on K-12, higher education, and lifelong learning. With over 5,000 blogs, GettingSmart.com has maintained the belief that excellence and equity in education are the most important… Read More ›
Student Voices in Action: Spotlight on the National Council of Young Leaders
Today, more than ever before, youth voices are pushing agendas for change in education. Young people have some of the most valuable input when it comes to education, postsecondary success, and issues that affect low-income youth. They know that if any significant change is going to take place in the education sector, they have to… Read More ›
Incorporating 21st Century Skills in the Classroom
Students at the Center Hub Video Tool Suite explores how teachers incorporate 21st-century skills into core subject classes. What does it look like in action? How does this help prepare students for college and career, and enrich their core subject learning?
Can a Truly Student-Centered Education Be Available to All?
The Big Picture Learning Network started with the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and has expanded to almost 100 schools around the world, with 55 in the U.S. alone. The majority of the U.S.-based schools are traditional in-district public schools, although about 25 percent are public charter schools. Many are located… Read More ›
How Da Vinci Schools Built an Instructional Model Around “Failure”
This article describes how the Da Vinci schools are giving their students the right to fail. Giving students the freedom—and fearlessness—to fail first requires them to take ownership of their own learning, and Da Vinci achieves that with a curriculum centered around project-based learning, or PBL. Source Organization: EdSurge Visit the Resource
School Counselor Advocacy Letter
The School Counselor Advocacy Letter was created with counselors and is addressed to teachers, school leaders, and other staff. The goal of the letter is to open a conversation about the areas in which counselors can be valuable team members in the changing 21st century learning environment. With a greater emphasis on college and career… Read More ›
Reflection Tool For 21st Century Learning
Supporting college and career readiness by fostering soft skills—sometimes called essential skills, is an important area of student-centered work. Working with the staff and students at C-Town Tech, a new information technology program at Charlestown High School, located in Boston, the Students at the Center Hub team developed the Reflection Tool For 21st Century Learning to support… Read More ›
Innovating Pedagogy 2015
This is the fourth in a series of yearly reports explores new forms of teaching, learning, and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. This fourth report, produced in collaboration with SRI International, proposes 10 innovations that are already in currency but have not yet had a profound influence on… Read More ›