Executive Functioning
May 19, 2015, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Overview: Educators everywhere frequently struggle with students who clearly have the capability of learning, but fail to do so because of disorganization, poor time management, and missing the main ideas of the curriculum. Students who struggle with executive functioning deficits need explicit instruction on the meta-cognitive skills… Read More ›
Centered on Results: Assessing the Impact of Student-centered Learning
This report, a series of studies recently commissioned by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to address the empirical research on SCL’s impact in K-12 classrooms, evaluates the effects of a variety of student-centered practices in secondary schools. The outcomes of this study were largely positive, demonstrating meaningful effects on student achievement and engagement. Source Organization:… Read More ›
#edchatRI Twitter Chat on Student-Centered Learning
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation will be hosting a Twitter chat! Join #EdChatRI (Ed Chat Rhode Island) on Sunday, April 12th from 8 pm – 9 pm EST to talk about student-centered learning in education. You can join the chat simply by following and using the hashtag #EdChatRI. We’ll be tweeting questions with the hashtag… Read More ›
Self-Regulation Professional Development Module
This professional development module was created as part of a partnership between Students at the Center, a Jobs for the Future initiative, and the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. Six Connecticut high school teachers worked closely with researcher and lead author of “Prioritizing Motivation and Engagement” in Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers,… Read More ›
Frequently Asked Questions and Definitions from Students at the Center
This summary unpacks some of the myths and terms in student-centered learning. Isn’t student-centered just a generic, overused term that means “good stuff for kids”? Is competency education the same as student-centered learning? What about personalization? Students at the Center shares answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about student-centered approaches to teaching and… Read More ›
High School Redesign in Action
High School Redesign in Action is the New England Secondary School Consortium’s sixth annual conference for educators across the country to share success stories, exchange best practices, and continue to build momentum for innovations that will prepare all students for success in the colleges, careers, and communities of the 21st century. WHEN: Thursday + Friday, March 26–27,… Read More ›
Transformation
This three minute video discusses reshaping the classroom and system so that learning is personalized, and students have a true voice in their education. We envision an education system where learning transcends the traditional school calendar and setting. We envision a system where students progress based upon mastery of a skill or topic, rather than… Read More ›
Telling Stories Out of School: Reframing the Education Conversation Through a Core Story Approach
This toolkit is designed to help leading voices in the education sector to build support and cultivate demand for an excellent public school system by building public understanding of issues such as assessment, instruction, and systemic supports and reforms. This set of materials is intended to support communicators in explaining many of the central issues… Read More ›
#edchatme Twitter chat on Student Voice in Education
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation will be hosting a Twitter chat on Thursday and we hope you can attend! Join #EdChatMe (Ed Chat Maine) this Thursday, March 12th from 8 pm – 9 pm EST to talk about student voice in education. You can join the chat simply by following and using the hashtag #EdChatMe.… Read More ›
SXSWedu
The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival fosters innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds in education. The four-day event affords registrants open access to engaging sessions, interactive workshops, hands on learning experiences, cinematic portrayals, early stage startups and a host of networking opportunities. By providing a… Read More ›
More than College Readiness: Engaging Students in Work and Civic Life
When discussing the purposes of secondary education, policymakers often speak of a trio of aims: High schools should prepare all students for college, careers, and civic life. But, in truth, while major recent reform initiatives have focused a great deal of attention on the first of those goals—ensuring that students become “college ready”—they have done… Read More ›
The Deeper Learning Planning Guide
This tool offers practical guidance on the conditions that have to be established for schools to truly change their practices to ensure students leave school with the sophisticated content knowledge and skills needed to be critical thinkers, problem-solvers, collaborators, and communicators. The Planning Guide is designed to be a resource and tool that can be… Read More ›