Expertise: Policy

Students at the Center Newsletter – December 2013

View the December, 2013 newsletter for the latest publications, articles, tools, and event announcements from Students at the Center! Subscribe to the Students at the Center Mailing List Visit the Resource →

Students at the Center Newsletter – November 2013

View the November 2013 newsletter for the latest publications, articles, tools, and event announcements from Students at the Center! Subscribe to the Students at the Center Mailing List Visit the Resource →

Students at the Center Newsletter – October 2013

View the October, 2013 newsletter for the latest publications, articles, tools, and event announcements from Students at the Center! Subscribe to the Students at the Center Mailing List Visit the Resource →

Students at the Center Newsletter- September 2013

Welcome back to school! In this issue, we’re excited to release four new Students at the Center videos that offer an introduction to student-centered self- and peer assessment (along with a companion blog post). In addition, we bring you a report of student-centered approaches to learning in action, an introduction to deeper learning, and seven… Read More ›

Students at the Center Newsletter – July/August 2013

Research supporting student-centered approaches to learning continues to mount, deepening interest and excitement from both educators and policymakers. This month we bring you studies pointing to the importance of motivation, engagement, and student voice in education and reinforcing the need for culturally contextualized curricula. We also offer a forecast on the future of learning and… Read More ›

Students at the Center Newsletter – June 2013

Subscribe to the Students at the Center Newsletter > Student-centered approaches to learning continue to gain momentum in the news and in the classroom. This month we bring you articles and resources that resonate across all three areas of the Students at the Center research: Learning Theory, Applying Student-centered Approaches, and Scaling Up Student-centered Approaches… Read More ›

Foreword to Anytime, Anywhere

Foreword by Nicholas C. Donohue, President and CEO, Nellie Mae Education Foundation Foreword excerpt: The greatest opportunity facing our country today is that of sustaining and growing a flourishing society in the context of a fast-changing world. The days are gone when basic schooling coupled with ingenuity and hard work was sufficient for America to… Read More ›

Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers

Order now >   Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers (Harvard Education Press, 2013) synthesizes existing research and practices in the emerging field of student-centered learning, and includes profiles of schools that have embraced this approach. Educators have argued that students should be at the center of learning, constructing new knowledge based on what… Read More ›

Students at the Center Newsletter- May 2013

In this special edition newsletter, Students at the Center is proud to present Anytime, Anywhere: Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers, along with a series of related tools and resources designed to help educators convert the Students at the Center research into daily practice. Subscribe to the Students at the Center Newsletter > Visit the… Read More ›

Students at the Center Newsletter – April 2013

Discussions of student-centered learning strategies continue to permeate education conversations. This month, we bring you student-centered high school redesign profiles, a critical look at the use of neuroscience research in education, and exciting new assessment tools from the Students at the Center project. Subscribe to the Students at the Center Newsletter > Visit the Resource… Read More ›