Newsela
Newsela is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that’s always relevant: daily news. Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student, keeps students engaged with Common Core aligned quizzes that test critical thinking and close reading, automatically… Read More ›
Enriching Student-Centered Practices in Your School: An Interactive Tool for Teachers and School Leaders
This professional development tool includes definitions of the features of student-centered schools, video examples of student-centered practices, and reflection questions for educators to use to integrate their own practices within their classroom and school-wide. Source Organization: Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education SCOPE Visit the Resource
Personalization vs. Differentiation vs. Individualization Chart
This chart helps clarify the differences between the terms “personalization,” “differentiation,” and “individualization.” “Personalization” is learner-centered. The other two, “differentiation” and “individualization” are teacher-centered. “Personalization” or Personalized Learning means the learner is driving his/her learning. When the learner takes responsibility for his/her learning, teaching and learning changes. The roles of the teacher and learner change.… Read More ›
Quality Performance Assessment: Harnessing the Power of Teacher and Student Learning
Standardized testing is just one form of assessment available to districts and schools. To generate a robust portrait of students’ achievement, policymakers and educators should consider quality performance assessments that measure mastery rather than memorization. This 2012 report offers a definition for performance assessment and details examples of schools using these systems. The authors provide… Read More ›
Integrating Education Technology with Student-Centered Learning
This executive summary provides a look at the potential that education technology offers and the steps needed to better understand when education technology is most effective in student-centered learning and for whom. While education technology can serve as a powerful education tool, it cannot drive reform on its own. To be widely adopted, education technology must… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: What are Real-World Learning Experiences?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series explains that in today’s world, relevance, usefulness, and real-world application need to inform every dimension of the high school experience. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What are Personalized Learning Pathways?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what personalized learning really means. Personalized learning pathways encourage students to pursue their passions while encouraging them to take more responsibility for their education. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Should a 21st Century High School Look Like?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what it means to develop a 21st century high school that will ensure our students are among the best educated in the world. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Can the World’s Best Schools Teach Us?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series looks abroad for ideas and lessons that will ensure that our students are culturally competent and prepared to succeed in a global economy. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: How Do Today’s Students Learn?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what we know about how students learn and how we can use these insights to strengthen our high schools for student success. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Do Today’s Students Need to Know?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines how we can make sure our students are prepared for success in a new, global economy. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Ready for the Future: The Role of Performance Assessments in Shaping Graduates’ Academic, Professional, and Personal Lives
The perspectives of high school graduates offer a valuable source of understanding for educators and policymakers on how high quality performance assessments can prepare all students for work and college. Through a series of in-depth interviews with graduates from three Boston Public Schools with established performance-based assessment systems, the study analyzes graduates’ preparation for future… Read More ›