Why a School’s Master Schedule Is a Powerful Enabler of Change
This KQED MindShift blog article follows the school-wide improvement led by Principal Jerry Smith at Luella High School outside Atlanta, Georgia. Looking to drastically transform classrooms and move to a more inquiry-based approach, the school competed for and won a Next Generation Systems Initiative grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to begin their… Read More ›
Digital Accessibility Toolkit
This toolkit was produced by the Center on Technology and Disability at American Institutes for Research (AIR), in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). Personalized instruction often relies on the use of digital learning resources. Accessibility is essential for leveraging technology and providing educational opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities and English… Read More ›
How Lobsters are Keeping Students in School
This article explores the move to a personalized learning program in one small rural community in Maine. Deer Isle-Stonington High School was struggling with one of the highest dropout rates in the state, losing many students early to the lobster fishing industry that is the life-blood of the town. A school improvement plan, begun in… Read More ›
Civic Engagement in the Digital Age
This video introduces Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age, a partnership between Civic Engagement Research Group, the National Writing Project, and Oakland Unified School District, to bring more civic engagement opportunities to all youth in Oakland, California. The project supports teachers as well as educating the community about the importance of civic engagement. Through… Read More ›
RadicalMath
This is a resource for educators interested in integrating issues of social and economic justice into their math classes and curriculum. On the RadicalMath website, visitors will find over 700 lesson plans, articles, charts, graphs, data sets, maps, books, and websites. Source Organization: RadicalMath Visit the Resource
Launching the Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative
Originally Posted on Competency Works, November 11, 2016 There is increasing evidence supporting the growth of student-centered learning (competency-based learning is one of the four elements) to promote success for all students and drive equity in education. Yet, work remains. How can we curate research-based best practices for implementation? How can we scale student-centered learning,… Read More ›
Research Collaborative Seminar: Rehumanizing Mathematics Education
Did you miss the first seminar of our series? A recording of “Rehumanizing Mathematics Education” with featured presenter Dr. Rochelle Gutiérrez is now available. Research has demonstrated that well-designed personalized learning opportunities can elevate student achievement. But how to account for cultural diversity as well as varying levels of competency in a single classroom can be… Read More ›
EdNews Round-up: Education under a New Administration (Plus Civic Education Resources)
America woke up on Wednesday morning to a new President-elect, and an acknowledgement of a deeply divided country. During the next four years (and beyond), Students at the Center will continue to promote an approach to teaching and learning that supports an education system that values, respects, connects, challenges, inspires, and engages ALL students, especially… Read More ›
Across Boundaries Conference
The 5th annual LearnLaunch Across Boundaries conference will bring together an edtech community – from New England and beyond – interested in driving innovation to transform learning and increase achievement using digital technologies. Attendees include educators, education administrators, entrepreneurs, investors, education companies, and technology innovators. The conference will take place in Boston, MA on February… Read More ›
The Promise of Personalized Learning in Rural America
This paper explores the application of personalized learning in rural schools, discusses and proposes solutions to the practical and policy barriers to implementation, and shares lessons learned from early adopters, including three case studies from rural communities in Maine, Wyoming, and Nevada. The paper outlines a number of suggestions to help rural policy makers, administrators,… Read More ›
Can Personalized Learning Work in Rural America?
In this article, the author asserts that personalized learning can help resolve some of the unique challenges that rural schools and students in rural districts face. However, most of the initiatives to implement personalized learning, and the corresponding education research, have focused on urban settings. The article looks at how implementation in a rural setting is… Read More ›
Goodbye, Long Nights of Lesson Planning: The Secrets to Successful Virtual Co-Teaching
In this article two teachers from different states discuss how they are co-teaching virtually. After meeting at a summer professional development fellowship program, Justin Taylor and Zach Seagle decided they could decrease their workload and support each other by implementing similar core concepts and practices in their government and politics courses in Tennessee and Connecticut. Both… Read More ›