Expertise: Practice

Five Time-Saving Strategies for the Flipped Classroom

In this article, education professor and owner of FLIP It Consulting, Barbi Honeycutt, addresses a major concern of many educators trying to create a flipped classroom. Teachers can easily feel overwhelmed by the time requirements needed to switch to this instructional model. The author suggests adapting the idea of creating margins, “the gap between rest… Read More ›

Notes from the Field: Personalized Learning

This blog series was originally posted on August 31, 2016 by The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). Students at the Center Hub staff pulled blog quotes. In 2015, CRPE kicked off a multi-year, multi-method study of district and regional systemic efforts to support schools implementing personalized learning. Personalized learning (PL) is designed to tailor… Read More ›

Face the Future: A Game About the Future of Empathy

This November, Facing History and Ourselves and the Institute for the Future will pioneer an online “game for social change” that will convene students, educators, and community members from around the world to imagine what a better future might look like in 2026. This experience will encourage collaboration to build shared visions and meaningful conversation… Read More ›

Making Blended Work

This paper captures conversations on blended learning and presents actionable suggestions for districts to follow on their own paths to blended learning. The Center for Digital Education (CDE) called upon leading chief academic officers (CAOs) from across the country to weigh in on the state of blended learning today, as well as the challenges and… Read More ›

Rhode Island’s Young Voices for Education Reform

My passion for a good quality education started in middle school. I went to the Gordon School, a small private school in East Providence, Rhode Island, that really focused on putting students in the center of the classroom. As a quiet and timid student, my middle school teachers pushed me to raise my hand in… Read More ›

National Online Learning Day

National Online Learning Day showcases how students of all ages are thriving with the ability to learn online—anywhere, anytime. It seeks to cultivate awareness of, and support for, this ever-growing community of learners and to celebrate the future of online education—wherever technology and our imaginations take us! Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag… Read More ›

#NGLCChat on Project-Based Learning

Join NGLC staff, featured guests, and prominent national leaders to discuss project-based learning, Thursday, September 15 at  4pm PT/7 pm ET. See this link to view a recent twitter chat on Measures that Matter Most to give you a sense of our chats. We would like to invite you to participate in our upcoming chat… Read More ›

Perspectives on the Current Landscape of Competency-Based Learning Research

Join the Northeast College and Career Readiness Research Alliance (NCCRA) for a researcher, practitioner, and policymaker discussion on competency-based learning in New England and beyond. Paul Leather, deputy commissioner of education for New Hampshire, will discuss the reform in his state and present a case study on the PACE pilot accountability program, which provides alternate… Read More ›

A Space to Be Heard

Flying for the first time to Orlando, Florida all the way from Portland, Maine was an adventure in education empowerment. I was en route to Big Picture Learning’s (BPL) 2016 Big Bang Conference, where I would be sitting on a panel of fellow students and superintendents to discuss student voice in education decision making. To… Read More ›

Why Student Voices Matter

Originally posted on ewa.org on August 11, 2016 Here’s why I attended this year’s Education Writers Association National Seminar: As a high school student, I wanted to gain a new perspective on public schools and what is being done to improve them. And as an aspiring journalist, I was hoping to learn more about news coverage… Read More ›

International Institute for Restorative Practices and SaferSanerSchools

The International Institute for Restorative Practices is a graduate school that offers professional development opportunities and resources related to restorative practices. They offer a variety of symposia and conferences for graduate and continuing education credit, as well as free webinars. They also feature online learning communities and newsletters, including SaferSanerSchools News, which focuses on restorative… Read More ›