Introducing the Fuse Architect Schools – Central High School
Central High School (Central) is the second school from the Providence Public School District selected for the Fuse Architect program. Central High School is actively working to become a more student-centered and student-directed school. Central’s Fuse Architect design team believes that “anytime, anywhere learning” is an important part of building an educational model that… Read More ›
Introducing the Fuse Architect Schools – Barrington High School
The only high school within the district of Barrington Public Schools, the school population information for the 2016-17 school year is shared in the table below. # of students % of Free and Reduced Lunch % of English as a Second Language % of Special Education Services 1000 6% 1% 11% Barrington High School… Read More ›
Virtual Viewpoints Podcast: Emily Zilly and Students, Rogers High School
This episode is the fifth in our series documenting the Fuse Architect Project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we’re excited to talk with Emily Zilly, science teacher at Rodgers… Read More ›
Teacher Entrepreneurship Week
August 24-27, 2015; 6:00 – 8:45 PM ET Four evenings of interviews, live on Google Hangouts on Air / YouTube. Steve Hargadon guides us through the world of teachers as agents of creation and change. Broadcast for free. Sign up here. An unbelievable lineup. Including: Adam Bellow | Alice Keeler | Angela Maiers | Anne Mirtschin |… Read More ›
Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-centered Teaching
Gone is the default image of a teacher—an adult lecturing to students seated neatly in rows, assigning the same textbook pages to everyone, and administering the same quiz on the same day to the entire class, with the expectation of a “normal distribution” of achievement along a bell curve. Instead, teachers in personalized, learner-centered settings… Read More ›
Students at the Center Research Series
Students at the Center began with a series of nine research papers, developed in partnership between Jobs for the Future and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, drawing attention to the importance of engaging each student in acquiring the skills, knowledge and expertise needed for success in college and a career. In fall 2013, Students at… Read More ›
Fuse Architects Take Off in 2017
What if the best way to make decisions about education technology starts off with not thinking about technology at all? This is the approach the Fuse Architect project took as they began their work this past spring. Rather than jumping into product selection, Fuse Architect participants spent the first phase thinking much more broadly.… Read More ›
Partner Collaboration Key to Highlander Institute’s Vision for Fuse Architect Success
As the Highlander Institute embarks on its Fuse Architect initiative with NMEF, six LEAs and seven high schools, collaborations with external partners are in the forefront. In this blog, we highlight key partners working with Highlander Institute to help make the vision for student centered learning and integrated learning systems a reality for participating… Read More ›
#NGLCchat Twitter Chat on Learner Profiles and PLPs
Please join a twitter chat sponsored by the Next Generation Learning Challenges on the topic of: Learner Profiles and PLPs featuring special guests: Scott Frauenheim, Principal, and team from CICS West Belden @scott1639 Nicole Assisi, CEO of Thrive Public Schools @DocAssisi Kendra Rickerby, School Effectiveness Coordinator at Vermont Agency of Education @rickerbyKL You can join… Read More ›
#21stEdChat Twitter Chat on Student Voice
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation @NellieMaeEdFdn is hosting a Twitter chat on Sunday and we hope you can attend! Join #21stEdChat this Sunday, July 26th from 8 pm – 9 pm EST to talk about student voice. You can join the chat simply by following and using the hashtag #21stEdChat. We’ll be tweeting questions with… Read More ›
The Underutilized Potential of Teacher to Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment
This paper documents the findings of a study performed in which teachers and school administrators in a summer high school credit-recovery program sent weekly one-sentence messages via text message, email, or phone call to parents regarding their children’s performance. The findings show that communication between the school, teachers, and parents is imperative for the success of the children. Source Organization:… Read More ›
Personalized Learning: What it Takes to Get Started
2:00-3:00pm ET Learn what it takes to plan and operate a successful personalized learning school. What are the trends shaping the designs for the future of learning? Explore approaches with experts working with schools that have made the transition to personalized learning. Leave with resources and tools for planning and a clear understanding of how… Read More ›