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 ›
Test Your Brain
Educational neuroscience is a new and rapidly changing field, and numerous myths have percolated up through the years, based on unsubstantiated studies, findings taken out of context, and plain old snake-oil salesmen. Neuroeducation researcher Paul Howard-Jones of the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom found a majority of incoming teachers studied in that country… Read More ›
Putting Students in Charge of Their Learning
From ASCD’s Putting Students at the Center issue. “You need to teach students how to take initiative to pursue learning, and that’s it, and that’s all that matters.” This statement was made by a teacher at a school profiled recently for Students at the Center, an initiative of Jobs for the Future with support from… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – March 2013
National, state, and local policy play an important role in opening the door to the implementation of student-centered learning approaches and ensuring that these practices improve student achievement. This month, we bring you a state policymakers guide to competency education, a mayor dedicated to student-centered approaches to learning, and a competency-based education endorsement from the… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – February 2013
Student-centered approaches are being discussed, implemented, and documented throughout the country. This month we bring you research and news items that touch on Students at the Center topics such as the strategic use of technology to customize education for all student populations, competency-based education, student-centered teaching, building supportive literacy communities, and the connection of brain… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – January 2013
Without an emphasis on personalization, motivation, and student voice, “NextGen” education reforms won’t be any more successful than their predecessors. This month we bring you a superintendent’s thoughts on creating a system of customized pathways across a district, and blogs and webinars on grit and student ownership of their education. Subscribe to the Students… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – December 2012
Without an emphasis on personalization, motivation, and student voice, “NextGen” education reforms won’t be any more successful than their predecessors. This month we bring you a superintendent’s thoughts on creating a system of customized pathways across a district, and blogs and webinars on grit and student ownership of their education. Access an online version of… Read More ›
Students at the Center Newsletter – November 2012
Too often in education, we talk about what is best for students without actually speaking with the students themselves. One of the four student-centered approaches to learning as defined by Students at the Center is: “Embracing the learner’s experience and learning theory as the starting point of education”. Let’s remember to invite students through… Read More ›