“Building a Field: The Students at the Center Project” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Beth M. Miller, Director of Research & Evaluation for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which funded the Students at the Center project. The interview was conducted at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, which gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on… Read More ›
“Student Differences: An Asset, Not a Liability” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. David Rose, co-founder of CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology), at the 2012 Students at the Center Symposium in Boston, MA, about the importance of student-centered learning and where it’s heading. The symposium gathered 150 leading practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the latest research on student-centered approaches to learning. Rose wrote Curricular… Read More ›
Responding to Each Student’s Needs and Interests
Written by Cecilia Le and Rebecca E. Wolfe for CompetencyWorks‘ blog “Learning from the Cutting Edge“: What would an education system look like that responded to each student’s needs and interests – and based their progression on their individual mastery of vital skills and competencies? And what would it take to get there? These were… Read More ›
Educators for Social Responsibility
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) works directly with educators to implement systemic practices that create safe, caring, and equitable schools so that all young people succeed in school and life, and help shape a safe, democratic, and just world. Founded in 1982, ESR is a national leader in school reform and provides professional development, consultation,… Read More ›
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) was founded in 1994 by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, educator/philanthropist Eileen Rockefeller Growald, and a group of distinguished researchers and practitioners. CASEL is a nonprofit organization that works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning. Visit the Resource →
Brain Tutor 3D
BrainVoyager Brain Tutor is an award-winning educational program that teaches knowledge about the human brain the easy way. The program lets you interactively explore high-quality 3D head and brain models, which can be rotated, moved, zoomed and morphed in real-time. The head and brain models have been computed with BrainVoyager QX using data from magnetic… Read More ›
Search Institute
Search Institute® is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization committed to helping create healthy communities for every young person. Search Institute believes that “all kids are our kids,” and creates books and other materials that welcome and respect people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, religions, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and abilities. The mission: To provide… Read More ›
Usable Knowledge
The Usable Knowledge website, managed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education are intended to disseminate key practice and policy lessons derived from current education research. Topic areas include: Leadership and policy Learning and development Decisions through data Community and family Teaching and curriculum Visit the Resource →
Mind, Brain, and Education Journal
Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE), recognized as the 2007 Best New Journal in the Social Sciences & Humanities by the Association of American Publishers’ Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division, provides a forum for the accessible presentation of basic and applied research on learning and development, including analyses from biology, cognitive science, and education. Visit the… Read More ›
CHOICE Academy
CHOICE is a unique school of about 50 students in grades 7 through 12, offering core academics in a way that is very different from a traditional middle or high school. Students take math, science, language arts, and social studies here, but they earn elective credits and all their other graduation requirements outside their abbreviated… Read More ›
SAM Animation
SAM Animation is user-friendly software designed specifically for K-12 students and teachers, allowing for quick and easy creation of stop-motion animations in content ranging from photosynthesis to Newton’s Laws to poetry to fractions. (Students at the Center does not officially endorse SAM Animation, but views it as a resource) Visit the Resource →
Black Male Student Success in Higher Education
Black Male Student Success in Higher Education, a Report from the National Black Male College Achievement Study, moves beyond deficit perspectives on achievement by highlighting persons, policies, programs, and resources that help Black men succeed across a range of college and university contexts. Instead of adding to the now exhaustive body of literature and conversations… Read More ›