Six Next-Gen Learning Hubs: Assets, Partners and Challenges
This article highlights six regions (including New England) in the nation that are experimenting with innovative approaches to education reform. These “hubs” will take on next generation learning strategies based on research, best practices, and access to emerging technologies. The article acknowledges assets, partners, and challenges for each region. Source Organization: Getting Smart Visit the… Read More ›
New Blog Series: Students at the Center Everyday
The Students at the Center Hub curates and documents the best student-centered practices online and off to provide the field with strategies to enhance learning experiences for all young people. We prioritize resources, tools, and experiences that reflect the heart of our mission: that all students have access to meaningful opportunities to acquire the skills,… Read More ›
Introducing the Fuse Architect Schools – Central Falls High School
Led by assistant principal Amy Burns and principal Troy Silvia, Central Falls High School (CFHS) is dedicated to helping students meet their graduation requirements and preparing them to make informed decisions around post-secondary opportunities. The school reform plan (SRP) goals at CFHS include increasing the graduation rate, improving English and math proficiency, and decreasing… Read More ›
4 Ways to Scale Personalized Learning
This article focuses on opportunities to scale personalized learning. The author identifies design elements that support national, district and regional growth, and offers links to several reports from recent months that show strategies on measuring and scaling personalized learning. Source Organization: Getting Smart Visit the Resource
Three Tips to Pump Up Student Voice in Your Classroom
This article highlights strategies to improve student engagement through developing student voice. The author offers three approaches for supporting youth in finding their own voice, including blogging, social media, and other project-based examples. Source Organization: EdSurge Read full article
Voting begins today! 2015 Lawrence W. O’Toole Leadership Award
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is pleased to announce the nominees for the Foundation’s 2015 Lawrence W. O’Toole Leadership Award. Named in honor of Nellie Mae’s founding president and CEO, the annual award grants $100,000 to a school, community organization, or district to continue the advancement of student-centered learning approaches for all students. “This year’s… Read More ›
Introducing the Fuse Architect Schools – Narragansett High School
Narragansett High School, led by Principal Daniel Warner, is a high performing school located in Narragansett, RI. Principal Warner believes that personalized learning is a key element of growth for Narragansett and that meeting students “where they are” is very important to all teachers. Narragansett Demographics # of students % of Free and Reduced Lunch… Read More ›
Introducing the Fuse Architect Schools: 360 High School
A Providence Public School, 360 High School (360) opened its doors in 2015 with 80 students entering 9th grade. It is one of two schools in Providence that have been chosen to participate in the Fuse Architect project (Central High School being the other, which was featured in another blog post). This new high… Read More ›
Launching a 100-Year-Old ‘Fad’: Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-centered Teaching, Part 1
As part of a two-post series, this article overviews a recent gathering of national, state and local leaders from nine states to discuss the newly developed competencies for personalized, learner-centered environments. The educator competency domains were determined and developed by Jobs for the Future and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Read full article… Read More ›
Equitable Access to Deeper Learning: A Focus on Students With Disabilities
This article highlights a recent report commissioned by Jobs for the Future (authored by Sharon Vaughn, director of the Meadows Center at the University of Texas, and Louis Danielson, Rebecca Zumeta, and Lynn Holdheide of the American Institutes for Research) that describes the role deeper learning can play in supporting students with various kinds of disabilities.… Read More ›
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 ›