Leadership in Action: How does Proficiency-based Learning Work?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines how a proficiency-based learning model ensures that all learners graduate high school prepared for success in college and beyond. Source Organization:New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What are Learning Standards?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series explains what “learning standards” are and how to implement them in the classroom. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
The Art and Science of Designing Competencies
This brief details what makes a “good” competency and how education leaders and reformers can begin thinking about, designing, and implementing competency-based education. Source Organization: competency Works VISIT THE RESOURCE
Leadership in Action: What are Professional Learning Communities?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines why professional learning communities may be the most effective, affordable, and sustainable school improvement strategy around. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap Research Brief
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap documents the practices and outcomes of four urban high schools that, through student-centered approaches, are preparing their students for success in college, career, and life by providing them with the building blocks of knowledge and skills they will need as adults. Source Organization: SCOPE VISIT THE RESOURCE
Leadership in Action: Education, Prosperity, and Economic Competitiveness
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines why education is so important to the future of our economy and democracy. In today’s knowledge economy, where students are competing for jobs alongside highly educated and motivated graduates from every corner of the globe, education has never been more… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: What are Real-World Learning Experiences?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series explains that in today’s world, relevance, usefulness, and real-world application need to inform every dimension of the high school experience. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What is a Proficiency-Based Diploma?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines a need that in today’s world, a high school diploma has to mean something. To make sure that every high school diploma certifies strong preparation for college, work, and life, the old system needs to change. Source Organization: New England Secondary… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: What Should a 21st Century High School Look Like?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what it means to develop a 21st century high school that will ensure our students are among the best educated in the world. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Can the World’s Best Schools Teach Us?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series looks abroad for ideas and lessons that will ensure that our students are culturally competent and prepared to succeed in a global economy. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: How Do Today’s Students Learn?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what we know about how students learn and how we can use these insights to strengthen our high schools for student success. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Do Today’s Students Need to Know?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines how we can make sure our students are prepared for success in a new, global economy. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource