Three Levels of Text Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to support text-based discussion. This tool creates an environment that deepens understanding of a text and explore implication for students’ work. Source Organization: National School Reform Faculty VISIT THE RESOURCE
Teaching about Ferguson, Eric Garner, and Beyond
What Kids Can Do has created a list of resources that offer teachers a good place to start the conversations we need–and, in some cases, support students in taking restorative action. Visit Teaching about Ferguson, Eric Garner, and Beyond on the What Kids Can Do website.
Learning Space Toolkit
This Learning Space Toolkit includes a roadmap to guide the creation of an informal learning space along with tools and techniques for assessing needs, understanding technology, describing spaces, planning and delivering support services and assembling space, technology and services to meet needs, even as they change. North Carolina State University Libraries and its Distance Education… Read More ›
Common Sense Education: EdTech Product Reviews and Ratings
This platform was created to make it easier for educators to find the best apps, games, and websites for the classroom. Educators can use filters to sort by grade level, subject, platform, and more. Each product is reviewed and rated by a team of “experts” and crowd-sourced. Source Organization: Common Sense Education Visit the Resource
Edutopia: Comprehensive Assessment
The Comprehensive Assessment portion of the Edutopia website connects educators to a large number of Edutopia resources, including articles, discussions, videos, tip sheets, and guides that delve into the challenges of providing comprehensive assessment. Developed by: The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) Audience: Educators, pre-service educators, professional development providers Potential Use: Professional Development – self-guided… Read More ›
Tech-based Student Support Resources
To complement our School Counselor Advocacy Letter[/popup_trigger],the Students at the Center Hub team curated a set of tech-based tools particularly suited for counselors wishing to improve communication strategies and documentation with students and teachers. Based on feedback gathered from New England-based counselors, we developed a menu of web-based resources to respond to the counselors’ interest… Read More ›
Teaching Perseverance and Resilience
Paul Tough’s best-seller, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, dramatically underscores what cognitive psychologists like Carol Dweck and Angela Duckworth have found in their research: that character—not cognition—is central to success and that character can be taught. Terms like growth mindset, perseverance, and resilience have entered the vocabulary of educators… Read More ›
PBLWorks
PBLWorks “builds the capacity of teachers to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning and the capacity of school and system leaders to set the conditions for teachers to implement great projects with all students.” Developed by: Buck Institute for Education Audience: Educators, administrators, and parents Potential Use: Professional development This is a great site… Read More ›
Six Tips for Brain-based Learning: A Resource Guide for K-12 Educators
This free, 13-page resource guide by Edutopia offers practical tips for putting brain-based learning into action in K-12 classrooms, along with supporting resources including reading lists, videos, and published articles. Overview This resource guide covers 6 topics: Creating a safe climate for learning Encouraging a growth mindset Emphasizing feedback Getting bodies and brains in gear… Read More ›
What Were They Thinking? Exploring Teenage Brain Development: A Lesson Plan for High School Students
This New York Times’ lesson plan was created to introduce students to the adolescent brain. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to answer the lesson’s guiding question: What implications does brain imaging research on teenagers have for reconsidering societal rules and responsibilities for this age group? Developed by: Teaching and Learning… Read More ›
Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections
Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections is an online course on the implications of neuroscience research on education. Developed by Annenberg Learner, the course consists of six units and features researchers and famous case studies in neuroscience. Audience: Educators, pre-service educators, professional development providers Potential Use: Professional development – self-guided or group. This course can… Read More ›
Growth Mindset Assessment
Researchers from UChicago CCSR and Stanford University have created a publicly available survey designed to identify students’ academic mindsets – key factors in students’ academic success. Visit the Resource →