A Mathematics Identity and Mathematics Outside School
JFF interviewed Dr. Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor, 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. Gutiérrez wrote Latino/a and Black… Read More ›
Students at the Center Symposium Highlights
On “Diversity and the Unique Needs of Kids in Our Schools” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Eric Toshalis, Lewis & Clark College Graduate School of Ed assistant professor, 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. Toshalis… Read More ›
“Each and Every Learner Will Learn” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Nicholas C. Donohue, President & CEO of 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 student-centered approaches to learning and… Read More ›
“It’s Not Just for Literacy Development, It’s for Their Lives” (VIDEO)
JFF interviewed Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor, 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. Tatum wrote Literacy Practices… Read More ›
“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 ›
How Youth Learn: Ned’s GR8 8 Video
If you’re a teenage speaker brought in to address a crowd of teachers on the subject of how you and your peers learn best . . . what are you going to say? In this funny and fast-paced “NED talk” produced by What Kids Can Do (WKCD), Ned knocks out eight powerful conditions of learning that… Read More ›
“A Girl Like Me” – Kiri Davis, Student, Urban Academy (2005)
This film was submitted to meet the Urban Academy’s Creative Arts Proficiency – one of the six performance assessments required for graduation. It has won numerous awards and was selected for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. An excellent example of student work and voice. Watch the video