Schools Worth Visiting

[…] we should know about, send information to Info.  Elementary (K-6) Horace Mann Elementary School Classic Rehab. Horace Mann Elementary School, in northwest Washington D.C., is a joy-filled student-centered personalized learning environment serving a diverse student body. The new and modernized historical facility reflects thoughtful programmatic values: Collaboration and Connection, Sustainability and Stewardship, and Choice […]

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Learner-Centered

Why Your Students Need a Manifesto

Students today can benefit from having a personal manifesto, which is a statement of purpose and a script for action to anchor you in your values when you’re faced with dilemmas. Educators can help students create their personal manifesto with a flexible series of exercises, which can then be shared with a larger group to deepen their understanding of each other.

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Learner-Centered

Excerpt: Student Centered School Improvement

By: Aimee Evan Below is an excerpt from the introduction of the book Student-Centered School Improvement: Identifying Systemic Changes Essential for Success. How do we improve the lives of humans? As a parent, teacher, school leader, and researcher, I have seen how a poor education holds children back and how a great education propels […]

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Learner-Centered

Using Schoolwide Design Sprints to Seed Student-Centered Culture

With a solid process and supportive staff, students can develop the confidence needed to take these skills to be critical thinkers and help solve real-world problems. Read more about how Macon Early College began using the design process as a way to plant the seeds for a more student-centered culture.

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Personalized Learning

The 12 Shifts for Student-Centered Hybrid Environments

[…] result of conversations and insights from expert practitioners worldwide, who have not only adapted to an uncertain education climate, but thrived. Each of them have placed deep, student-centered project-based learning experiences at the heart of their work. My hope is that by sharing each of the 12 shifts, along with simple tips for making […]

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Getting Through

Arguing for Agency: One Student-led Classroom Debate at a Time

[…] information, sources favoring one position, and sources favoring another position. LAB has supplemented ACE tools with materials compiled by teachers. Because argument-centered instruction is so active and student-centered, it gives students more agency over their education, which can be more effective in promoting learning, particularly among students with higher needs. MAPS Corps Executive Director […]

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