Place Based Education
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Future of Learning
Three Keys to Making Game-Based Learning Student-Centered
[…] can be very scary. Now back in school buildings, teachers have a chance to empower learners and give back some control, translating that practiced independence into a student-centered experience for all learners. One powerful way to achieve this is through game-based learning. There is a wide array of resources available that support learning through […]
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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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Equity & Access
10 Resolutions for Special Education in 2021
[…] shutdowns. And when schools closed, we saw their special programs, therapies and accommodations transform or vanish overnight. Now, states face a unique opportunity to establish a new, student-centered normal as they emerge from the pandemic. And in my 20+ years of education policy experience, I have never seen such an exciting opportunity. With the […]
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Equity & Access
Students as Coauthors of Learning: A Resources Guide
[…] and project-based learning and describes leading project-based networks. Difference Making argues that student agency is developed through meaningful work. Power of Place illustrates how every place can contribute to student-centered inquiry-based learning. Getting Smart Podcasts on Coauthored Learning Ron Berger, EL Education, discusses We Are Crew, his book on advisory systems that empowers student learning. Berger […]
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Future of Learning
Could Russia’s 21st Century Sputnik Be in Educational Transformation?
[…] have teachers lecturing and assessing at a low level of rigor. High-stakes assessments drive the curriculum. Teacher training New teacher training philosophy has been designed that supports student-centered learning in a proficiency system. Traditional teacher training that is done in isolation has little measurable impact on the system. Technology There is a new digital […]
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Personalized Learning
Students Are Calling BS on High School and Opportunity Knocks
Schools talk a lot about personalizing learning, of meeting kids where they are, and yet we see most high schools continue forward with prescribed, discipline-specific courses that continues to isolate disciplines from one another despite the fact that they are highly interrelated.
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Learner-Centered
Avoiding Accidental Harm: Fostering Positive Impact on Students’ Lives
[…] just for a good life, but for a better world. Jennifer D. Klein is a product of experiential project-based education herself, and she lives and breathes the student-centered pedagogies used to educate her. She is a former head of school with extensive international experience and over thirty years in education, including nineteen in the […]
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Leadership
Supporting District Change Through Learner-Centered Leadership
[…] is critical to instructional change. We can help you partner with, make space for, and strategize ways to build educator confidence and excitement for this transition to student-centered leadership. Follow through and deliver results. Even with clarity of vision, effective engagement with teams, a process that creates space for others to decide and lead, […]
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Future of Learning
5 Ways To Extend Learning and Challenge Learners in the Virtual Environment
[…] However, we know that’s where real learning actually occurs. We can pass this on to our students as well. For more, see: Why High School Students Deserve Extended Challenges The Promise & Challenge of Student-Centered Learning What If Students Designed Their Learning Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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Future of Learning
The Role of Student Roles
[…] We will increase their agency, leadership, and readiness while also increasing the quality of work universally. For more, see: Active Learning and Student Leadership in Tulsa Schools 8 Things to Look For in a Student-Centered Learning Environment Letting Students Lead School Culture Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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