Place Based Education
1208 Results
Future of Learning
Returning Joy to Teaching & Learning
[…] be able to nerd out to their heart’s content. As a science teacher, don’t I want a classroom full of students who know enough science to ask good questions and know how to make informed opinions by discerning good research and data from the bad? Don’t I want them all to understand that science […]
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New Pathways
Every Student Needs a Learning Coach
[…] mental wellness that every young person needs to thrive. Finally, the new learning coach model supports the growth of social capital by expanding young people’s professional net works – especially for those most marginalized. Academic guidance and support Traditionally the role of academic guidance and support has fallen to the school counselor often with […]
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New Pathways
Next Generation Online Learning Programs – Khan World School
[…] team at the RISC at University of Chicago, such as “Should Social Media be Censored?”, “Is the World Getting Better?” and “What Does it Mean to “Live a Good Life?” drive discussion. However, discussion only happens after students read a number of original source documents on the subject. This avoids the trap of high enthusiasm […]
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Equity & Access
Uncovering Pathways for Students with Disabilities
[…] don’t have equitable access to early college opportunities, they miss out on significant benefits. Students in these classes earn valuable college credit for free, prepare for college-level work, and improve their chances of graduating from high school, enrolling in college, and completing college degrees on time. These classes can be life-changing, and students with disabilities […]
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EdTech
What Happens When AI Doesn’t Understand Students? An example for creative and equitable AI policy in education
[…] door for more naturalistic edtech products and real-time assessment opportunities in the classroom for early interventions in speech, language, and reading difficulties. However, these systems currently do not work well across the vast diversity of users they aspire to reach. For example, ASR systems don’t work equally well against different dialects, age groups, or individuals […]
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Equity & Access
The Power of Process In Deeper Learning: A Case Study in Scaffolding
[…] and where they fit into the experiences they just had. Students rounded out this time period by finding further social entrepreneurship case studies; organizations like Tech For Good, Goodr, and Microbyre. They now had a nuanced understanding of the field and hopefully a greater sense of belonging and confidence as young social entrepreneurs. Relevant […]
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Competency-Based Education
From Classroom to Career: Mastering Real-World Competencies through Alternative Learning
[…] this paradigm shift is by going beyond project-based learning and highlighting the crucial component of portfolio-based learning. In portfolio-based learning (defined here by the University of Warwick), students work collaboratively to take ownership of their learning and apply the knowledge directly within practical, real-world settings. It allows students to go beyond merely documenting findings and […]
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EdTech
Embracing the DARPA Model for EdTech Innovation: Charting the Course with GPT-4 and Beyond
[…] the program officer is a co-principal investigator, frequently interacting with their team as another subject matter expert. In education, program officers should be domain experts with a good understanding of the classroom, pedagogy, equity, inclusion, and technology. For a program looking at the impact of GPT-style applications, funders should recruit program officers with highly […]
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New Pathways
An Unexpected Pathway: How Life’s Design For Life Changed Mine
[…] We had just read Thomas Moore’s Utopia in class and my mind was full of the possibility of “What if…?”. I went to my parents, the bearers of good ideas, and asked them if they had any ideas of what I should learn about. (What a question.) Fortunately, my dad told me about something that […]
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New Pathways
Closing the Opportunity Gap with Access to College-Level Courses for Every High School Learner
[…] historically been more heavily utilized and offered to higher-achieving students, often with counselors as the gatekeepers for determining whether a learner is ready for the rigor of college-level work during high school. Access to dual enrollment can also be dependent on the ability of a high schooler to commute to a local community college or […]
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