Learner-Centered
Learner-Centered
Learning as a Collective
The first step toward having schools bring together the collective is for schools to treat learners as members of a collective.
Learner-Centered
9 Ways to Explore National Poetry Month
Poetry Month is a perfect time of the year for teachers to look for ways to increase student engagement in learning.
Equity & Access
The Power of Process In Deeper Learning: A Case Study in Scaffolding
I walked into an 8th-grade classroom engaged in introspection, reflection, and metacognition. Here's what else I saw.
Equity & Access
Human-Centered Learning May Be Missing the Point
What would it look like to shift equity and inclusion to encompass a more full ecological lens? Mason Pashia explores in his latest post.
New Pathways
Understanding Opportunity Costs in Education
Opportunity costs need to be calculated in education and those calculations must be focused on the learners, not the school or system.
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.
Learner-Centered
Tips from the Field: 4 Strategies for Supporting students
Educators all know that keeping students connected and engaged is critical to their success in school. Here are four strategies for supporting students.
Equity & Access
Student-Driven Assessment: Building Learner Agency Through Shared Ownership
Kim Carter and Devin Vodicka explore student-driven assessment and how to ensure learners are owning their learning journeys.
Equity & Access
Having our Cake and Eating It Too
David Cook shares the chief elements of a learner-centered system and why measuring all learners the same doesn't work.
New Pathways
Student Voice and Co-Leadership: What They Mean to Students
Three seniors at Crosstown High share how their uniquely student-driven high school experience created a foundation for their futures.