Gateway Cities Vision for Dynamic Community-Wide Learning Systems Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 13, 2013 BENJAMIN FORMAN, JULIANNE VIOLA, AND CAROLINE KOCH To sustain Massachusetts’s economic growth and ensure all students graduate college and career ready, the state should look to its Gateway Cities, small to midsize urban centers that are…
Education Indicators for Maine 2013 Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 08, 2013 TANNA CLEWS AND MICHAEL E. DUBYAK In its first Education Indicators for Maine report, Educate Maine assesses the state’s education pipeline according to ten indicators of success, from public pre-K to on-time college graduation. The authors emphasize the need…
High Tech High Network: Student-Centered Learning in Action Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page August 21, 2013 DAVID STEPHEN AND EVE GOLDBERG At High Tech High schools in San Diego, students are evaluated on mastery of content—not time spent in class. Students engage in multi-disciplinary and field-based learning opportunities to build skills like…
Weaving Skill Ropes: Using Metaphor to Enhance Understanding of Skills and Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 19, 2013 MICHAEL ERARD This report from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story of Education project presents “Weaving Skill Ropes” as an explanatory metaphor to help explain the concepts of skills and learning–specifically, what skills…
The Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities: New, Powerful, and Personalized Options for High School Students Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 05, 2013 NICHOLAS C. DONOHUE This article by NMEF President & CEO Nicholas C. Donohue was published in the research compendium, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and…
Necessary for Success: Building Mastery of World-Class Skills – A State Policymakers Guide to Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2013 SUSAN PATRICK AND CHRIS STURGIS As students continue to drop off the “conveyor belt” of today’s factory-like school system, state policymakers are exploring student-centered alternatives to seat-time progression.…
Re-Engineering Information Technology Design Considerations for Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2013 LIZ GLOWA AND SUSAN PATRICK This brief addresses information technology as it relates to competency education, detailing the classroom, district, and state-level requirements of a student-centered system. The authors of the report analyze the knowledge of…