Leadership in Action: What Are Personal Learning Plans? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page May 05, 2014 NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what personal learning plans look like, and how schools are using them to help students achieve…
The New Opportunity to Lead Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 24, 2014 MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (MBAE) AND BRIGHTLINES Massachusetts’ education system is high-performing when benchmarked against the rest of the country and even the world. However, the current system will not deliver the transformation needed to meet the demands…
Ready for College and Career? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 20, 2014 KARIN HESS, BRIAN GONG, AND REBECCA STEINITZ Ready for College and Career? Achieving the Common Core Standards and Beyond Through Deeper, Student-Centered Learning examines how to prepare students to succeed in postsecondary life. The report finds that a range of…
Leadership in Action: What is Proficiency-Based Grading? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 26, 2014 NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium outlines what separates proficiency-based grading from traditional grading. Proficiency-based grades separate academic achievement from behaviors.
A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2014 MARIA WORTHEN AND LILLIAN PACE Providing federal policymakers with a comprehensive vision for supporting state and local efforts to implement student-centered learning, this report describes barriers and opportunities within federal education…
Student-Centered Learning: Dozier-Libbey Medical High School Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 DIANE FRIEDLAENDER In this report, the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) explores student-centered learning practices at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School (DMHS) in California—a school serving predominately low-income students and students of color. Within just five…
Student-Centered Learning: City Arts and Technology High School Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 HEATHER LEWIS-CHARP AND TINA LAW City Arts and Technology High School (CAT) emphasizes a strong student-centered focus, student-based inquiry, self-reflection, student exhibitions and portfolio defenses, and ongoing professional development for teachers. CAT holds students to high…
Student-Centered Learning: Impact Academy of Arts and Technology Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 CHANNA MAE COOK-HARVEY With a distinct focus on personalization and student engagement, Impact Academy of Arts and Technology High School (Impact Academy) stands out as a unique learning environment when compared to neighboring comprehensive high schools.…
Student-Centered Learning: Life Academy of Health and Bioscience Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 NICKOLE RICHARDSON AND JOE FELDMAN At Life Academy of Health and Biosciences (Life Academy) in Oakland, California, student voice and choice drives every decision: what and how to teach, what structure will equip students and teachers…
College Readiness Meets Global Competence Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 13, 2014 KATIE BAYERL AND EVE GOLDBERG In 2003, Asia Society launched a network of schools with an ambitious, two-part mission: close the achievement gap for low-income and historically underserved secondary students, and address the growing opportunity gap between what American…