Curricular Opportunities in the Digital Age Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 19, 2012 DAVID H. ROSE AND JENNA W. GRAVEL Neuroscience research has established the human brain as highly individualized. To achieve student-centered learning, classroom design and instruction should reflect students’ need for individualization. This 2012 report proposes universal design for…
Teachers at Work: Six Exemplars of Everyday Practice Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 01, 2012 BARBARA CERVONE AND KATHLEEN CUSHMAN This report takes the reader inside six high schools widely regarded as exemplars of deep student learning. The authors unpack teaching practices and school structures at the heart of student-centered learning.…
Changing School District Practices Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 01, 2012 BEN LEVIN, AMANDA DATNOW, AND NATHALIE CARRIER School districts function as governing bodies, but also as supporters of change and advocates of equity. Implementing student-centered changes to pedagogy, culture, and more can help districts accomplish these objectives. This report, part…
Quality Performance Assessment: Harnessing the Power of Teacher and Student Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 05, 2012 CHRISTINA BROWN AND PASCALE MEVS Standardized testing is just one form of assessment available to districts and schools. To generate a robust portrait of students’ achievement, policymakers and educators should consider quality performance…
It Takes a Whole Society: Opening Up the Learning Landscape in the High School Years Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2012 ROBERT HALPERN Nearly one-third of the four million youth who enter high school each year will drop out. The over-reliance on one institution—high school—to meet the full range of…
Talking about Skills and Learning: A FrameWorks MessageMemo for the Core Story of Education Project Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2012 SUSAN NALL BALES, NATHANIEL KENDALL-TAYLOR, ERIC LINDLAND, MOIRA O’NEIL, ADAM SIMON The first in a series of interpretive reports to emerge from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story of Education…
Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 25, 2011 SUSAN PATRICK AND CHRIS STURGIS Time and publications shouldn’t prohibit states from implementing student-centered, performance-based learning policies. This 2011 report offers recommendations for education leaders and state policymakers operating within such restrictions to work…
Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 14, 2011 BABETTE MOELLER AND TIM REITZES While technology can serve as a powerful education tool, it cannot drive reform on its own. To be widely adopted, technology must be part of a comprehensive and systemic effort to change education. This…
It’s Not a Matter of Time: Highlights from the 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 01, 2011 CHRIS STURGIS, SUSAN PATRICK, AND LINDA PITTENGER Education leaders and innovators met at the March 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit to share knowledge and research related to competency-based learning. This paper summarizes…
Leadership in Action: Education, Prosperity, and Economic Competitiveness Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page June 28, 2011 NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM In today’s knowledge economy, where students are competing for jobs alongside highly educated and motivated graduates from every corner of the globe, education has never been more necessary or vital to…