Getting Down to Dollars and Cents Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 15, 2012 LARRY MILLER, BETHENY GROSS AND MONICA OUIJDANI This report provides a critical foundation for the delivery of student-centered learning by exploring three questions: 1) How is student-centered learning delivered? 2) What publications are needed to implement student-centered learning?…
Overarching Media Coverage of Education Issues: A Cognitive Media Analysis Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 01, 2012 MOIRA O’NEIL This report from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story of Education Project is part of a series that analyzes media discourse regarding learning, education, and education reform and how these discourses impact public…
Cognitive Media Analysis of Skills and Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 01, 2012 MOIRA O’NEIL This report from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story on Education Project analyzes and identifies media frames regarding skills and learning. The report finds that skills and knowledge are narrowly framed in mainstream news outlets. Media coverage typically…
Cognitive Media Analysis on Assessment Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 01, 2012 MOIRA O’NEIL, NATHANIEL KENDALL-TAYLOR, AND TIA REMINGTON-BELL This report from the Frameworks Institute’s Core Story on Education Project analyzes and identifies media frames regarding assessment. The report finds that media coverage typically equates assessment with standardized testing, associates assessment…
Leadership in Action: What are Learning Standards? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page October 24, 2012 NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series explains what “learning standards” are and how to implement them in the classroom. Standards do not stifle teacher creativity—in…
Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page October 01, 2012 JAMES PELLEGRINO To achieve their full potential in college and beyond, high school students need to develop a range of skills and knowledge that facilitate mastery and application of English,…
The Art and Science of Designing Competencies Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 22, 2012 CHRIS STURGIS This brief, published in 2012, details what makes a “good” competency and how education leaders and reformers can begin thinking about, designing, and implementing competency-based education. Competency-based education, based on learning objectives that empower students,…
Latino/a and Black Students and Mathematics Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 20, 2012 ROCHELLE GUTIERREZ AND SONYA E. IRVING Many students feel disconnected from mathematics, often taught without context or relation to everyday life. Black and Latino/a students–typically underserved groups, may struggle with math more than their peers. This 2012 report…
Mind, Brain, and Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 20, 2012 CHRISTINA HINTON, KURT W. FISCHER, AND CATHERINE GLENNON Technological breakthroughs make research in human biology and cognitive science more relevant for education than ever before. The authors of this report suggest that student-centered approaches support learning in the brain—and such…
Motivation, Engagement, and Student Voice Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page July 20, 2012 ERIC TOSHALIS AND MICHAEL J. NAKKULA Teachers are constantly attempting to persuade students to participate in meaningful class activities and motivate students to achieve. When teachers are successful, classrooms come alive with exploration, discovering and learning. When they fall…