This post is by Students at the Center Distinguished Fellows Lori McEwen, and the Assistant Superintendent of the North Attleborough (MA) Public Schools, and Arthur Baraf, principal of The Met School ...

My teaching philosophy is grounded in what bell hooks calls engaged pedagogy, a student-centered model that begins with the ...

Even with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and teaching remotely, some teachers have attempted to create student-centered learning environments in their remote classes. Appropriating ideas from ...

For middle and high school students, self-guided independent projects are vital parts of a college-preparatory curriculum. Not only do these studies mimic higher education academic coursework, but ...

Student-centered pedagogy has become a central priority of teaching and learning articulated by the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and the Teaching Academy. As numerous ongoing programs ...

Our education system was designed for an era that no longer exists. Our world is changing rapidly, and this has profound implications for how our young people learn. Formal and informal learning ...

Giving students ownership of their learning is an important element of a student-centered learning environment. Rachael Turner, Transformation Manager for School Improvement Network, describes three ...

When students are cognizant of the relevance between their education and their desired career, 63% are more likely to agree that their education was worth the cost and 50% are more likely to agree ...

Blended learning. Adaptive learning. Virtual learning. There are plenty of ways educators are taking on the shortcomings of the traditional classroom environment to offer more personalized instruction ...

In an 11th-grade English class at Pittsfield Middle High School in rural New Hampshire, Jenny Wellington’s students were gathered in a circle debating Henry David Thoreau’s positions on personal ...