On Wednesday, September 18th at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA, Monty Neill, the Executive Director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest) will be facilitating a discussion following the screening of August to June. The movie calls into question the emphasis on test-based accountability and its influence on the way in which today's curriculum is being narrowed, impacting children’s joy of learning, sense of belonging, creative expression and self confidence.In a … [Read more...]
NISCE To Host Documentary Film Series on Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFilm Series To Explore K-12 Education Models And Their Impact On Learning Arlington, MA, August 14, 2013—The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) along with Schools for Children, Inc. (SFC) will host a Film Series on Education throughout the 2013-2014 Academic Year. The films have been chosen to provoke discussion and generate thinking about current models of K-12 education. NISCE’s goal is to engage the broader community in discussion on the current … [Read more...]
Supporting Learner Differences
DIFFERENCES Every child's brain is wired and then rewired differently depending upon the child's experiences. What a child does in his/her life physically alters what his or her brain looks like.These statements or similar ones are heard and read everywhere today--on the radio, T.V. talk shows, the Internet, popular literature, national educational and science conferences, teacher workshops, and in the news media. Most of us would probably say we have both heard them and agree with what they … [Read more...]
What Lies Ahead in Education is Up to Us
The Future of Education Steps away from the Massachusetts State House, Strategies for Children, a non-profit advocacy and policy organization seeking to have a positive impact on young children and families, held a conversation reminiscent of NISCE Professional Conversations. The panel discussion was titled Education Reform at 20: What Lies Ahead and was supported by the Boston Bar Association. Panelists acknowledged the impact of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, noting that it … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Larry Myatt, Education Resources Consortium Part III
Dr. Larry Myatt has over three decades of experience in education and was the Honorary Chair of NISCE’s first conference INSPIRE 2013. The founder and President of the Education Resources Consortium, and the co-founder of Boston’s Center for Collaborative Education, Dr. Myatt was also the founder of Fenway High School in Boston, a model small school for the nation, and its head of school for 20 years before accepting an assignment to advise Boston’s High School Renewal Initiative.In an … [Read more...]
Thanks for Joining Us at INSPIRE 2013
When we began planning the INSPIRE 2013 Conference, we dreamed that this inaugural event would generate great energy and enthusiasm. With approximately 300 people attending, from across New England and as far away as New York and Canada, it is clear that our vision about the need for a new kind of conversation about the future of education is one that many people share.We formed the National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) in 2012 with a simple premise: that centering on … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Larry Myatt, Education Resources Consortium, Part II
Dr. Larry Myatt has over three decades of experience in education and will be the Honorary Conference Chair of the upcoming conference INSPIRE 2013. The founder and President of the Education Resources Consortium, and the co-founder of Boston’s Center for Collaborative Education, Dr. Myatt was also the founder of Fenway High School in Boston, a model small school for the nation, and its head of school for 20 years before accepting an assignment to advise Boston’s High School Renewal … [Read more...]
The Boston Globe Interviews Inspire 2013 Keynote Speaker Todd Rose
Todd Rose has been busy! The Harvard education neuroscientist has just celebrated the release of a highly acclaimed new book, "Square Peg: My Story and What It Means for Raising Innovators, Visionaries, & Out-of-the-Box Thinkers." … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Larry Myatt, Education Resources Consortium, Part I
Dr. Larry Myatt has over three decades of experience in education and will be the Honorary Conference Chair of the upcoming conference INSPIRE 2013. The founder and President of the Education Resources Consortium, and the co-founder of Boston’s Center for Collaborative Education, Dr. Myatt was also the founder of Fenway High School in Boston, a model small school for the nation, and its head of school for 20 years before accepting an assignment to advise Boston’s High School Renewal … [Read more...]
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation to Sponsor INSPIRE 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April Conference Offers Fresh Perspectives On Student-Centered Learning Arlington, MA, March 25, 2013 - The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) is pleased to announce the Nellie Mae Education Foundation as a lead sponsor of INSPIRE 2013: The First NISCE Conference on Student-Centered Education, being held in Boston on April 5, 2013.“We are very excited to have the Nellie Mae Education Foundation as one of our lead sponsors,” states Dr. Ted … [Read more...]
