In Part 1 of the brainstorming session at the NISCE Launch event the focus was on the educators.When asked to give brief examples of what makes them feel successful after a day's involvement with students:Watching a student truly engage with a lesson Watching students achieve goals they set Watching a student demonstrate self awareness in a tough class projectWhen asked to give brief examples of what helps them feel energized and inspired, they noted the following:Being a mentor to … [Read more...]
Two Stories That Bring Smiles
There are schools around the country which are committed to finding creative ways to help their students embrace the diversity found within their classrooms. Teachers and students from the Morse Pond School (Falmouth, MA) have begun an annual celebration. The Morse Pond School Lip Dub was done by 5th and 6th grade students at the elementary school. A lip dub, which is a type of video that combines lip synching with an audio dubbing to make a music video, was done to celebrate a schoolwide … [Read more...]
Does Your Environment Reflect Student-Centeredness’?
On hearing the term student-centered education, many people will have a pretty good idea of what it means to them. It will probably have something to do with a type of educational environment in which the child or student is the focal point of activity. And what other focus could there be, one might ask?Since it is the student who is being educated, where else would you focus? As it turns out, this is not nearly as obvious as we might hope or imagine. In many learning environments, the focus … [Read more...]
