In Part 2 of the brainstorming session at the NISCE Launch and Workshop event the focus was on the student perspective.Results paralleled each other in some interesting ways when the educators were asked to take on the role of students and respond to the question of what makes a student feel successful. The following were noted:Positive social interactions during the day Meaningful communication with peers, parents, and educators Having an 'aha' moment when tackling a problem or … [Read more...]
National Institute for Student-Centered Education Launch and Workshop
The National Institute for Student Centered Education (NISCE) Launch Reception and Workshop took place on Wednesday,February 8th at the Arlington Town Hall.In attendance were over 60 people from the Schools for Children community, including educators from Lesley Ellis School, Dearborn Academy, Seaport Academy, and STEP, along with many members of the Board of Trustees. Inspired bythe camaraderie, participants openly provided insights into their everydayexperiences, including what inspires them … [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...]
Context In Education Is Everything–Being The ‘Coach’ Everyone Loves
The field of education has typically used the term student-centered education to designate specific types of programming and pedagogical technique. Most often, it is applied to classroom activities in which the individual learner takes a great deal of responsibility for his or her own learning. In these settings, the teacher may organize activities and provide resources, but then takes on a coaching or facilitating role as students work cooperatively to solve problems, construct their own … [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...]
Lumina Foundation’s James L. Applegate On Why Education Has To Be Student-Centered
James L. Applegate, the Vice President for Program Development at the Lumina Foundation, discusses the development of the Foundation’s funding programs supporting achievement of Lumina’s “Big Goal” of dramatically increase educational attainment in the US, especially for low-income, first-generation, minority and adult students.That work includes strategic implementation of effective practices and policies supporting increases in the number of prepared students entering higher education, the … [Read more...]
