Are students as invested in learning as their teachers? Why is Student investment Important? When students are invested in learning, they report feeling engaged, hopeful, and able to navigate disappointments and failures to achieve their goals. When students become disenfranchised, they give up on learning and fail
Like myself, many people hear the term brain-based learning and think, “Isn’t all learning brain-based since that is what we use when we are learning?” Brain-based learning means that the brain responds and grows when presented with certain skills and activities. It is sort of
There's plenty of information available on assessment; often about how teachers can use data more effectively and why the newest policies and tests will improve learning outcomes. But rarely does this take into account the foundations of best practice in assessment. John Hattie, known for his
Helping Students Develop the Traits of an Effective Learner Professor John Hattie notes in Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning (Routledge, 2012) the importance of going beyond the parking lot and confines of a school to make sure parents are invited into understanding the
Leadership growth doesn’t get started until leaders do. To get anywhere, leaders have to do something! Leaders must move…take action…mobilize themselves, his or her time and energies in strategic, observable, measurable, and ultimately impactful ways. Sounds easy enough on the surface. But, leaders get paralyzed by
A note for those who design PD for CCSS and STEM New, and very good, curricula and technologies (such as CCSS and STEM) are ready for implementation, but designing professional development that will enable them to fulfill their promises is a challenge. Textbooks are appearing, but
This post was originally published on Finding Common Ground. In a partnership…students work alongside teachers to own their learning and reach worthy goals. Is that really possible? It all depends on us. Students come equipped to discover, explore, and with innate talents for learning, and it’s our
STEM is not simply about the four subjects from which the acronym has arisen. It is about how an integration of these four subjects offers the basis for learning in the 21st century. A STEM system offers a design based upon how students learn and
The culture of a school affects the quality of teaching, the depth of learning, and the relationships that students develop among educators, students, and parents. When students feel safe and connected to their teachers and peers, they are able to achieve extraordinary academic and social
Originally published on NCSE.com We at the Science League of America and our host institution, the National Center for Science Education, are proud to be among the founders of the Climate Science Students Bill of Rights, which states that: ALL STUDENTS, IN EVERY STATE, HAVE THE RIGHT