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 ...

In a new survey of thousands of U.S. educators, teachers validate concerns over student engagement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but believe that technology and student-centered approaches to teaching ...

In the old days (like 3 years ago) we told computers what to do, now they increasingly figure it out on their own. Artificial intelligence--code that learns--will prove to be humankind’s greatest ...

A number of years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Alan November, a thinker and consultant on the use of technology in schools. He asked a simple question that changed the way I think about teaching ...

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 ...

For student-centered learning to thrive, teachers need to learn new ways to manage their classrooms, such as using data regularly to identify each student’s learning needs and targeting their ...

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 ...