Topic: Learning Environments
Right From the Start: Scaling Up Early Childhood Coaching
Many school districts and professional development entities use coaches to “tighten the connection between the training they provide in external institutes and teachers’ application of the strategies in their classrooms” [4]. To that end, training coupled with coaching and mentoring opportunities – which involve modeling positive instructional approaches and allow... Read the full article >
Understanding the “Why”: How Research is Improving Early Childhood Education
Researchers for the National Research Council[1] agree that brain development from birth to age five is more aggressive than at any other point in a person’s life, even though our brains continue to grow through adulthood. According to research compiled by ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families[2],... Read the full article >
Success in School and in Life: It Starts at Birth
Return on Investment According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), early brain development is strongly affected by the child’s surroundings and experiences. Children who have positive, educational early childhood experiences are more likely to experience school success, have higher graduation rates, demonstrate higher proficiency in math and language skills, have better cognitive... Read the full article >
CEO Message: Early Childhood Education: The Key to Success
Up to 90 percent of brain development happens in the first five years of life. An early investment in educational quality for our youngest learners pays dividends in the way of preparedness for school, college and career, and life. By contrast, a poor start can account for long-lasting, nearly impossible... Read the full article >
Broadening Students’ Participation in STEM
The importance of STEM education can be seen in the growing number of STEM-related occupations in the United States and abroad. In fact, in the U.S., 80 percent of the fastest growing jobs depend on a mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills. In contrast, interest in STEM careers... Read the full article >
CEO Message: Seizing Today's Learning Paradigm
Welcome to the inaugural digital issue of The Source. For more than five years, AdvancED has been publishing the AdvancED Source twice a year for educational leaders around the world. With each issue, we have received accolades for the content, ideas and innovation presented by our authors. However, we recognized... Read the full article >
The Creation of One Learner Centric Learning Environment
Building a Culture of Trust The “system” was defined for me in a memo that I discovered in the desk that I had been given. There were just three items that were declared to be non-negotiable: we must abide by the school system’s employee contract, we must cost no more... Read the full article >
Transforming Schools through Expanded Learning Time
Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School (OGPS) opened in 2003 amidst much fanfare. Its $30 million building represented a large-scale effort to revitalize one of Boston’s poorest communities. But for its first seven years, OGPS was plagued by low academic performance and high staff turnover. From 2003 to 2010, Orchard Gardens... Read the full article >
STEM Curricular Designs for an Information Age
When you visit a middle or high school science classroom, what do you see? You may see students working on tablets or laptops, a teacher projecting the latest NASA images on the interactive white board, or a laboratory filled with probes and other gadgets. Does this mean you’ve entered a... Read the full article >