Don’t underestimate students’ ability to reflect on their own work
The benefits of reflection and goal-setting that student-led conferences provide valuable skills that go beyond the classroom.
Reflection and accountability at center of student-led conferences in Pittsfield
Pittsfield Middle High School uses student-led conferences to engage parents in students' self-reflection and goal setting.
Commitment to 21st century skills at Sanborn Regional School District makes...
EdSurge has published a piece called How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy that features the work being done in the Sanborn Regional...
Active self-reflection promotes meaningful learning
What is active self-reflection?
Self-reflection is the process of examining, linking, and developing meaning from our experiences to gain understanding of ourselves and the world around...
Commitment to 21st century skills at Sanborn Regional School District makes...
New Hampshire has recommended that schools make 21st century skills like communication, collaboration, creativity and self-direction part of the regular curriculum. Educators call them "work study practices" and many schools have woven them into their curricula. EdSurge looks closely at how the Sanborn Regional School District has done it.
Deeper Learning: What We Know So Far
What is deeper learning? How can it help students become engaged in their own learning and development? Getting Smart featured an overview, including research...
Work Study Practices help prepare students for the future
Non-academic skills, like critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication are being cited by employers as some of the most important skills that students need to...
RHNH Exec. Dir., Evelyn Aissa, speaks on skills that matter at...
Reaching Higher NH’s Executive Director, Evelyn Aissa, spoke at the seventh Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival last Thursday. The Festival, attended by over 25,000...
Embracing learning that allows students to craft individual pathways to success
In a letter to the Union Leader, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut highlighted the programs that allow students to pursue their own passions and pathways,...
Manchester schools highlight innovations in learning to national commission of state...
The National Conference of State Legislatures' Student-Centered Learning Commission visited several Manchester schools to observe innovations in learning first hand, like competency-based education, online...
