Call to action: Engage and motivate students
No
June 30, 2014
Education Week
In a discussion on how to motivate students, Bob Lenz cites SCOPE's Student-Centered Schools study as an example of students who are engaged.
Effective Schools
To Close the Achievement Gap, We Need to Close the Teaching Gap
No
To Close the Achievement Gap, We Need to Close the Teaching Gap
In a blog for Huffington Post, Linda Darling-Hammond says we have international evidence about something that has a greater effect on learning than testing: teaching.
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap
No
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap — cross-case analysis
June 17, 2014
Diane Friedlaender et al. examine the outcomes of student-centered learning with a cross-case analysis of four schools, a technical report, a research and policy brief, and interactive educator's tool.
New research shows effectiveness of student-centered learning approaches in closing the opportunity gap
New research shows effectiveness of student-centered learning approaches in closing the opportunity gap
No
June 17, 2014
A cross-case analysis, a technical report, an educators' tool, and a research and policy brief offer evidence of the positive impact of student-centered learning.
A Future Worthy of Teaching for America
No
June 1, 2008
Phi Delta Kappan
In an article for Phi Delta Kappan, Linda Darling-Hammond advocates for a teaching residency as part of the Teach for America program.
Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools
No
Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools
February 1, 2014
What Kids Can Do
WKCD's five case studies document the power of social and emotional learning, and its connections to deeper learning, in five diverse American high schools.
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap case studies
No
Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap
January 28, 2014
Four case studies look at California schools effectively using student-centered learning models.
Testing to, and Beyond, the Common Core
No
In the magazine Principal, Linda Darling-Hammond argues that new performance assessments can help improve instruction and guide school improvement.
Student-centered learning approaches are effective in closing the opportunity gap
No
January 28, 2014
While, nationally, students of color and low-income students continue to achieve at far lower levels than their more advantaged peers, some schools are breaking that trend. A set of case studies looks at four of these schools in Northern California.
Taxonomy upgrade extras:
School testing systems should be examined in 2014
No
School testing systems should be examined in 2014
December 26, 2013
NPR
Linda Darling-Hammond appears on Morning Edition to discuss how the United States can move from test-and-punish to an assess-and-improve philosophy.
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