student centered

Transition from school to College/University education

In schools, you tend to be educated in a manner that is teacher centered: you listen to the teacher, and you remember the facts that you have been told. You are basically taught in a tightly enclosed...

Why We Need Vision

[Cross-posted at LeaderTalk.] I had the opportunity to be on a panel of education experts speaking to college class. On our panel was an PA Department of Education official, and one of the new...

Seeing the "sites" (again)

BoardBuzz told you before about the TLN Site Visits. Well, they've wrapped up for the spring, with the final one in Batavia City School District in New York last week, which was, by all accounts, a...

A New Logo

I'm thrilled to introduce Pass-Ed's new logo to the world. There's something about a bridge that has intrigued me since I started to think about education from what I hope is a sophisticated...

Traditional Math Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry (Barry Garelick)

The difference between traditional and present-day teaching is striking. The emphasis is now on big concepts. These come at the expense of learning and mastering the basics. Getting the right answer...

How the Flat Classroom Project Almost Died Yesterday!

Besides the obvious influence over the minds of tomorrow, teachers have more influence now than in the history of mankind.Yesterday is just a case in point.Meet the Student Lounge for Flat...

The Teacher Voice in Data-Driven Accountability

We hear a lot these days about what I call "3-D reform,"—data-driven decision making and about using tests to improve teaching and learning. Sadly, in this respect, too often, testing has replaced...

Interesting, Eh?

University Diaries has an intriguing article up about Joel Wingard, an English professor at Moravian. He is one of "these people":In my classes, I try to establish and maintain a student-centered...