Do Students Care About Learning?

How does a teacher make a student feel like a valued contributor in the classroom?

Which experiences support young people in their quest to enjoy a productive life?

Inner-city middle schools students describe the multiple characteristics of “the good teacher.”

How to structure curriculum around questions that students care about.

Place-based education offers students opportunities to learn about and contribute to their community.

Youthful enthusiasm abounds—just not necessarily in the classroom. What motivates young people to master challenges?

This model of evaluation is a means to success, not just a measure of it.

The Paideia Program transforms ordinary discussion into an intellectual conversation about ideas.

The George Lucas Educational Foundation finds that project-based learning boosts achievement and improves student motivation.

In Soundings, students identify topics that guide their course of study.

The connections students make in their learning are unique and unexpected.

An administrator at an alternative school in Colorado asked students, What prevents you from learning?

Multimedia presentations that provoke an emotional response effectively infuse learning with relevance.

Students are creators and curators of these exhibits modeled after real museum displays.