The following is an excerpt from The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students, by Nancy Rappaport and Jessica Minahan.__________________________________________________________________________________Ten percent of the school population—9 to 13 million children—struggle with mental health problems. In a typical classroom of 20, chances are good that one or two students are dealing with serious psychosocial stressors relating to poverty, … [Read more...]
NISCE and The College of Professional Studies at Northeastern to Host “Who Cares About Kelsey?”
Please note that this film is being rescheduled, please check back for updates, or sign up for our newsletter to get screening information when available. ____________________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Documentary Provides an Intimate and Personal Look at Mental Health in Our Youth Arlington, MA, January 10, 2014 - The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) and Schools for Children, Inc. (SFC) along with Northeastern … [Read more...]
NISCE Ventures to Brooklyn
On October 23, NISCE co-hosted their first out-of-state professional conversation in Brooklyn, New York at the Miccio Center (NYCHA) in Red Hook with Find & Seek and WE Endeavor. We provided valuable context to the meeting with our model of "Why Context Matters– A Professional Conversation on Student-Centered Education.”The discussion was facilitated by Anna Allanbrook, the principal of Brooklyn New School, and included voices from Red Hook Playgroup, Bumblebees R Us, the Alex House … [Read more...]
Achievement Gap or Opportunity Gap?
On Wednesday, October 30th, at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA, Dr. Carroll Blake, the Executive Director for the Achievement Gap for Boston Public Schools, will facilitate a discussion following the screening of American Promise. The documentary provides a rare look into the lives of two middle-class black families as they navigate the ups and downs of parenting and educating their sons. The film aims to empower boys of color, their parents and educators and to help close access and … [Read more...]
NISCE To Host Sundance Award-Winning Film “American Promise”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Documentary Provides an Intimate and Personal Look at Race, Class and Opportunity. Arlington, MA, October 8, 2013 - The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) and Schools for Children, Inc. (SFC) in honor or Black Male Achievement Month will host a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary "American Promise." Theatrical openings in New York and Los Angeles are October 18 and October 25, and NISCE and SFC will host the first public screening in … [Read more...]
“August To June” Acclaimed Documentary Highlighting The Joyful Approach to Educating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director of FairTest To Facilitate Discussion on Film and Standardized Testing ARLINGTON, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 - On September 18, 2013 NISCE and SFC will screen AUGUST TO JUNE, Bringing Life to School. The film, the first in a series of five, is a buoyant contrast to other recent negative portrayals of public schools. A perfect follow-up to the film Race To Nowhere, AUGUST TO JUNE shows that school does not have to operate on a predetermined … [Read more...]
Interview with Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest
On Wednesday, September 18th at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA, Monty Neill, the Executive Director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest) will be facilitating a discussion following the screening of August to June. The movie calls into question the emphasis on test-based accountability and its influence on the way in which today's curriculum is being narrowed, impacting children’s joy of learning, sense of belonging, creative expression and self confidence.In a … [Read more...]
NISCE To Host Documentary Film Series on Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFilm Series To Explore K-12 Education Models And Their Impact On Learning Arlington, MA, August 14, 2013—The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) along with Schools for Children, Inc. (SFC) will host a Film Series on Education throughout the 2013-2014 Academic Year. The films have been chosen to provoke discussion and generate thinking about current models of K-12 education. NISCE’s goal is to engage the broader community in discussion on the current … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Larry Myatt, Education Resources Consortium, Part I
Dr. Larry Myatt has over three decades of experience in education and will be the Honorary Conference Chair of the upcoming conference INSPIRE 2013. The founder and President of the Education Resources Consortium, and the co-founder of Boston’s Center for Collaborative Education, Dr. Myatt was also the founder of Fenway High School in Boston, a model small school for the nation, and its head of school for 20 years before accepting an assignment to advise Boston’s High School Renewal … [Read more...]
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation to Sponsor INSPIRE 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April Conference Offers Fresh Perspectives On Student-Centered Learning Arlington, MA, March 25, 2013 - The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) is pleased to announce the Nellie Mae Education Foundation as a lead sponsor of INSPIRE 2013: The First NISCE Conference on Student-Centered Education, being held in Boston on April 5, 2013.“We are very excited to have the Nellie Mae Education Foundation as one of our lead sponsors,” states Dr. Ted … [Read more...]