Easy Ways to Determine K-12 Student Online Learning Readiness

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Though online education has been around for quite some time, it didn’t become common until the crisis learning of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many students (and families) struggled to help their students learn at home, many others found that this way of educating was beneficial to their learning needs. It is important to determine student … Read more

Why is Student-Centered Learning Important? 3 Easy Answers

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Teachers know the drill: there’s a fancy professional development session or an article gets forwarded in an email about the latest trend in the classroom. So many of these have come and gone over the year that many teachers smile, nod, and go about their business. However, the buzz around learner-centered education isn’t going anywhere, … Read more

Easy Ways of Changing School Culture (K-12) with the Namaste Project

Episode #3.16: Changing School Culture with The Namaste Project. Featuring sneakers and a blue border, this episode of The Student-Centered World Podcast dives into innovative strategies for transforming school environments.

Click above to listen to this podcast episode. Below is the transcript for Student-Centered World Podcast Episode 32: “Changing School Culture with the Namaste Project“ If you’ve been looking for a way to lower the stress level and increase the productivity and positivity within your school building, that means students, staff, administrators, parents even then today’s … Read more

The 21st Century Student Life Dynamic: Advice from Dr. Joe Lizza

Podcast cover for The Student-Centered World Podcast highlights Episode #306: Changing the Higher Ed Dynamic with Dr. Joe Lizza. Featuring a bookshelf background and teal and purple design elements, this episode dives into transforming student life in higher education.

Click above to listen to this podcast episode. Below is the transcript for Student-Centered World Podcast Episode 22: “Changing the Higher-Ed Dynamic with Dr. Joe Lizza“ In today’s podcast, I had the opportunity to talk to one of my dearest friends, Dr. Joe Lizza, who’s Director of Campus Activities at Rowan University. We had a phenomenal … Read more

About SCW

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Isn’t that the Catch-22 in teaching? It seems school districts want to jump on the newest educational bandwagon (frequently, it is rightfully so), but how many provide the training on how to do it properly? ​We specialize in helping teachers with a step-by-step guide to creating the perfect student-centered environment.  Jenn Breisacher founded Student-Centered World … Read more

Blended Learning: Best for Our Current Student Population

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The spring of 2020 thrust almost every direction of education into a sudden switch from in-person instruction to distance learning. I use the term “distance learning” very lightly, as what has been deemed “crisis learning” is not interchangeable with true distance learning. A true model of distance learning requires extensive planning, best practices, and specific … Read more