DESE Civics Pathways is a free professional learning series for K-12 teachers that focuses on civics instruction and learning. Educators can choose from multiple workshops and online modules to ...

Every generation confronts the challenge of discerning what capacities and dispositions are the most important to nurture among its young people at a given moment in time. Today, profound economic, ...

Exploring our neighborhoods, exploring our world. In this era of interconnection, disconnection, and rapid change, it is vitally important to offer young people opportunities to dialogue and build ...

Art and design is all around us, from the objects that we make and use, to the complex systems we participate in, to the ideas we imagine and construct. With a foundational focus on learning and the ...

Disciplines ranging from history and the arts to biology and mathematics embody culturally valued knowledge and modes of thinking that deepen our understanding of the world and our capacity to create ...

Digital technologies offer exciting opportunities for learning, civic engagement, and intercultural exchange, among other vital areas of life. Virtual worlds and mobile devices offer new ways of ...

Higher Education in the 21st Century is a large-scale national study that is documenting how different groups think about the goals of college and the value of a course of study emphasizing liberal ...

Children use found and recycled materials to create sculptures that interact with natural and artificial light sources to create shadows. This activity connects with the creative practice of artists ...

What are adults missing about teens and technology? A lot. Drawing on perspectives from more than 3,500 teens, Harvard Project Zero researchers Emily Weinstein and Carrie James bring stories and data ...

High-quality inquiry-based learning can be transformative for students and educators alike. However, it often happens in isolated pockets: in particular classrooms or subject areas, within the ...

Our national study of higher education revealed a lack of attention on the part of students (and other stakeholders) to issues of ethics and character, broadly construed. Though there are important ...

Children use recycled and repurposed materials to create sculptures that make different sounds. This activity connects with the creative practice of artist Nick Cave.