Tag: self-directed learning

Former business exec launches Tampa microschool focused on self-directed learning
“Acton is a learner-driven approach. It literally flips the education system upside down. It’s highly focused on teaching students how to think, to do, to be, to know.” –Beth Ann Valavanis A former healthcare executive is among a growing number of entrepreneurs taking a hard look at traditional education models,... READ MOREFrustrated by district bureaucracy, teacher launches new learning center based on students’ interests
Jo Lawson never experienced the stress of taking a high-stakes...
READ MOREpodcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill interviews educator, researcher and author Gina Riley
On this episode, Tuthill talks with Riley, clinical professor of...
READ MOREpodcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill interviews ‘unschooling’ expert Kevin Currie-Knight: Part 1
In the first of a two-part discussion, Tuthill speaks with...
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