TACL
Growth, Not Perfection
This video from 2014 shows how Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack, Principal of Carver High School in New Orleans, led his school guided by the simple belief that “it’s OK to make mistakes, just be better tomorrow than you were today.” This beli...
TACL
Critical Minds - More Than a Number
In this video from 2013, Taylor Delhagen (Teach For America, 2006) reflects on the importance of empowering students to critically examine the world around them, rigorously explore values and exercise the perseverance needed to overcome failure.
Inclusive Education
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning in Student-Centered Learning Environments
This chapter from the book Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments explores how student-centered learning environments use self-regulatory processes, highlighting the need for tools to support these processes and enhance metacognition.