Acton Research & Interviews

Below are videos, books and articles for a deeper understanding of the Acton Academy approach.

Videos

Books

Schedule A Call

Research

On the Learner-Driven Environment

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: "Insights on Personalized Learning Implementation and Effects." (2017) Read here
  • Çubukçu, Z.: "Teachers' Evaluation of Student-Centered Learning Environments." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2(2), 2010, 2071-2076. Read here
  • The Atlantic: "What Happens When Students Control Their Own Education?" (2013) Read here
  • NPR: "When the Focus Is on the Student, Not the Class." (2012) Read here

On Experiential Learning

  • James, J., & Williams, T.: "School-Based Experiential Outdoor Education: A Neglected Necessity."International Journal of Education Research, 10(1), 2017, 1-14.
  • University of Chicago: "Learning by Doing Helps Students Perform Better in Science." (2015) Read here

The 4 C’s of Education (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity)

  • Tech4Learning: "Combining the 3 R’s and the 4 C’s." (2010) Read here

On Mastery-Based Learning

  • Schinske, J., & Tanner, K.: "Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently)."CBE—Life Sciences Education, 13(2), 2014, 159-166. Read here
  • The Atlantic: "Love of Learning More Predictive of Success Than Grades." (2014) Read here
  • The New York Times: "A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry." (2015) Read here
  • Willis, J.: "The Neuroscience of Joyful Education."Educational Leadership, 64(9), 2007, 8-13. Read here
  • Robinson, K.: "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" (2006) Watch TED Talk

On Multi-Age Classrooms

  • The Atlantic: "Inside a Multi-Age Classroom." (2015) Read here
  • Fosco, S., Schleser, R., & Andal, J.: "Multiage Programming Effects on Cognitive Developmental Level and Reading Achievement in Early Elementary School Children."The School Psychology Review, 33(4), 2004, 508-514. Read here
  • Center for Evaluation and Education Policy: "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multi-Age Classrooms." (2007) Read here
  • Harvard Education: "Multi-Age Classrooms: An Age-Old Grouping Method Is Still Evolving." (2007) Read here
  • Stone, S. J.: "The Multi-Age Classroom: What Research Tells the Practitioner."Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University, 1998. Read here

The Blended Classroom (Online + In-Class Learning)

  • Aslam, S.: "A Comparative Study of Blended Learning Versus Traditional Teaching in Middle School Science."Journal of Education and Educational Development, 4(1), 2017, 23-43.
  • Eryilmaz, M.: "The Effectiveness of Blended Learning Environments."Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 8(4), 2015, 251-256. Read here
  • University of Central Florida: "Blended Learning." (2013) Read here

About Mobility in the Classroom

  • CNN: "Move Over, 'Sit Still!' Why Kids Need to Move in School." (2018) Read here
  • The New York Times: "Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class." (2016) Read here
  • The Huffington Post: "The Real Reason Kids Shouldn’t Sit in Class." (2014) Read here

Websites and Articles