Author Archives: Leslie Beller
Growing Learners
Since the mid-1980s, test score-based accountability has dominated American public education. This movement took on the force of federal law in 2001 with the No Child Left Behind Act, as every state in the country administered standardized tests to measure student and school performance. ...more
Building a Movement
MHA stands for the means and measure of human achievement. Our stakeholders envision a world where young people are vested with the skills and resources they need, to achieve the personal, family, and community aspirations they want. ...more
MHA Overview
Launched in 2012, MHA Labs is the manifestation of a three-year grassroots movement to radically improve the 21st century skills development of youth and young adults. ...more
MHA Building Blocks
MHA Labs’ 21st century skills system focuses on a common set of easy-to-understand 21st century skill targets called The Building Blocks. To address cultural and contextual differences among our users, MHA Labs researchers isolated the core human success factors deemed most critical for college, career and life success. ...more
Teaching for Transfer
Deeper learning is called for, when the goal is to prepare students to be able to solve new problems and adapt to new situations. Calls for such “21st Century skills” as innovation, creativity, and creative problem-solving can also be interpreted as calls for deeper learning. ...more
Lifespan Development
The What and When Behind Growing Up…If All Things Go According to Plan ...more
Our youth are unprepared to join the workforce
With significant numbers of workers retiring over the next 10 years, the United States is facing a serious challenge in preparing students to meet workplace demands in an increasingly complex, knowledge and technology-based global economy. The results of the study reinforce the need for action. ...more