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Examples From The Field
Bronx Arena High School
Bronx Arena is an alternative high school that serves overage and under-credited students in grades 9-12 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Each student has a custom education plan meant to help them optimally learn what they need to graduate....
Spotlights & Case Studies
Leadership That Moves You Forward: Innovation, Vision, and Planning
To help understand how district and building-level administrators can successfully manage the change process when leading personalized learning initiatives, the Institute for Teaching and Leading (i4tl) conducted research looking at which actions by...
Artifacts
Cedar Rapids: Getting Inspired by Real-World Relevance in Learning
Cedar Rapids Community School District has a well-defined Profile of a Graduate, or clear depiction of what a graduate of the district should know, feel, think, or believe; the profile focuses on ensuring that all Cedar Rapids graduates are ready...
Artifacts
THRIVE on Five Overview and Choice Boards
This communication sent from the district to families and students explained the launch of and thinking behind the virtual personalized learning days. The document contains links to guiding choice boards for projects in early childhood, elementary,...
Artifacts
Aurora Institute's 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an industrial age “one-size-fits-all” model, to a future-focused model that supports education innovation, student agency, builds...
Artifacts
Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education
This issue brief shares state policy recommendations and resources for policymakers who are ready to rethink state accountability systems to support student-centered learning. With the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),...
Artifacts
Future Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education
State policymakers are in a unique position to enable the innovations in education necessary to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Working with 8,500 educators nationwide, the Aurora Institute identified the top issues to address in...
Strategies
Developing Academic Competencies
Creating district-level competencies that help clarify learning expectations for educators, students, and families.
Artifacts
Cedar Rapids: Brainstorming Ideas for Student Goal-Setting and Feedback
Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) sought to address a key problem in their district: “How might we provide relevant, standards-aligned feedback to students so that every student reaches mastery?” In brainstorming solutions, the team...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Real-Time Redesign Case Study: Cedar Rapids Community School District
This case study provides an overview of Cedar Rapids Community School District's experience progressing through Real-Time Redesign.
Strategies
Piloting Three to Six Week Inquiry Projects
To boost student engagement during remote learning, D11 provided teachers with targeted grade level relevant guidance to support students in the creation of cross-content inquiry projects that spanned three to six weeks.
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