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Locust Grove 8th Grade Passion Capstone Project Overview & Rubric
Locust Grove Middle School designs a capstone project for soon-to-graduate 8th graders modeled around 'Genius Hour.' Students select a topic to research and build expertise in, working towards a final presentation and using a predefined rubric to...
Artifacts
Locust Grove 8th Grade ELA Learner Pathway
Locust Grove Middle School designs a capstone project for soon-to-graduate 8th graders modeled around 'Genius Hour.' Students select a topic to research and build expertise in, working towards a final presentation and using a predefined rubric to...
Strategies
Supporting Teachers Shifting to Blended Learning
As a small district, Cisco ISD must be creative and intentional in how it allocates resources to support its blended learning teachers.
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....
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Arenas (Four-Hour Time Blocks)
Students spend the majority of their instructional time in an open class period working on their individual academic plans, receiving customized support as needed.
Strategies
Bronx Arena’s Master Schedule
By allowing more flexibility with time and physical space, Bronx Arena has created systems and structures to foster authentic relationships and inspire students in an open forum type model.
Strategies
Conferencing to Set and Review Goals
Various daily, weekly, and monthly check-ins to ensure that students are progressing through their credits, hitting their benchmarks, and on track to graduate and reach their long-term goals.
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Student Pacing Based on Content Mastery
Bronx Arena has built a competency-based model so that students not only get a personalized experience but are truly able to accelerate and/or slow down based on their learning needs, due to their flexible schedule and time allocation.
Teaching Practices
How do I deepen differentiation and personalization within a station rotation model?
Currently implementing stations and thinking “now what?” This guide will give you resources around how adding more flexibility of movement, timing, strategic data use, and varied groupings will allow for greater differentiation, personalization, and...
Teaching Practices
How do I develop student ownership and accountability in a station rotation model?
Implementing a station rotation model requires intentional accountability systems to develop student ownership and ensure student success. This guide will go through strategies for developing student ownership through choice, habits, and student...
Strategies
Centralizing Design Capabilities to Drive Decentralized School Strategies
How to support school autonomy in a structured way
