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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....
Senior Portfolios
Students must complete a senior portfolio before graduation, which are designed to demonstrate students’ ability to learn on their own.
Measuring Three Levels of Mastery
Students can pursue proficiency at three different levels, based on their prior knowledge and academic strengths and weaknesses.
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...
Measurement in Action: Using existing data and staff to measure personalized learning
We engaged in two researcher-practitioner partnerships (RPPs) with Distinctive Schools, and Leadership Public Schools over one school year to help them determine how best to scale their personalized learning initiatives. Here are the lessons we...
Building Routines, Systems, and Habits of Mind Before Personalizing Learning
How to cultivate the underlying skills that will help both teachers and students engage productively in a personalized learning environment.
Virtual Comparison Groups: Understanding What Worked, How, and Why
This Insight investigates the use of NWEA report data alongside a virtual comparison group to produce actionable insights when implementing blended learning.
What are critical decision points when measuring to inform and improve teaching and learning practices?
Teachers and education leaders must make a series of critical decisions when beginning measurement to inform and improve teaching and learning practices. This guide provides an overview of three of these decisions and offers guidance on how to make...
Collaborative Reflection Time
Learn about Garnet Valley School District’s multi-step protocol for educator collaboration and reflection, enabling iteration and improvement on instructional materials.
Retrieval Practice - Power Tools for Instruction: IgnitED Research Insight
This installment of our series connecting learning science and instructional practice focuses on how retrieving information helps students learn.
Student Ownership: How do I support students in building agency and owning their data?
In order to support student agency and ownership of learning, educators need to develop practices that enable students to understand and use their own data in meaningful ways. This guide will explore various structures and strategies to accomplish...