Search Results
Peer Partners
Students are paired with a peer to set goals each morning and help each other overcome any challenges that may arise.
Taos Academy Internship Program Handbook
High school students at Taos Academy can participate in an internship to receive elective credit. This handbook outlines what students need to do to receive credit along with expectations and guidelines around grading and progress reports.
Learning Through Apprenticeships at The Forest School
Students at The Forest School share their experiences of participating in apprenticeships starting in middle school.
Individual Projects Course at Village High School
Village High School offers students the opportunity to develop their own individual project course (e.g., beekeeping, podcasting) based on their interests, enroll in it for the semester, and complete the course for credit after demonstrating their...
Flexible Learning Pathways at VLACS
Students at VLACS can create their own “experiences”, in which they have the option of participating in independent learning, entrepreneurship, service-learning projects, internships, and travel based upon their interests and talents. This article...
Creating In-Person Opportunities for Virtual Students
Virtual schools can set up physical, in-person locations where students can work on assignments, seek help from teachers, and socially connect with each other.
Real-World Business Problems at Crossroads FLEX High School
Crossroads FLEX High School offers students the opportunity to participate in District C Teamship, an experiential learning program in which teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. In this example, students at the high school work...
VoteWise Chatbot
VoteWise is a student-created chatbot developed on Playlab. This was developed to help guide voters register to vote and build knowledge about candidates and ballot initiatives for an upcoming election.
VoteWise App
Tinman Kinetics is a community partner that worked with students at DSST Public Schools to turn their chatbots into more developed apps. VoteWise was a chatbot built on Playlab, and Tinman Kinetics worked with the students who built the original...
Pathways to Citizenship Chatbot
This is a student-created chatbot that supports community members in exploring ways they can attain citizenship in the United States. Users can receive tailored advice for different immigration statuses.
Valley New School Project Checklist
Valley New School’s Project Checklist guides students through the process of development by outlining the key steps for students to follow and complete their projects. It also offers helpful suggestions on how to approach each step.