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Creating Warm-Ups to Fill Skill Gaps
Students have a daily warm-up activity that addresses learning needs and applies cross-curricular skills in math.
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....
Group (Advisory Class)
Bronx Arena offers a weekly advisory class called “Group,” which creates time for students to build relationships and community-like structures within their class.
Collaboration between Teachers and Advocate Counselors
Generalist teachers and Advocate Counselors co-teach in order to address each student’s academic and social-emotional needs in a strategic and collaborative nature.
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.
Activity-Based Collaborative Learning Labs
Learning Labs are subject-focused, asynchronous courses that provide students with unique subject options and opportunities to collaborate with their peers.
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.
Using Unique Data Sets that Inform Teaching and Learning
Bronx Arena reviews a variety of different data sets to ensure that its approach is having a positive impact on student learning.
Senior Portfolios
Students must complete a senior portfolio before graduation, which are designed to demonstrate students’ ability to learn on their own.
Creating Competencies for Mastery-Based Learning
In order to truly individualize learning for each of its students, Bronx Arena felt it needed to create its own competencies that align with its instructional approach.
Students Focus on Three Credits
Students only work on three credits at a time, allowing them more time throughout the day to focus on each credit.