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Submitting a Learning Log at My Tech High
My Tech High requires students to submit weekly learning logs, a short summary of each student’s educational activities over the course of the week. This video provides a step-by-step look at how students can complete a learning log.
Weekly Learning Logs
Schools can create checkpoints at the end of each week with the use of learning logs, through which students share takeaways and reflections about what they learned.
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.
Student Internships
Students can begin to explore career pathways and develop basic workplace skills in high school by participating in student internships.
Quest Examples at The Forest School
Students at The Forest School and The Forest School Online engage in quests – real-world challenges around a specific theme that students explore deeply and produce work to showcase at an exhibition. This blog post shares some examples of quests...
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...
Engaging in Real-World Learning Experiences
Schools offer real-world experiences for students to deeply explore their interests and experience authentic learning opportunities.
Gem Prep Online’s November 2021 Calendar
This November 2021 calendar from Gem Prep Online shares multiple opportunities for virtual students to go to a nearby brick-and-mortar building (within the Gem Prep network) to take school pictures, participate in an after-school club, or play...
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.