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Henry County Cross-Curricular Competencies
Henry County Schools created cross-curricular graduation competencies as pillars for their school design, focusing on communication, collaboration, creativity, & critical thinking.
Rotations and Genius Hour at Trailblazer Elementary School
Trailblazer Elementary School runs station rotations and genius hour in classrooms to meet the needs of their learners. This video gives extended footage of the classrooms at Trailblazer.
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.
Senior Portfolios
Students must complete a senior portfolio before graduation, which are designed to demonstrate students’ ability to learn on their own.
Bronx Arena Grading Policy 2017-18
This document describes Bronx Arena's grading policy and rationale.
Four Hour Instructional Blocks at Bronx Arena
Bronx Arena's founder discusses why the school uses four hour blocks of time called "Arenas" as the main time for instruction.
Collective Feedback Guide
Asynchronous guide for working with students to collect self, peer, and teacher feedback.
Cooperative Learning Teams Overview
Asynchronous guide for working with students to develop cooperative learning teams.
Gratitude Guide for Teachers
Teacher guide that accompanies the GiveThx tool for classroom belonging.
Dynamically re-group based on formative assessment
This strategy, created by Unlocking Time, captures how schools utilize formative assessment data to re-group students based on the goals of the activity and the needs of students.
Utilize an Intensive Learning Session
Intensive learning sessions are special weeks where regular classes are put on hold and students participate in a wide variety of activities: enrichment, acceleration, interdisciplinary programs, service learning, internships, and remediation...