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Unlocking Time's strategy on implementing a flex time period

Flex time periods offer students some degree of flexibility to follow their own interests and manage their own learning time, providing as much flexibility as the school structure and culture can support.

Unlocking Time: School Time Assessment

Unlocking Time is a national project that empowers K12 school leaders to adopt new time strategies that fuel student-centered learning. The project will gain new insights on how U.S. schools structure their time, provide a rich set of resources to...

OECD Study: The Future of the Physical Learning Environment: School Facilities that Support the User

This 2011 paper written by OECD presents the conclusions of a study, carried out in collaboration with schools in six European countries, which focused on tomorrow’s physical learning environments. It resulted in the creation of a learning space...

California Department of Education Brief: School Facilities and Technology Integration

This brief created by the California Department of Education provides overviews of potential applications of technology that have facility design implications.

Cisco ISD Wins Raising Blended Learners Grant

Cisco ISD was selected as a Raising Blended Learners Initiative winner of up to $500,000 and three years intensive technical assistance to implement a blended learning program. The district plans to use blended learning to elevate student...

Unlocking Time's strategy on using virtual learning days

This time strategy, created by Unlocking Time, profiles how schools have designed virtual learning days based on various needs, such as emergency situations or to allow for teacher planning days.

Take Advantage of Lost Learning Time

Virtual learning days may occur once a week, just a few times a semester, or exclusively when there is an emergency situation such as a “snow day.” On these days, teachers post class assignments online and students work on them at their own pace...

Virtual School Day - Park Ridge, NJ

Time for students to explore their passions

This strategy, created by Unlocking Time, captures how schools create time for students to explore their passions, encouraging student agency and creativity.

Unlocking Time's strategy on 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...

Bronx Arena 2017-18 Master Schedule

Bronx Arena's master schedule shows the amount of time dedicated to various blocks, including Learning Lab, Arenas, enrichments, and more.