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Multiple Options for Working with Partners
Students have a large amount of choice as to whether they want to work with a partner or in a group and, if so, who they work with.
Empowering Ownership of Learning through Monitoring Learning Progress and Goal-Setting
Students set goals and monitor their own learning progress throughout the school year.
Student-Led Learning Activities
Educators often create opportunities for students to learn from each other in Cisco.
Designing Cisco ISD's Student Experience Pillars
Cisco ISD designed four core components of the student experience that it hopes to achieve through blended learning.
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....
Designing Custom Curriculum
Bronx Arena creates and improves upon its own curriculum. This process helps them ensure it is relevant to students. The curriculum serves as a foundational component of individualizing learning for each student.
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.
Separate School and Home Devices
Students have their own top of the line device they can use at school and can check out loaner devices to take home as needed for academic purposes.
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.
Prioritizing Non-Traditional Metrics
Given the unique challenges of their personalized learning approach and student population, Bronx Arena prioritizes data focused on attendance and output.
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.