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Senior Portfolios
Students must complete a senior portfolio before graduation, which are designed to demonstrate students’ ability to learn on their own.
Portfolio-Based Grade Interviews
To support students’ metacognition as well as foster standards-based grading, teachers at Austin ISD piloted grade interviews with their students, allowing them to self-assess on a rubric and defend their grade through 1:1 conversation with their...
Bronx Arena Senior Portfolio Rubric Example
This is a sample student-made rubric for a senior portfolio at Bronx Arena.
Senior Portfolios at Bronx Arena
A student and teacher discuss senior portfolios at Bronx Arena, which help students prepare for the world beyond high school.
Driving EdTech Systems: Inventory Your EdTech Tools
This strategy provides school- and system-level leaders with an overview of effective edtech inventorying practices, foundational for implementing the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation. Leaders can use...
Roots Executive Director Discussing How Much Time Students Spend on Online Programs
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the school thinks about time spent online for learning (currently roughly 25% of the day).Transcript: Jon Hanover: the 25-percent is by no means a magic number; it's kind of a – that's really...
Trailblazer Communications Plan
Trailblazer utilizes strategic communications and tours to engage stakeholders and build investment inside and outside of school.
Advisory Class
Students participate in a weekly class called Advisory where they set goals towards and work on personal growth.
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....
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.