How to Scale College in High School
A state policy guide for implementing dual enrollment and early college designs under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Provided by College in High School Alliance.
September 7, 2018
Craft Category: Artifacts
Essential Elements for Early College Expansion
Lessons from a Federal Investing in Innovation Grant, which brought early college to an additional 30,000 students in three districts over five years.
September 7, 2018
Why Create A Flex Block?
Schools around the country have successfully personalized their students’ learning by adding a flex block to their schedule. In what specific ways have students benefited? This video will explore five reasons – from real schools and educators – why you should consider adding a flex block to your schedule.
September 7, 2018
How Can You Create A Flex Block?
Adding a flexible block of time to your school schedule can help personalize learning for your students. But with an already busy schedule, how can you add another block of time? Won’t students be missing important class time? What does a ‘flex block’ look like in different schools?
September 7, 2018
Design Tech High’s approach to intersession (2:42)
At Design Tech High, students take elective classes four times a year for two weeks at a time. (Note: The portion of the video referencing intersession begins at the 2:42 timestamp.)
September 5, 2018
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 activities.
September 5, 2018
Intersession Sparks Exploration and Lifelong Learning at The Nueva School
Nueva runs a PK-8 campus and a high school. Both these independent schools offer a six-day intersession for students to develop interdisciplinary exploration with real world experts, extending beyond the usual academic disciplines. Students choose from a catalog of nearly 200 seminars, intensives, and activity sessions offered by 100 presenters.
September 5, 2018
Farmington Area Public Schools’ Flexible Learning Days
On this site, Farmington Area Public Schools shares information with families and the community on the structure for flexible learning days.
September 5, 2018
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.
September 5, 2018
Virtual School Day – Park Ridge, NJ
Virtual School Day – Park Ridge, NJ Type: video Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/eg3JpVcx29g Topics: Time Sub-topics: Structure of the Day
September 5, 2018