Craft Category: Strategies

Using data to understand how the system is serving different groups of students

Creating coherence by articulating a clear vision and definition of blended or personalized learning.

Learn how a school district in Saratoga, California is using data generated from a new tool to inform its ed tech purchasing and allocation decisions.

Cisco ISD has provides enough structure and guidance to help ensure quality and consistency across classrooms, but also allows teachers to have autonomy over the instructional approaches used in their classrooms.

Cisco ISD has been highly intentional about how it is trying to improve teaching and learning for its students.

Bronx Arena’s blended learning approach closely aligns with the Clayton Christensen Institute’s “Flex” model.

Bronx Arena uses custom built curriculum and an LMS, and leverages Google Apps for productivity software, as well as online resources for information.

Bronx Arena partners with SCO Family of Services to provide social supports for its high need student population.

Bronx Arena has built a competency-based model so that students not only get a personalized experience but are truly able to accelerate and/or slow down based on their learning needs, due to their flexible schedule and time allocation.

Each student is required to complete two challenges and one capstone project to demonstrate knowledge transfer and mastery of the course content.