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Project-Based Learning: Necessary but Insufficient

Project-based learning is phenomenal. But it is not enough. Thrive has developed a way to integrate learning discrete skills without losing the magic of PBL.
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Charlotte Lab Schools

Community collaboration for blended, project-based learning

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Fayette County Public Schools

District & university partnership school with blended, competency-based & dual enrollment opportunities

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Lodestar

Lighthouse Community Charter Public School

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School Design Blueprint: Lodestar

The School Design Blueprint is a design document that outlines the school’s plan for transforming its current school model to one that better serves the unique needs of every student. The blueprint is structured to answer four main design questions:

  1. What is our theory of action for solving our greatest systemic challenges?
  2. What will the future student experience look like when we succeed?
  3. What will we implement next year that gets us closer to our long-term vision?
  4. How will we continuously roll out new features of our model and engage stakeholders in the work over time?
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Massachusetts Personalized Learning Network Grantees

District schools incorporating personalized learning strategies schoolwide

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Match Education

Blending personalized online and tutoring-based learning

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Professional Learning

Startup Teacher Education: A Fresh Take on Teacher Credentialing

By Thomas Arnett, Christensen Institute

As education reformers across the country are working to improve student outcomes at scale, many are focusing on improving the teaching force. This case study describes how three groups of charter management organizations—High Tech High in San Diego; Uncommon Schools, KIPP, and Achievement First in New York; and Match Education in Boston—created their own teacher certification and master’s degree programs after concluding that the teachers who graduate from most traditional teacher education programs lack the skills needed to teach successfully.
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Profile: Monument Academy Public Charter School

This new residential school is intended to meet the unique needs of students in foster care. Monument Academy will be designed on five pillars: excellent academics, wraparound services and extended learning time, family engagement, life skills, and emotional and physical well-being.
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Monument Academy

Residential school with wrap-around services for foster care students.

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