Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2017

The League of Innovative Schools team had the opportunity to visit multiple districts in the first quarter of 2017 — and we have so much more to see! While the highlights of each of these visits are vast, below are five amazing schools we visited in League districts that are educating students in creative, forward-thinking ways.

Middle School 95

Middle School Charter School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But that’s not what is easing the transition to remote learning for schools like Rhodes. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning. Fears about data privacy and screen time, along with concerns about Silicon Valley’s conflicting interests as it pushes into public schools, have battered Summit’s reputation.

Junior High 134

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 134

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Sarah McCaffrey, a 10th grader, appreciates the stark difference between The Met and her experience in middle school, “where it was just ‘Do this, this, this,’” she said. “I Marissa Souza, a 2017 graduate of The Met and now a sophomore at Rhode Island College, said she had similar motivations in high school.

Middle School 112

Middle School Tradition Elementary School High School 112

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

I had a few interviews that summer – and one charter school even offered me a job without interviewing me! Then I got down to the important work of mapping out my classes for the year and trying to plan some lessons and Project Based Learning. I donated 10 inches of my hair to Children With Hairloss.)

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Museum Charter School History Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Kwame Owusu-Kesse, the CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, adjusts the uniform of an eighth grader at the organization’s Promise Academy I charter school in Harlem in 2018. In West Philadelphia, one of the poorest areas in that city, a five-year, $30 million Promise Neighborhood grant went into effect in 2017.

Charter School 104

Charter School Economics High School Project-Based Learning 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

The plan pulled from best practices in school innovation from all over the country. But many of its key features are more common in private or charter schools than in district ones. “We We thought our big contribution could be laying out how to do this in the traditional public school environment,” Resnick said.

Charter School 111

Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

High School 84

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 84