STUDENT CENTERED: Flexible Blocks Enhance Personalized Learning
On any given day, a visitor might see 10 students practicing a section of music, two students reading books for another class, three doing makeup work, two working together to fix an instrument, and two writing music, while three others are accessing additional help. Other students retake a quiz, fi...
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Published in | Principal Leadership Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 10 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Trade Publication Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Reston
National Association of Secondary School Principals
01.11.2016
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | On any given day, a visitor might see 10 students practicing a section of music, two students reading books for another class, three doing makeup work, two working together to fix an instrument, and two writing music, while three others are accessing additional help. Other students retake a quiz, finish homework, take a career exploration test, photograph an event for the yearbook, or participate in the school newspaper. Using the flexible block model to personalize learning affects school culture in unique ways as well. Since implementing TASC five years ago, ConVal has seen a 41 percent drop in the number of behavioral referrals. |
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ISSN: | 2156-2113 |