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Announcing the 2015 Cohort of the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

How are school administrators roles changing and becoming more focused on student learning? We are fortunate to have an up-close look at how public school districts are answering these questions, through our League of Innovative Schools. Cajon Valley Union School District - El Cajon, CA.

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A “handmade forerunner” of personalized learning, forged by teachers

The Hechinger Report

Jenn Zweber and a group of students in grades K through 3 discuss the impact of a Service Learning project on their community, during the first year that Impact Academy at Orchard Lake opened in Lakeville, Minnesota. Which is what stirred teachers at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Minnesota back in 2011. Photo: Julene Oxton.

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What Putting Teachers in Charge of Personalized Learning Can Look Like

MindShift

That measurement mania has dominated what being in school feels like for students (and teachers), as well as what counts and what gets discussed. Which is what stirred teachers at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Minnesota back in 2011. In other words, could you innovate within the rigid confines of a traditional public school?