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The Hellerup School: Lessons from a school without walls

Daisy Yuhas

October 02, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark

An innovative school and architectural endeavor in Denmark offers 16 years of lessons for the increasingly popular personalized learning movement. At the Hellerup School, students check in with their teachers at the beginning of the lesson and then disperse throughout the open-plan building to work where they are most productive. While the school has found the model highly rewarding, in recent years, Hellerup has grappled with how to build more group interactions into the intensely individualized curriculum.

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The school beating the odds with music

Dougal Shaw

September 28, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: England, Bradford, West Yorkshire

An elementary school in Bradford, England has seen a direct correlation between embracing music as part of their curriculum and students' performance in English and Math. The school is in a low-income area with most of its students speaking English as a second language and was doing very poorly before they made the switch. The school is now in the top 10% of schools in England, and students say that school is now energetic and fun.

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78207: America's Most Radical School Integration Experiment

Beth Hawkins

September 25, 2018 |

The 74 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

In just three years, San Antonio superintendent Pedro Martinez has raised the bar for school integration efforts nationwide - in this time, the district, where 93 percent of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, has opened 31 schools of choice that are "diverse-by-design." The curriculum, which ranges from talented and gifted to dual language programs, is intended to attract more affluent students from surrounding areas to fill 25 percent of the classroom spots. Journalist Beth Hawkins says, "In 20 years of writing about failed integration efforts, I’ve never seen anything like this."

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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles

Ruxandra Guidi

September 24, 2018 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A principal in one of the most park-poor and low-income areas of LA is imploring students to "find nature in the unlikeliest of places." By setting up a community garden, sharing a passion for birdwatching, and sparking interest in the schoolyard's habitat, Brad Rumble is instilling in future stewards the key principles of urban conservation.

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Meet The School That Educates Children Hidden In India's Margins

Gayatri Ganju

September 13, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru

According to some estimates, close to 8 million children in India are out of primary school. By offering small group learning and self-directed education opportunities, the Gubbachi Learning Community provides a necessarily flexible framework for migrant children in Bangalore to catch up on basic math and literacy skills so they can ultimately join the government-school system with their peers.

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'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises

Jason Beaubien

September 12, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

A modest fleet of floating schools in Bangladesh ensures children can continue getting the education they need even if their village is cut off during the rainy season. The boats pick the kids up and they have lessons on the floating schoolhouse before being returned to their villages. There are now 23 such schools in the country and the model has grown to include floating medical clinics and a combination library and playground.

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Making a chore educational: Grocery store experiment aims to inspire learning

Avi Wolfman-Arent

September 10, 2018 |

WHYY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recognizing that "much of childhood happens outside the classroom," a Philadelphia initiative is creating opportunities for students to learn basic math concepts and gain basic literacy skills while shopping in the grocery store. "Talk It Up" is part of a long term push to encourage conversation between parents and children and "embed learning in the physical spaces kids inhabit every day."

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How to Create Learning Opportunities For Kids on the Bus

Gail Cornwall

September 10, 2018 |

KQED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In many districts, minority students from high-poverty neighborhoods have to ride a school bus over 90 minutes to their classroom. To offset the historic burden of school transportation on low-income students, educators have been brainstorming ways to incorporate productive and engaging activities into the long afternoon trips, time that other, wealthier students often spend in after-school enrichment programs.

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Can Good Teaching Be Taught?

Sara Mosle

September 06, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

After the introduction of No Child Left Behind, Atlanta was held up as a success story for the approach - that is until a group of teachers were exposed for illegally raising scores. Now, the city again grapples with big questions - "can good teaching be taught?" and can that teaching make the difference for students experiencing trauma, racism, and other major barriers. Peyton Forest Elementary has seen moderate gains by expanding the role of principals in the classroom, both to benefit students and to serve as effective models for new and old teachers.

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Before personalized learning became a trend, teachers built their own forerunner

Laura Pappano

September 06, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Before the personalized learning movement came onto the education scene, Impact Academy in Minnesota was already experimenting with ways to innovate within the confines and resources of a traditional public school. In 2013, Impact assigned all students to a K-5 multi-age "community," allowing students to progress at their own paces according to a series of reading and math "strands."

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