Innovations+Overview

Generation Schools has developed a cost-neutral school model that significantly increases instructional time for students while also increasing collaborative planning time for teachers. By using creative daily scheduling techniques and spacing out teacher vacations, Generation Schools can offer smaller class sizes for 11 months of the year without requiring additional resources. Early results from the first Generation School suggest that the model is particularly effective with students who are more than two years behind grade level. || The New American Academy elementary school model personalizes instruction and develops strong connections to caring adults by organizing students into cohorts of 60 students who learn together with four teachers over the course of their entire K-5 education. The cadre of four teachers consists of one master teacher who mentors three less experienced associate and apprentice teachers as they collaboratively plan, teach, and review student work throughout the day. The team is collectively responsible for student outcomes. || Students at the iSchool register in online course modules, advancing through the state mandated curriculum at their own pace. In addition, students participate in inter-disciplinary challenge-based curriculum modules, in which they become 'clients', working in teams to offer real world solutions to problems. Examples to date have included advising architects on a green roof solution for the campus and coordinating the design of a youth museum commemorating the events of 9/11 for the World Trade Center commission. In the upper years of high school each student chooses a specialty area to study, which includes an internship and mentoring. ||
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 * ===Generation Schools ===
 * ===New American Academy===
 * ===The NYC iSchool ===