With 12 days until the learning exhibition, our Foundational Elementary students make a plan to get it done! I wish I had built this skill as a 4-year-old. #LearnerAgency@altschool
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thrilled to celebrate teachers in very big ways these five days. Shoutout to the AltSchool East Village parent community for a lovely start to the day! #AltSchool
We strive for leaning that transcends the classroom - today we saw that in action. Our oldest student learners held a poetry jam at a neighborhood hotspot. Thank you @pausecafenyc hosting. #LearningTogether in the LES.
Had the privilege of spending the afternoon with educators from across the country sharing their experiences leading classrooms and schools that center around learner agency. Feeling inspired - can't wait to bring it to school tomorrow. #LearningTogether https://t.co/qb5UxQldnP
Fantastic and interactive East Coast Partner Forum connects innovators together to build community and accelerate collective progress @altschool#learningtogether
Classroom transformed - all of the books on the shelf were written by the learners. One of the ways our students develop a strong sense of self is sharing their understandings with larger and larger audiences to enable deep reflection. #learningtogether@altschool
Learning through (role) play: take on the persona of a party with vested interest in an issue. Synethsize evidnece and claims that represent that group and then present those ideas. 2nd grader, "wait - you really can't know something until you hear all sides!" #learningtogether
A few weeks ago our New York educators came together to celebrate and learn from student work as we began planning for upcoming learning arcs. We relish the times we carve out to collaborate and grow as learners ourselves. #learningtogether@altschool
Our Foundational Elementary students are putting finishing touches on their self reflections flags - art that represents who they are and things they have learned. Students taught each other how to use a variety of art materials in new ways. #learningtogether@altschool
Students using AltSchool's Playlist + Google docs to revise their informational writing. Multi-age classrooms allow many opportunities for children to learn from each other in meaningful ways. #learningtogether#altschool