High school students have taken their academic experience off "campus", and to a place where their \"classmates\" are 70 to 80 years their senior. Their school is the Orleans County Nursing Home. The alternative education program is a voluntary program that is available to students that have promise but have had some difficulty in the traditional school environment and structure.

Folder: Teacher Effectiveness

Over the last 6 months, the discussion about how to measure teacher effectiveness has dominated the news. This issue brief released by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gives an excellent synopsis of how this topic will go from a “discussion” to an implementation in 10 districts around the country. Undoubtedly, the results of this effort to focus on improving teaching and learning will drive many reform efforts. This easy to read brief is an excellent road map to get a glimpse of what...Read more

Ray McNulty, Executive Director

September 2006

Duration 4:33

In June 2010, members of the Instructional Leadership Team of Francis Tuttle Technology Center (Oklahoma City, OK) attended the International Center for Leadership in Education’s Model Schools (ICLE) Conference and learned about many valuable tools provided by ICLE and the Successful Practices Network (SNP). As a result and to further the goals of their Pathway to Excellence vision, the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) made a decision to begin implementing the Rigor and Relevance Framew...Read more

Folder: Student Engagement

These surveys measure perception data about leadership, relationships, rigorous instruction, and relevant learning. Schools across the country are using this data as part of their efforts to move beyond just using state tests scores to drive their school improvement.

We Lead:32,916
We Teach:19,362
We Learn: 201,063
We Support (New December 2009) 1320

Lin Kuzmich
Senior Consultant
International Center for Leadership in Education

July 2010

Duration 5:07

This is a unique, research-based, experiential education class that engages students to be active partners in their learning. Freshman students will learn the prerequisites and Journey core concepts of self confidence, trust, perseverance, self expression, communication (verbal/non-verbal, written, and audio-visual), creativity and the importance of collaboration.

Activities and integrated curriculum include but are not limited to: adventure programming (rock climbing trips and indoor cli...Read more

Folder: Adult Education

This document is the executive summary of the larger report on innovative online learning pathways for students. Explorations into next generation learning are sweeping across the country. Technological advancements are opening up new educational opportunities that emphasize personalized, student-centered, performance-based, anytime, anywhere educational opportunities. This paper explores competency-based pathways, a necessary condition to realizing the potential of next generation learning....Read more

Folder: Leadership

A Research Partnership of the Successful Practices Network, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the International Center for Leadership in Education, and the Quaglia Institute. Funded by the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This report describes the results of five years of research SPN led in 75 schools in 10 states. The factors that emerged from this research has contributed to a national understanding of what distinguishes model schools. This report feat...Read more

Dr. Richard Jones, Senior Consultant
International Center for Leadership in Education

January 2010

Duration 7:46