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"One hour can change the culture of an entire school. Three years ago, West Port High School in Ocala, FL, embarked on a potentially risky experiment to change the culture of its growing school. The result was a change that had a positive impact beyond its original concept. Course failure rates plummeted, participation in cocurricular activities skyrocketed, discipline referrals declined dramatically, school pride blossomed, and the school earned a state grade of A."

"Dr. Tom Pliura, left, on behalf of the McLean County Medical Society, will be opening a cadaver lab, which he hopes will be used by high school students interested in a career in medicine. Pliura is shown earlier this week in his LeRoy office with Gary Tipsord, superintendent for the LeRoy school district, and a cadaver."

This paper considers the role of blended learning in 13 schools in New Hampshire, where the New Hampshire Department of Education has mandated that high schools measure learning in terms of competency, rather than by credit hours.

"We can only teach children core competencies for the 21st century in schools and with teaching methods that are actually designed to achieve the outcomes we need now and in the future. Learning and the learning environment are thus closely connected: It is imperative to create spaces that allow pupils every possible opportunity for self-development."

"Take a look at the Huntsville Middle School lab dubbed 'the next level of education'"

"Imagine, if you can, a school where students do not have specific teachers assigned to them, nor do teachers have specific students on their roster."

Redesigned learning spaces can engage students and faculty members, research says. New research shows classroom layout and furniture can positively impact student engagement. What if the key to boosting student engagement was as simple as swapping out desks and chairs and rearranging the layout of a classroom? -- isn't this cool? MB

LOVE this! Think EV and I are going to apply for a "Make it Happen" grant this year to re-think our classroom furniture.

"What happens when administrators throw out the rulebook and try fundamentally different models of education?"