Bronxville Promise in Action

Engage in Authentic Learning

Engage in Authentic Learning Experiences

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We design curriculum that explores the "big ideas" behind content standards to help students understand the usefulness and application of what they are learning. We provide students with opportunities to use real data to understand concepts, and encourage students to understand history as it relates to current events that impact their world. Students use technology based tools to promote collaboration. We design instruction that replicates the work of historians, artists, musicians, athletes, sociologists, engineers, researchers, writers, mathematicians, filmmakers, and scientists.

Publicly Share Learning

Think About Design

Engage in Metacognition

Analyze Exemplar Work

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We encourage students to study exemplar pieces of writing, the process of writers, the thoughts of leaders, the great innovations of history, and reflect on their own work through these lenses. These experiences allow them to benchmark and adapt their own work accordingly and to consider variations on existing discoveries that contribute to further iterations. Examples can come from peers as well.

Students Own Their Learning

Students identify what they do well and what they need to work on, own difficult tasks, and wrestle with ambiguity until solutions can be obtained. The assistance of the teacher or a peer is most helpful when a student has pinpointed an area of struggle with specificity. Teaching in new and innovative spaces has helped us to achieve this to a greater degree.

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THE BRONXVILLE PROMISE IN INSTRUCTION

Engage in Authentic Learning

Engage in Authentic Learning Experiences

Publicly Share Learning

Publicly Share Learning

Think About Design

Think About Design

Engage in Metacognition

Engage in Metacognition

Analyze Exemplar Work

Analyze Exemplar Work

Students Own Their Learning

Students Own Their Learning

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