acton academy
A Place-Based Micro-School in the Heart of D.C.
Whether at the early childhood or the high school level, we see that leaders are listening to their students and developing responsive microschool models. Have a good learning idea? Try it with six kids tomorrow.
The Role of Advisory in Personalizing the Secondary Experience
High school can be a confusing time, especially today with the increasing options for students due to the rapid expansion of digital learning. This is why we believe advisory has to be the spine of the next generation high school.
8 Things to Look For in a Student-Centered Learning Environment
From years of teaching in the classroom and countless school visits and interactions with excellent educators worldwide, I’ve created a list of things I commonly observe in great student-centered learning environments. Here are eight that stand out.
School Change: Go Fast and Go Slow
By: Mary Ryerse and Emily Liebtag. School change--be it a new initiative, a push for a shift in culture, or the adoption of a different teaching approach--requires both tortoises and hares.
Network Effects in Education
Networks of aligned people are powerful, always have been, but now that they’re all connected they operate a lot more like a live organism than a hierarchy.
Competitive, Coherent, Creative: The 21st Century School District
It’s time for district leaders to create clarity and coherence by making crystal clear how things are supposed to work. To accomplish that, it’s a good time to reexamine why school districts exist, how they work and what value they add.
What’s The Next Big Idea? Microschool Networks
Microschools have been popping up around the country for the last decade with great success, so let's make it easier to launch these schools by creating supportive networks.
Innov8: Reimagining Education
From virtual tours to artificial intelligence, this week’s top eight education news stories celebrate the latest resources and ideas designed to help support 21st-century learning.
Acton Academy: An Invitation to a Hero’s Journey
Acton Academy is small private K-9 school in Austin. The core promise is that each student will “Begin a Hero's Journey.” Located in Austin, Texas, students learn that courage, grit, and perseverance matter far more than regurgitation.
Teaching and Learning at Acton – Without the Teaching
Acton Academy has evolved over time from a few homeschooling families to a one room schoolhouse (well, two rooms now) teaching 37 students in a primary and a middle school with plans for a high school in 2016.