Innovation Ideas - Big Picture Learning Model

Big Picture Learning model breaks down the walls between education and the working world.

• K-12 students learn their creative passions will come first. The entire learning experience is personalized to each student’s interests, talents and needs.

• Students would not be evaluated solely on the basis of standardized tests. Instead, students would be assessed on exhibitions and demonstrations of achievement & on motivation.

• Advisory is the core organizational and relational structure of a Big Picture Learning school, its heart and soul, often described as a “second family” by students.

• Schools are organized around a culture of collaboration and communication. They are not bound by the structures of buildings, schedules, bells, or calendars. There is an interdependence between school and community.

• Each student completes an LTI, or Learning Through Internship. Real world learning is best accomplished in the real world. Big Picture students intern, often twice a week for an entire school day--with experts in their field of interest, completing authentic projects and gaining experience and exposure to how their interests intersect with the real world.

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