From Failure to Exemplar: Building a 21st Century School

Aaron Brengard

Meeting Room 1/2

In four years, K. Smith School has gone from a traditional, high-stakes test-focused environment to an innovative and engaging 21st century school. With a balance between setting the conditions for an empowered culture and using project-based learning as an instructional approach, students are engaged in meaningful work and are developing skills they will need now and well into the future. Hear the critical turning points in K. Smith’s journey and reflect and plan your own.