Approaches to learning

Grand Prairie ISD's Dubiski Career High School curriculum enables students to enter the work force with a certification, as well as, prepare them for or a 2 or 4 year college.     

 

The New Tech High School has wide open spaces, every student has a laptop and, since its opening in 2008, is a student centered project-based community.

 

 

The San Diego Unified School District is opening a new high school that will share a space in the city's new downtown library. The magnet/district charter school focuses on college and career readiness.

Go on a video tour of the innovatively designed Denver School of Science and Technology, an exciting example of how the design of an educational facility can help boost student achievement.

At Colonel Smith Middle School, "flexible learning spaces" resulted from a focus on interwoven instructional design components.

As video conferencing becomes more dominant in the global workplace, one company is looking at how to make the experience better.

The Rosa Parks School in Portland, Oregon, is an outstanding model for how multiple partners and creative design can result in a sustainable school and a sustainable community.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is the largest, non-profit Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction Platinum building in the world. 

HISD staff members recently toured Dallas ISD's Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy. Gilliam Academy is an Early College High School with 400 students and 18 staff members.

The American Architectural Foundation traveled the country for their Voice of the Teacher project to visit schools recognized for their innovative design. Here are some of the highlights.