Keeping It Relevant and “Authentic”

Mistakes become learning opportunities in Ben Mook’s seventh grade algebra class. He assesses his students by challenging them to solve real-life problems, emphasizing their thought processes over getting the right answers.

January 17, 2011

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Schools That Work

School Of The Future

Public, Urban

Grades 6-8

New York City, NY

OUTCOMES

School of the Future middle school students take all of the New York Regents Exams (the standardized tests used in the state of New York), but the high school students have to take only one of these exams.

Eighth graders scoring at or above a level 3 (meeting standards or meeting standards with distinction) on the New York State Assessments:

ELA: 82%, up from 74% the previous year
Math: 94%, up from 84% the previous year

Data is from the 2009-2010 academic year.