Reimagining the School Day: Internships Point the Way
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For over a century, the basic structure of the school day has been organized around the hidden hand of the Carnegie Unit -- the idea of 6 or 7 periods a day, five days a week, 40-60 minutes each. But many educators are rethinking the basic structure of the school day to enhance learning and make schools more rewarding for students whose learning styles don't match the century-old division of learning into hourly bites. Working with school districts and charter schools, Big Picture Learning is implementing an exciting approach that includes students spending time during the school day in internships. In this episode, co-host Pedro Noguera interviews Big Picture co-executive director Carlos Moreno, and Louis Freedberg visits MetWest High, a Big Picture school in Oakland, California.
This episode of “Sparking Equity” was produced before the podcast was rebranded as “Education on the Line.”
Guest:
Carlos Moreno is the Co-Executive Director at Big Picture Learning
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