Empowering Students Through Interdisciplinary Projects and Personalized Learning at Barrington High School

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Victoria Andrews is joined by Melissa Byrne, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning at Barrington Community 220 School District in Illinois. We visited Barrington High School a few weeks ago with a team of principals from the Kansas City area. Melissa shared Barrinton’s Learner Profile, Pathways implementation, and Gem program that allows students to self-select competencies for a project.

Links:

• View Full Shownotes and Transcript
• Learner Profile
• Framework 220
• Melissa Byrne LinkedIn
• Barrington 220
• The Portrait Model
• Postsecondary Workforce and Readiness Act
• Juan Jose Gonzalez and Gina Schuyler on EdSystems
• Chicago Real World Learning School Visits