Academic and personal behaviors: Practice in action

This analytic study looks at lessons learned across the ten New York City schools that participated in the 2013-14 Academic and Personal Behaviors Pilot. Schools in this pilot focused on teacher growth mindset practices and their effect on student persistence.

Bronx Leadership Academy II staff developed a reflection tool for students to improve their own learning processes.

Coalition School for Social Change staff developed a rubric for students to assess their own efforts.

I.S. 229 Roland Patterson staff developed a teacher-student conference model for goal setting and follow through related to growth in writing skills.

P.S./I.S. 268 staff developed a reflection process and rubric for systematically assessing student growth.

Soundview Academy for Scholarship and Culture staff developed a system for assessing and giving feedback on key student behaviors and mindsets.

Flushing International High School staff developed a series of activities for students to reflect on off-site internships.

School for Classics: An Academy of Writers, Performers, and Thinkers staff developed a “desktop rubric” to support self-regulation and work habits.

This case study examines how the NYC Lab Middle School used self-reflection to support students build writing skills and and academic behaviors.