1. Three Innovative and Creative Schools SNACS (Charter) High Tech High (Charter) Lemmon Valley Elementary (Public) Create Explore Understand LEARN!!!!! 21 st Century Learning

2. SNACS (Sierra Nevada Academy Charter School) http://www.snacs.org Pre-K trough 8 th grade Reno, Nevada Approximately 260 Students Approximately 20 Teachers Small Community Learning Family oriented, community oriented SNACS captures the essence of the unique climate and culture in Bringing the Small School Community Back to the Neighborhood. The SNACS small school community fosters personalized learning, technology, choice, parent and student engagement, and STEM all drive student achievement. 21st Century Learning and Cultural Relevance – Cultivates Leadership at all Levels of the Organization – Ensures a High Quality Education – Provides Personalized Learning – Supports Growth – Leverages Technology – Instills Student Responsibility for Learning in Education and Decision Making – Provides Progressive Curriculum – Conducts Multiple Measures of Summative and Formative Assessments – Maximizes Effective Use of Data – Supports Families as Essential to Education – Includes Community Opportunities – Supports Accountability – Hands on learning, student teacher one on one base learning – Individualized academic plan for every student – Equity and Adequacy

3. High Tech High 5 basic strategies to implement the most successful students and teachers : Enact Change Inspire others Enable Develop Influence http://www.hightechhigh.org/ Thirteen schools (five high schools, four middle schools, and four elementary schools) at three locations. Approximately 5000 students 96% of graduates have gone on to college, 66% to four-year institutions. Approximately 250 educators Located in San Diego, CA  Graduates  Non-Graduates Innovative and Creative 21 st Century Learning Hands on environment Student involvement in the construction of Knowledge Collaboration with teachers and classmates Build on students interests and linguistics Culturally relevant Pedagogy Equity in education, exploration, and understanding No question is wrong, all questions are recommended Innovation and exploration Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

4. Lemmon Valley Elementary 21 st Century Learning Social, emotional, and academic success Hands on environment Teacher Based Learning Student Involvement Responsibility Accountability Mindfulness Community involvement Helping Community Exploring, Creativity, involvement, Science Fair Lemmon Valley, Nevada Approximately 700 Students Approximately 34 Teachers Teacher to student ratio is 18:1 57 % White, 33% Hispanic, 10 % other – Multicultural Demographics

5. References http://www.hightechhigh.org Pearson Foundation (2009, July 17). 21st Century skills culture at High Tech High. [Video file].Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yie4q8LscBs21st Century skills culture at High Tech High https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yie4q8LscBs http://www.snacs.org http://public- schools.startclass.com/l/56497/Lemmon-Valley- Elementary-School http://public- schools.startclass.com/l/56497/Lemmon-Valley- Elementary-School