Since the Roosevelt Innovation Academy began in August of 2013, we've learned that there are five keys to helping us create a culture of learning and innovation for our students. 1. Interdisciplinary Courses 2. Collaboration 3. Autonomy 4. Relevance 5. Redefined Rigor

3. What are your
students’ biggest
frustrations with
school?

4. Roosevelt Innovation Academy

5. Roosevelt Innovation Academy

6. BUILDING A CULTURE OF
LEARNING & INNOVATION

7. 1. Interdisciplinary
Life
School
2. Collaboration
3. Autonomy
4. Relevance
5. Rigor5. Redefined Rigor

8. Monday
Innovation
Tuesday
IB DP
Wednesday
Thursday
Innovation
Friday
IB DP
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy
11
IA Global Business
Management 11
IA Internship/
Independent
Project
11
IB DP
Science
Rotation of IA
and DP courses
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy
11
IA Global Business
Management 11
IA Internship/
Independent
Project
11
IB DP
Science
IB DP Math IB DP Math
IB DP
Spanish
IB DP
Spanish
Rotating
Schedule
Rotating
Schedule
Roosevelt Innovation Academy
Collapsed classes on Mondays and Thursdays
1. interdisciplinary

9. Monday &
Thursday
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advance Media
Literacy 11
IA Global Business
Management 11
IA Internship/
Independent Project
11
Independent
Project
8:10-1:05
1:55-3:20
Class
projects that
combine
courses
Expertise
T-Shaped Learners
Roosevelt Innovation Academy
T-Shaped Learners
Monday &
Thursday
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy 11
IA Global Business
Management 11

10. Monday &
Thursday
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy 11
IA Global Business
Management 11
8:10-1:05
Class
projects that
combine
courses
Roosevelt Innovation Academy
Transdisciplinary
Script &
Research

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2. COLLABORATION
Authentic Student Collaboration
iWeek Video

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2. COLLABORATION
Teacher Collaboration
Monday
Innovation
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Innovation
Friday
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy
11
IA Global Business
Management 11
IA Internship/
Independent
Project
11
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy
11
IA Global Business
Management 11
IA Internship/
Independent
Project
11
IA Teacher
Collaboration
IA Teacher
Collaboration

13. 2. COLLABORATION
Collaboration with Professionals

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3. AUTONOMY
Learning to value autonomy

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Leaving School
3. AUTONOMY

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Independent Projects
3. AUTONOMY
Independent
Project
8:10-1:05
1:55-3:20
Class
projects that
combine
courses
Expertise
Monday &
Thursday
IA English 11
Honors
IA Advanced
Media Literacy
11
IA Global
Business
Management 11

17. 3. AUTONOMY
Roosevelt Innovation Academy
Crowdsourcing Grades

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Pivoting
3. AUTONOMY

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“We have to stop delivering the curriculum to kids.
We have to start
discovering it with
them.” Larry Rosenstock
founder and CEO of High Tech High
4. RElevance

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Project choice

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Online Portfolios

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Real Products

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Uncertainty

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Relevant Skills

27. 5. redefined RIGOR
One project at a time

28. 5. redefined RIGOR
Quality OVER QUANTITY

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5. Redefined Rigor
“People usually forget 90
percent of what they learn in a
class within 30 days."

30. 1. Interdisciplinary
Life
School
2. Collaboration
3. Autonomy
4. Relevance
5. Rigor5. Redefined Rigor

31. Roosevelt Innovation Academy
Philosophy of Learning

32. Roosevelt Innovation Academy
How do we build a culture
of learning & innovation?

33. University acceptances

34. QUESTIONS?
Bill Cotter
wcotter@amersol.edu.pe
@educotter
Joseph Bonnici
jbonnici@amersol.edu.pe
@JoeBonnici
Corey Topf
ctopf@amersol.edu.pe
@cvtopf
www.rooseveltinnovationacademy.com