At Building 21, teachers design flexible, problem-based “studios” through which students explore and take action on an engaging, important issue in the world.
THE STUDIO LEARNING CYCLE
Each 8-week studio, which makes up one unit of study, is a journey through the Building 21 “Studio Learning Cycle.” Units are framed around a central problem or issue, and all learning resources and activities are designed around secondary “driving questions” that help students explore the issues. Click below to explore several key types of curricular assets that are central to Building 21’s studio model.
OPEN SOURCE CURRICULAR RESOURCES
Each studio culminates in a performance-based assessment or “Performance Task” that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of their new knowledge and skills. Check out these student-facing guides designed to help students build and practice key learning skills and strategies, developed in collaboration with reDesign.
Learning activities are purposeful tools that help students process and organize new information, practice new skills, and apply learning strategies. Check out our bank of learning activity guides and templates, developed in collaboration with reDesign.
Student-facing “Studio Guides” support students as they engage in a studio. Studio Guides help students identify where they are in the learning cycle, choose activities based on their needs and interests, and complete scaffolded “formative tasks” that help them build toward the culminating performance task. Check out our exemplar studio guides.