Anna Allanbrook on Brooklyn New School: Centering children, marginalizing tests (Encore)

We speak with Anna Allanbrook, longtime principal of Brooklyn New School (BNS). Learning at BNS is inquiry-based and cross-disciplinary. As well, BNS is known as the “opt-out school” because 95% of families opt out of standardized testing. The school offers no test preparation. References Find more about the Brooklyn New School on bns146.org Overview 00:05-01:11 Intros 01:12- 01:58 Key principles of Brooklyn New School 01:59-04:05 Relationships 04:06-06:05 Who seeks the school out and why 06:06-07:30 Why the special needs population is relatively high (30%) 07:31-09:15 English Language Learners 09:16-11:29 Making parents comfortable who are used to a more traditional teaching style 11:30-13:28 Differentiating reading instruction 13:29-21:12 Standardized testing and opt-out 21:13-22:38 Performance-based assessment 22:39-25:18 Social emotional learning (SEL) 25:19-27:04 Relationship between SEL and opt-out 27:05-28:52

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