Hampton High School

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Hampton High School

Public, Suburban

Grades 9-12

Allison Park, PA

Hampton High School is located in Hampton Township a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At Hampton, real-world learning is brought into the classroom on a daily basis. Performance-based assessments and a commitment to smart tech integration have led to increased student engagement and academic success. Hampton High School:

Consistently outperforms the state in reading, writing, math, and science for the past 5 years
U.S. National Blue Ribbon School
Has a 99% graduation rate vs. 83% for the state (2014)

Assessment
Performance-Based Assessment: Making Math Relevant
In Hampton High's Disaster Relief Mission, math students role-play air traffic controllers and pilots to assess their skills in a performance-based simulation.
Assessment
Performance-Based Assessment in Math
Instead of doing math problems with no context, students at this school role-play real jobs.
Technology Integration
Instructional Coaching: Driving Meaningful Tech Integration
With Hampton High's tech instructional coach, teachers have found a confidant, subject-area expert, co-teacher, and PD coordinator at their fingertips, enhancing smart, school-wide tech integration.
Technology Integration
Making Technology Work
See how a high school integrated technology in teaching with the help of an instructional coach.
Assessment
Performance-Based Assessment: Engaging Students in Chemistry
In Hampton High's PBA Chemistry Research Project, students create a model of their compound, produce a video about it, and defend it in a debate.
Assessment
Rigorous, Relevant Assessment
Performance-based assessment measures how well students can apply what they know––often in real-world situations.
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Exit Tickets: Checking for Understanding
Whether it's an app or a piece of paper, exit tickets are quick, ungraded assessments of how you're teaching and what students need from you next.
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Gaining Understanding of What Your Students Know
Quick, ungraded assessments help teachers know what their students understand from the day’s lesson.