There are many details to consider when designing a capstone experience. Expectations of students, faculty workload, resources, logistics, and timing all play a part in the value of this endeavor. We discuss the experience of creating a research capstone experience from scratch including the components of our current course as well as lessons…

This article discusses the authors' effort in tailoring instruction to meet student needs. The authors began by talking to students and asking them specific questions about what they wanted and needed for an instruction setting to be successful. Sometimes educational solutions offered to faculty and students are not needed, welcomed, or wanted.…

This article features the Challenge School, a magnet school in the CherryCreek School District in Colorado that focuses on academically advanced, motivated, and gifted students. The school was developed as an alternative to best meet the needs of these students. The Challenge School focuses on high student achievement and commensurate academic…