Schools in New Orleans are implementing many innovative practices to improve teaching and learning, such as extended day programs, language immersion, online courses, gender-specific classrooms, and more. Some specific practices mentioned include having students and teachers write and illustrate their own poems, exercise throughout the day, focus on the learning process, enlist parent help in classrooms, and welcome visitors. Schools also focus on grade-level expectations, work collaboratively, use data to guide instruction, and incorporate art, music, gardening, and technology across the curriculum.