Building Time Management through Calendar Look-Aheads

Developing Planning Habits for Academic Balance in Dual-Enrollment Courses

Individual Check-ins for Student Success

Individual Check-Ins to Foster Communication and Growth in Dual Enrollment

Building Connections in Virtual/Hybrid Dual Enrollment Classes

Incorporating Team-Building for Stronger Relationships and College Readiness

Health and Safety Tools From the Parabola Project

Spotlighting resources developed to support safe return-to-school

Intentional Problem-Solving to Support Student Development

Help students in addressing barriers and challenges through a dedicated problem-solving process

Emotions Scan

Support students in identifying and naming their emotions

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Newport News Virtual Learning Academy

Newport News' Approach to Social Connections in Virtual Learning

How a school prioritized building connections to center students in virtual learning

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KJ Virtual Academy

Setting Clear Expectations for Student Engagement (KJ Virtual Academy)

How an online program increased student engagement through expectations for behavior

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NYC School Without Walls

Increasing Student Buy-In with Targeted Communications (NYC SWOW)

How a hybrid program encouraged higher attendance and engagement through fieldwork

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Cabarrus County Schools

Addressing Student Engagement Through Hybrid Project-Based Learning (Cabarrus Virtual Academy)

How a virtual school engaged students through project-based learning

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Cajon Valley Union School District

Engaging Families Through In-Person Events (Cajon Valley Virtual Learning Program)

How one virtual program supported students' social skills and fostered community-building

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NYC School Without Walls

NYC School Without Walls' Approach to Student and Family Engagement

How one hybrid program fostered student and family engagement in a virtual setting

KIPP DC

Building Teacher Capacity to Increase Student Belonging (KIPP DC)

How one virtual school improved climate for student belonging and teacher capacity for mentorship

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Cooperative Virtual Learning Academy

Ensuring Student Belonging Through Enrollment Transitions (Cooperative Learning Virtual Academy)

How a virtual school developed a positive classroom culture and supported relationship-building

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FLEX Online School

Student Belonging Through Routine Connection-Building (FLEX Online)

How a virtual school built connectedness and engagement virtually

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KJ Virtual Academy

KJ Virtual Academy's Approach to Teacher & Student Capacity with Technology

How one virtual school used technology to engage students and help educators manage workloads

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Podcasts: TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar"

Hear from leaders of established virtual and hybrid programs about how they made their models a success

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Mentor Teacher

Supporting students one-on-one socially, emotionally, and academically

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Taos Academy

Daily Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Check-ins

Gauging each day where students are in terms of their emotions

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Learning Coaches

Supporting students through their virtual learning journey

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Virtual Advisories

Building meaningful relationships with students in a virtual setting

School District of Cudahy

Districtwide Morning Meeting Time

Make time to build relationships with students

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Launching Community Circles To Better Support Students

Quarterly family phone calls to surface needs

Meriden Public Schools

Weekend and Vacation Meals Distribution

Providing students with meals throughout remote learning

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Metro Nashville Public Schools

Weekly "Navigator" Check-Ins With Every Student

Metro Nashville Public Schools created a new district-wide point-person program to ensure every student was known, cared for, respected, and supported

Dallas Independent School District

Student-Led Family Conferences

Student-led parent-teacher conferences in remote and hybrid settings

Intentional Focus on Developing Students’ Self-Management Skills

Developing students’ self-management skills to support independent learning

Chicago Public Schools

Schoolwide Student Identity Day

Celebrating student identities with schoolwide celebration

Colorado Springs School District 11

Graduate Profile as a Planning Tool to Support Teaching and Learning Pilots

A profile with eight core traits of the ideal graduate of Colorado Springs School District 11

Brooklyn Lab Charter School

Daily Student Success Coaching

Personalized, individual touchpoints between student and staff

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Offer Opportunities for Fun

To build connection and community in informal ways

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Fitness Friday

Weekly class time dedicated to movement and fun

Uxbridge Public Schools

Active Activities

Applying movement to learning activities in remote and in-person settings

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Social-Emotional Learning Small Groups

Guided small group time for social-emotional learning

Remote Learning: Planning for Improvement

Power Moves for Remote Learning

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Provide All Students Access to College Classes

Three ways to provide college-level coursework to high school students

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Bronx Arena High School

Partnership with SCO Family of Services

Partnership with a local non-profit to provide social supports

Valor Collegiate Academies

Teachers as Coaches (“Pride Leaders”) for Small Groups

Teachers mentoring “Prides” and providing individual social-emotional learning coaching

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Valor Collegiate Academies

Direct Instruction Centered on Social-Emotional Growth

Weekly time during “Compass Class” for social-emotional instruction and work time

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Valor Collegiate Academies

Single-Gender Grouping via “Prides”

Deliberately selected single-gendered small groups that form social-emotional learning communities

Valor Collegiate Academies

A Self-Directed, Competency-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning

The “Compass Phase System” is designed to help guide students’ social-emotional work (“Badge Work”) and growth

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Valor Collegiate Academies

Highlighting Essential Habits for Developing Excellence in Mind, Body, and Spirit

Determining and committing to “Core Compass Habits” that promote student social and emotional growth

Roots Elementary

Habits of Success Class

Teaching social-emotional skills to improve students’ lives and school culture

Student Self-Assessment Examples

Wilson College’s overview of the benefits, along with seven concrete examples of student self-assessment.

12 Time Management Tips for College Students

A concise set of practical tips to help college students manage time, stay organized, and balance responsibilities effectively.

Executive Summary: Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Educator Insights into Scaling and Implementation

This executive summary of FullScale’s (formerly operating as The Learning Accelerator) research brief, “Innovative Approaches to Learning...

Brief: Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Educator Insights into Scaling and Implementation

This second brief from FullScale (formerly operating as The Learning Accelerator), “Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within...

Jobs for the Future

Increasing College Access Network: Overview

The Increasing College Access Network integrates Social-emotional learning (SEL) into the instruction of online dual-enrollment courses in...

Executive Summary: Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Initial Observations About Scaling and Implementation

This executive summary of The Learning Accelerator (TLA)’s research brief, “Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core...

Brief: Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Initial Observations About Scaling and Implementation

This brief from The Learning Accelerator (TLA), “Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction:...

Report: Deepening Our Understanding of High-Quality Virtual and Hybrid Learning: Initial Analysis of Six Diverse Models

This report from The Learning Accelerator (TLA), “Deepening Our Understanding of High-Quality Virtual and Hybrid Learning: Initial Analysis...

Executive Summary: Deepening Our Understanding of High-Quality Virtual and Hybrid Learning: Initial Analysis of Six Diverse Models

This is the Executive summary for a report from The Learning Accelerator (TLA), “Deepening Our Understanding of High-Quality Virtual and...

Executive Summary: Where, Why, How - Deepening Analysis of the U.S. K-12 Virtual Learning Landscape

This is the Executive summary for a report from The Learning Accelerator (TLA), “Where, Why, How: Deepening Analysis of the U.S. K-12...

Report: Where, Why, How: Deepening Analysis of the U.S. K-12 Virtual Learning Landscape

This report from The Learning Accelerator (TLA), “Where, Why, How: Deepening Analysis of the U.S. K-12 Virtual Learning Landscape,”...

Boston Public Schools

Artifact: Boston Green Academy’s Student Development Team

Boston Green Academy’s Student Development Team ensures that students and their families have access to resources and opportunities that...

Boston Public Schools

Artifact: Fenway High School’s Early College Partnerships

Fenway High School's collaboration with early college partners is key to program effectiveness. There is weekly contact with partner...

Boston Public Schools

Artifact: Fenway High School’s College, Career, and Life Readiness Competencies

Fenway High School developed the 4 C’s from the categories that surfaced in their College, Career, and Life Readiness Competencies. The...

Boston Public Schools

Artifact: Fenway High School’s Vision of a Graduate RAMP UP Skills

Fenway High School developed their Vision of a Graduate based on an internally designed framework known as RAMP UP skills. This vision of a...

Child Nutrition Landscape Analysis

The Learning Accelerator (TLA) conducted a national landscape scan, reviewing resources regarding child nutrition that could be used in...

Child Nutrition Policy Review

The Learning Accelerator (TLA) reviewed federal, Massachusetts Commonwealth, and district ESSER and ARP guidelines to examine the...

ASCD

Problem-Solving in Seven Steps

Developed by the education researcher Robert Marzano, this protocol describes seven steps teachers can use to guide students through the...

The CASEL Framework

Created by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting all students’...

Mood Meter

Developed by the University of New Hampshire Health and Wellness (and utilizing the work of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence),...

Beyond Brick and Mortar Podcast: Gem Prep Online's Whole-Community Approach to College and Career Readiness

In The Learning Accelerator's new podcast series, Beyond Brick and Mortar, hear from leaders of established virtual and hybrid learning...

Beyond Brick and Mortar Podcast: ASU Prep Digital on Building Relationships and Human Connections in Virtual Learning

In this episode of TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar" podcast series, which features leaders of established virtual and hybrid learning...

Beyond Brick and Mortar Podcast: Map Academy on Healing and Holistic Student Supports

In this episode of TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar" podcast series, which features leaders of established virtual and hybrid learning...

Taos Academy’s Synchronous Advisory

All students at Taos Academy are required to join their weekly synchronous advisory meeting with their academic advisor and cohort. This...

Mentor Teacher Selection Form

Village High School in Colorado allows students to select their mentor teacher through a voting process. Each student fills out a Google...

Education Disruption Podcast Episode: Student-Teacher Relationships

This podcast episode, named “When Student-Teacher Relationships are Prioritized, Learners Thrive,” dives into the story of a student at Map...

Map Academy Anchor Program

At Map Academy, the Anchor program provides each student a 1:1 relationship with an adult adviser, an opportunity to build community with...

Student-Generated Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Check-in List

Students at Taos Academy generate a list of check-in questions and activities, such as “What book character are you feeling like and why?”...

QR Code for Late Arrivals

Uxbridge High School used QR codes for students who arrived late to reduce interactions to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Protocol for Sick Students and Staff During COVID-19

This is the protocol Uxbridge High School used for when students and staff should stay home. It includes a list of symptoms and guidance...

COVID-19 Self-Screening Protocol for Parents

Callahan Elementary School’s nurse Maureen Gearty developed this flowchart for families in the Norwood, MA community to determine if...

Practitioner Toolkit: Starting Points for Identifying and Supporting Individual Student Needs

This resource includes suggestions on how to assess key strengths and gaps in both academic and non-academic areas and offers practical...

COVID-19 Indicators to Support School Closure and Reopening Decisions

This tool from the Parabola Project provides indicators for school officials to monitor with their local health departments in considering...

A Balanced View of Risk

The decisions around the return to school must reflect a global view of risk. This graphic from the Parabola Project shows that schools...

When and How to Wash Your Hands

The CDC provides guidance on when and how to wash hands to help prevent the spread of germs like COVID-19.

Students: Did You Wash Your Hands Poster

This printable poster that can be posted in bathrooms reminds students to wash their hands to help stop the spread of COVID-19

Response Process for Staff/Students Who Are COVID-19 Positive

This tool builds off of principles included in the Parabola Project's School Reopening Readiness Guide. It is intended to help...

Step-by-Step Lunch Procedure in Classrooms

This video from Sha Tin Junior School in Hong Kong communicated to families, students, and staff how students will eat lunch safely.

Reopening Considerations Checklist

This tool from LunchAssist provides a checklist of all of the considerations schools need to think through for reopening their meal service...

Back-to-School Meal Service Toolkit

No Kid Hungry's toolkit provides guidance and ideas on how to feed students and keep students and staff safe amidst the ongoing coronavirus...

Seeing Other People Wearing Masks

Autism Little Learners created this storybook to help students understand why they are seeing people wearing masks.

Wearing a Mask to School

Autism Little Learners created this printable story book to help students get used to wearing masks to schools.

Evidence that Masks Work During COVID-19

Ariadne Labs created a graphic of a CDC case study where two hairstylists with COVID-19 wore masks and did not transmit the virus to 139...

Creating & Reusing Masks During COVID-19

Ariadne Labs shows ways to create masks and how to properly clean them so they can be reused.

Choosing & Wearing Masks During COVID-19

Ariadne Labs provides guidance on choosing and wearing masks to combat the spread of COVID-19

School Air Quality Assessment Guide

This toolkit from the Parabola Project is designed to assist district and building operations and facilities leaders by providing a...

A 10-Point Guidance for Schools to Promote Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination

In collaboration with Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, a public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, EquityByDesign.org has created...

Stronger Together: A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California's Public Schools

This was a guide put out by the California Department of Education and is meant to be a a guide for local discussion on reopening schools...

Cohorting Students for In-Person Learning Toolkit

This toolkit from the Parabola Project helps school leaders make key decisions driven by the values and priorities of their school or...

Episode 10: Distinctive Schools on Communities of Care and Thoughtful Instructional Strategies

On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how...

Habits of Success: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for Learning, Work, and Life

This report offers guidance for K-12 districts and schools by synthesizing the latest research and knowledge on emerging practices for: 1)...

Creating Consistency for Family Engagement Touchpoints

In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a districtwide family engagement plan based around...