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This section explores concrete, field-tested strategies in four key practice areas: targeted and relevant, actively engaging, socially connected, and growth oriented. Educators can use these strategies to co-create experiences with students, bringing a personalized, mastery-based, and whole-child approach to life in the context of their own classroom, school, and content area.

Targeted and Relevant
  • Grade-level learning
  • Individual and small-group instruction
  • Differentiated pathways and material
  • Culturally relevant and sustaining
Actively Engaging
  • Choice and agency
  • Self-directed learning
  • Authentic inquiry and application
  • Knowledge activation and reflection
Socially Connected
  • Peer learning and collaboration
  • Relationship and trust-building
  • Family engagement and involvement
  • Community and civic connection
Growth Oriented
  • Goal-setting and planning
  • Sustained opportunities for practice
  • Meaningful feedback
  • Progress monitoring and reporting

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Learning that is actively engaging encourages deep interaction with content, in ways to build motivation and ownership and support the transfer of new knowledge and skills to application. Explore practical strategies that:

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Ulster BOCES

Working with Industry Partners to Design Real-World, AI-Enhanced Projects

Enhancing Work-Based Challenges With AI-Driven Research and Prototyping
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Creating Real-World Publications with AI

Supporting Students to Use AI in Producing Work for Real-World Audiences
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Lynwood Unified School District

Using AI to Support Multilingual Learners with Content Acquisition

Expanding Access to Academic Content Through AI-Powered Language Supports
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Desert Edge High School

Using AI to Support Academy-Based Interdisciplinary Learning

Leveraging a Custom Chatbot to Create Career-Connected, CTE-Aligned Instructional Resources
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Valley New School

Teaching Students AI Ethics Through Workshops

Empowering Students to Navigate AI’s Ethical Complexities
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Lynwood Unified School District

Using Professional Development to Empower Teachers to Create AI Chatbots

Empowering teachers to create AI chatbots for instructional support and student learning
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Cabarrus County Schools

Cabarrus Virtual Academy's Approach to Active Engagement in Virtual Learning

How a virtual academy integrated active engagement into their program
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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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West Chester Area School District's Cyber Program

West Chester Area School District's Approach to Mastery and Expectations

How a virtual/hybrid program addressed student mastery and expectations around rigor for virtual learning
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Highline Public Schools

Highline Virtual Academy's Approach to Student Expectations and Engagement in Virtual Learning

How one virtual program addressed student participation and discourse through expectations
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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
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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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Leveraging Data to Advocate for More Creative Learning Experiences

Using data to understand and create more creative learning experiences for students
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Cambridge Public Schools

Asynchronous Learning Modules for Educators

Offering professional development and training that educators can complete at their own pace
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Student Badges

Micro-credentials for students who demonstrate specific skills
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Quick Hands

Utilizing the hand-raising feature to ensure equitable participation
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Remote Pathways

Virtual, small groups for a personalized experience and support
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Hopkins Public Schools

Hybrid Learning With a Focus on In-Person Time for Labs, Hands-On Activities, and Collaboration

Creating time for labs, hands-on activities, and collaboration
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School District of Cudahy

High-Frequency Communications with Staff

Take a proactive approach and establish multiple communication channels
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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Student-Led Equity Task Force

Creating opportunities for students to design and lead district-wide equity and inclusion work
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School District of Cudahy

Taking High School Drama Performance Online

Bringing a drama production to life safely during a pandemic
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Mendon-Upton Regional School District

Community Partnerships for Career-Oriented Learning Work

Project-based learning with future careers in mind
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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Restructuring Specials Schedules

Increasing frequency of art and music to support students
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Meriden Public Schools

Building Multilingual Systems of Support and Engagement for Parents/Guardians

Providing multilingual support to engage parents/guardians in their child’s remote learning experience
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Meriden Public Schools

Virtual Summer STEM Challenge

A virtual summer STEM weeklong program for 4th graders
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Meriden Public Schools

Career Academy Vocational School Partnership

Offering high school students vocational training
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Dallas Independent School District

Building Self-Paced Student Learning with Google Slides

Creating self-paced student lessons with Google Slides for remote learning
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Dallas Independent School District

Teach-Back Tuesdays

Student-led teaching of a concept or skill
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Chicago Public Schools

"Walking Time" to Support Standards Mastery

Supporting standards mastery with flexible classroom assignments
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Liberty Public Schools

Mastery-Based Math Learning Through “Cafés”

Competency-based learning model where students engage in self-directed learning
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Chicago Public Schools

Schoolwide Student Identity Day

Celebrating student identities with schoolwide celebration
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Digital Demonstrations

Gather evidence of student learning from student work shared digitally
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Video Pairing

Pair a video with an activity to make the learning more active
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Gather Data Through Gamification

Use engaging and fun platforms to quickly check for understanding
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Uxbridge Public Schools

Multimodal Planning

Engaging students through varied daily activities
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Virtual Collaboration with Jamboard

Bringing sticky-note activities into the virtual world
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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Muted Share-Aloud

Providing flexibility for camera use during synchronous lessons
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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Remote Classroom Jobs

Creating classroom jobs for students in remote learning environments
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Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Give students a chance to incorporate movement in an engaging way
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Norwood Public Schools

Break Timers

Embedding breaks with suggested activities into your daily schedule
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Intrinsic Schools

Accountable Talk Stems

Providing students a structure to engage in discussions
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Virtual Award System

Reinforcing positive behaviors by offering a choice of reward
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Norwood Public Schools

Amtrak Learning Cars

Offering students a variety of work environments to mimic in-class learning
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Uxbridge Public Schools

Online Agenda

Offering clarity and consistency to ensure everyone is on the same page
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Interactive Visual Vocabulary

Building understanding of vocabulary through visual means
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Bilingual Binders

Giving students options on what language to use when monitoring progress
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Vocabulary Frames

Matching words with functions
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Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart

Building in opportunities and connection
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Say Something Cards

Giving students scaffolding for peer-led classroom conversations
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Non-Verbal Representation

Using visual and auditory inputs other than written or spoken words
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Example: Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning (IgnitED Research)

This video shares evidence from the learning sciences and a practitioner perspective around prior knowledge
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Example: Learner-Led Classroom Management (IgnitED Research)

This video shares evidence from the learning sciences and a practitioner perspective around classroom management.
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Example: Retrieval Practice - Power Tools for Instruction (IgnitED Research)

This video shares evidence from the learning sciences and a practitioner perspective around retrieval practice.
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Take Advantage of Lost Learning Time

Use technology to leverage virtual learning days and take advantage of lost learning time
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Implementing a Flex Time Period

Creating flexible learning time for students to focus on high-value instruction
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Bronx Arena High School

Student Pacing Based on Content Mastery

When students show mastery, they immediately move on to new content or courses
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Bronx Arena High School

Demonstrating Mastery with Two Challenges and a Capstone

Students complete challenges to progress through a course and a capstone to earn a credit
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Bronx Arena High School

Conferencing to Set and Review Goals

Collaborative check-ins to ensure progress and productivity
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Bronx Arena High School

Promoting Student Ownership and Agency

Building consistent structures that continually allow students to own their learning experiences
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Bronx Arena High School

Senior Portfolios

Culminating projects that seniors design, work through, and present to demonstrate high levels of learning self-management
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Bronx Arena High School

Co-Creating Graduation Plans with Credit Mapping

Students and teachers map out learning and graduation goals and create a plan to achieve them
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Bronx Arena High School

Providing Productivity Guidance through Tasks and a Banking System

Students work on different courses in different places, but all are expected to complete five learning tasks each day
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Bronx Arena High School

Graduated Student Autonomy

Consistent learning structures that shift from teacher-led to student-led as students gain ownership of their learning
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Bronx Arena High School

Arenas (Four-Hour Time Blocks)

Large blocks of time that enable students to work through their courses with flexible, personalized supports
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Bronx Arena High School

Activity-Based Collaborative Learning Labs

Specific time set aside each morning for students to focus on an additional subject of interest
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Cisco Junior High School

Targeted Small Group Instruction

Supporting students in small group instruction during individual rotations
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Cisco Junior High School

Providing Pacing Guidance with "Must Do" and "May Do" Tasks

Playlists contain components that students must do to show mastery, as well as additional options that extend learning
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Cisco Junior High School

Student-Led Learning Activities

Creating opportunities for students to learn from each other
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Cisco Junior High School

Multiple Options for Working with Partners

Students can frequently choose whether they want to work with others on assignments, and have choices in their learning partners
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Cisco Junior High School

Balancing Student Choice and Needs with Playlists

Students select their work from skill-level appropriate playlists
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Cisco Junior High School

Collecting Quick Feedback with Emoji Folders

Students provide qualitative data each day about how well they think they understand what they are working on
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Cisco Junior High School

Prompting Deeper Thinking through Open Questions

Transforming questioning from a style that solicits simple answers to one that challenges students to think deeper
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Locust Grove Middle School

Depth of Knowledge Levels

Clarifying rigor by identifying four different levels of content mastery
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Locust Grove Middle School

Customized Learner Pathways

Creating common pathways for academic progress that can be customized for individual students
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Locust Grove Middle School

Teacher-Student Conferences

Individualized conferencing for students to discuss appropriate academic progress and supports
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Locust Grove Middle School

Implementing Learner Profiles

Gradually rolling out a tool designed to increase personalized teaching and learning
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Locust Grove Middle School

Makerspaces

Large classrooms with resources to support students’ project-based learning
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Locust Grove Middle School

Students Pursue Career-Based Projects

Students select “Houses” of interest and complete long-term projects related to possible careers
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Self-Paced Progress through Playlists

Students work through playlists at their own pace
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Student Support Structures for Personalized Learning

Providing multiple types of support to balance students’ needs and teachers’ time
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Self-Directed Summer Math Piloting

Providing students with review content over the summer to prepare for algebra
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Additional Math Instructional Time through a Content Focus Class

Creating an extra semester’s worth of time to provide targeted math instruction
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Content Review with Mini Lessons

Creating short, structured lessons to fill knowledge gaps
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Playlist Data Trackers

Monitoring student progress through a simple, paper-based tool
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Lovett Elementary School

Student Choice of Mastery Demonstration

Allowing students to choose how they show mastery of the application of a skill
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Common Mastery-Based Practices

Creating a common understanding of mastery practices among staff and students
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Promoting Personalization through Learner Pathways

Students choose how to engage with learning activities based on daily pre-assessments and personal preferences
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Genius Hour

Self-paced passion projects that students pursue through inquiry-based learning
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Trailblazer's Opportunity Hour

Creating time for Professional Learning Communities by offering unique learning opportunities to students
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Lovett Elementary School

Lovett's Flex Fridays

Addressing student learning needs outside core content areas
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Lovett Elementary School

Student Choice of Learning Partners

Enabling students to determine how they work best and trusting the choice they make
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Lovett Elementary School

Student-led Conferences

Empowering students to advocate for their learning during teacher conferences
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Lovett Elementary School

Multi-age Learning Pods

Grouping students in grade ranges to allow for more flexible instruction and collaborative teaching
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Lovett Elementary School

Weekly Learning Cycles

Introducing topics through whole group instruction, then guided release toward independent learning
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Student Voice and Choice - Common Practices

Providing students with the ability to decide when and how they learn best throughout the day
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Integrating Online Programs to Differentiate Learning

Personalizing content by student need, with bounded student choice
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Formative Assessment Tool: Plickers

Collecting formative assessment data instantly with minimal technology use
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Trailblazer's Team-Based Flexible Learning Spaces

Students move between learning spaces based on their learning preferences and needs
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Konini Primary School

Infinity Learning Maps

A practical learning-how-to-learn tool for teachers to use with students and families
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Holmes Elementary School

Workshop

Student Led Collaborative Groups
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Holmes Elementary School

Marzano's Practice

Student Driven Self-Assessment
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Wheatley Education Campus

Clamshell

Attention grabber and time saver
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Wheatley Education Campus

3 Before Me

Utilizing peer support to build culture and agency
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Authentic Projects

Assessment of mastery through projects in addition to skill-based learning
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Supporting Student-Initiated Assessment

"Low-tech" system to prompt assessments without interrupting learning of group
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Pleasant View's Enrichment Academies

Weekly learning time to promote creativity and interdisciplinary learning
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Structures for Supporting Self-Directed Learning

Meeting a variety of students’ needs through norms and extra supports
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Multi-Pronged Student Support Structure

Providing structure and multiple options to support struggling students
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Student Choice of Work Partners

Students can choose to partner with other students to improve their learning experience
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Graduated Student Content Choice in Personalized Learning Plans

Providing more choice to students as their skills grow
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Focus on Building Cognitive Skills

Equal emphasis on cognitive skills in addition to academic concepts to support student learning and growth
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Lindsay High School

Exhibition Nights

Public presentations to demonstrate mastery and develop real-world skills
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Lindsay High School

Customized Playlists to Keep Learners on Track

Facilitator-created playlists to provide appropriate learning pathways and resources for each Learner
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Lindsay High School

Supports for Pacing

Multiple opportunities to help Learners stay on-pace
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Lindsay High School

Power Standards

Highlighting most important learning standards to help students make better choices about what they choose to learn
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Lindsay High School

Learner Choice as to How To Demonstrate Higher-Level Mastery

Learners choose how they want to demonstrate mastery knowledge to increase engagement
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Lindsay High School

Learner Choice of Mastery Level

Flexibility to meet minimum thresholds or aim for higher mastery to improve time management and ownership
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Lindsay High School

Reading Interventions

Using real-time data to address Learners’ reading needs
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Lindsay High School

Learner Accountability for Grading

Learner responsibility to ensure the gradebook reflects their most recent learning progress
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Lindsay High School

Daily Large Group Instruction

Using daily whole class instruction to address common needs
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LPS Richmond

Cumulative Quizzes

Assessing prior learning objectives to check for and emphasize retention
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LPS Richmond

Student Choice Over Path, Place, and Modalities

Students choose assignments and learning resources to create a more personalized learning experience
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LPS Richmond

Assessment Initiated by Student

Students request assessments to demonstrate mastery and set pace of course
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LPS Richmond

Daily and Weekly Goal-Setting

Students review their data to determine goals for the day and week
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LPS Richmond

Work at Home

24/7 access to provide students more autonomy over when and where they learn
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LPS Richmond

Team Work Tables

Tables grouped throughout class to enable small groups and improve team orientation
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LPS Richmond

Common Launch

Opening class with shared problem solving to create a culture focused on growth
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Roots Elementary

Moving with Mastery Through Learning Standards

Using data and flexible resources to determine which students are ready for more challenging material
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Roots Elementary

Rotation Time Allocation

Using research and judgment to determine developmentally-appropriate time on task for students
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Mastery Videos

Students creating videos to demonstrate their knowledge of a standard
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Emphasizing Assessment Readiness

Students initiate assessments to improve their chances of success
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Student Support Structures

Creating a structure of supports to help struggling students
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Partnering Choice

Allowing students to choose how they work best to increase productivity
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Students Choose Learning Objectives

Providing students choice in what they learn to increase engagement
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Emphasis on Life Skill Development

Teaching and practicing skills that go beyond 8th grade math
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Teacher-Led Large Group Instruction

Teaching to large heterogeneous groups to maximize efficiency
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CICS West Belden

Personalized Learning Plan

Linking objectives in skill-based units to offer unique pathway to mastery
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CICS West Belden

Progress Triangulation

Looking at profile, pathway, and ongoing data to assess student progress
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CICS West Belden

Student-Led Progress Tracking

Assessment initiated by student to increase ownership
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CICS West Belden

Multiple Methods of Support

Use of peers, teachers, and online resources to offer choice in support
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CICS West Belden

Student Input in Classroom Layout

Engaging students in physical design choices to increase ownership and engagement
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CICS West Belden

Defaulting to Independent Learning Time

Shared expectation to keep students on task
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CICS West Belden

Student Choice in Resources and Assignments through “Menus”

Offering options over when and how to create choice
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CICS West Belden

Targeted Large Group Instruction

Using whole groups to maximize efficiency
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Asynchronous Learning Module Submission Form

Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) created asynchronous learning modules for their staff to receive training around specific edtech tools that...
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Educator Asynchronous Learning Module Journal

Cambridge Public Schools created asynchronous learning modules for their staff to receive training around specific edtech tools that they...
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Teachers Making the Shift to Equitable, Learner-Centered Education

We know that the traditional “sit and get” classroom will not help us advance towards educational equity or promote the deeper learning...
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Real-World Business Problems at Crossroads FLEX High School

Crossroads FLEX High School offers students the opportunity to participate in District C Teamship, an experiential learning program in...
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Flexible Learning Pathways at VLACS

Students at VLACS can create their own “experiences”, in which they have the option of participating in independent learning,...
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Individual Projects Course at Village High School

Village High School offers students the opportunity to develop their own individual project course (e.g., beekeeping, podcasting) based on...
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Quest Examples at The Forest School

Students at The Forest School and The Forest School Online engage in quests – real-world challenges around a specific theme that students...
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Learning Through Apprenticeships at The Forest School

Students at The Forest School share their experiences of participating in apprenticeships starting in middle school.
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Taos Academy Internship Program Handbook

High school students at Taos Academy can participate in an internship to receive elective credit. This handbook outlines what students need...
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Submitting a Learning Log at My Tech High

My Tech High requires students to submit weekly learning logs, a short summary of each student’s educational activities over the course of...
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Village High School’s 2021-22 Calendar

Village High School is a hybrid school that has created a unique schedule for their student body. The school offers “Remote Fridays,” where...
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Taos Academy’s Hybrid Weekly Schedule

These examples from Taos Academy demonstrate how different students with unique needs can craft a weekly schedule that best supports their...
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My Tech High's Schedule Builder

Families and students can use this interactive tool from My Tech High to build a sample personalized schedule.
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A Day in the Life of an ASU Prep Digital Student

This video shares a glimpse into how a student at ASU Prep Digital uses the flexibility that the school offers to plan out coursework based...
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ASU Prep Digital’s Course Pace Chart

The course pace chart from ASU Prep Digital provides estimated time and deadlines for students to complete specific lessons and assignments...
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ASU Prep Digital’s Student Weekly Planner

Teachers at ASU Prep Digital help their students plan out their week by mapping out their synchronous classes and the asynchronous work...
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A Day in the Life of a Middle School Studio

An educator, also referred to as a guide, from The Forest School discusses what happens daily in the school’s middle school studio.
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Laurel Springs School (LSS) Connect

Laurel Springs School built their own in-house private social network where students could connect with each other, have discussions, and...
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Fifth-Grade Class Huddle

Teachers at ASU Prep Digital have their fifth-grade students join a live synchronous class huddle each morning to review the weekly plan,...
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Morning Launch Template

This template from The Forest School Online demonstrates how students lead a daily 15-minute morning launch which covers learner outcomes,...
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Masked Self Portraits

Students at Mission Grammar School (Roxbury, MA) in Michael Morris’ second grade classroom incorporated a twist on their self-portraits...
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Elementary School Badge Plan

At The Forest School, students create a badge plan each year and work backwards to complete additional badges and “level up.”
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Badges and Pathways

Students at VLACS use Badgr to track their badges and find information related to specific career pathways.v
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VLACS Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric

VLACS created a rubric that explains the goals of discussion-based assessments along with details of how students can demonstrate mastery...
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ASU Prep Digital’s Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric

ASU Prep Digital created a scoring rubric that instructors can use when administering discussion-based assessments. The rubric details the...
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My Tech High Student Clubs

My Tech High offers student interest-based clubs led by club advisors and parents, held either by semester or in six-week mini-clubs. This...
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ASU Prep Digital Social Activities

ASU Prep Digital offers a variety of social activities for their community, including clubs, family events, special interest groups, and...
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Laurel Springs Social Community

Laurel Springs School has developed a robust social community for students to connect with each other and share interests, talents, and...
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My Vaccine Activity Book

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia created this activity book for children to learn more about how vaccines work.
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A Kid’s Guide to COVID-19: How Vaccines Work

Boston Children’s Hospital explains how vaccines work in this child-friendly video
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Learn About Vaccines from BrainPop

In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby discuss vaccines and how they work.
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Lesson Plan: Invent Ways to Help Get Your Community Vaccinated

PBS Newhour developed a lesson plan where students are equipped with knowledge of how the vaccine works and why it is important. With this...
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Vaccine Lesson Plans for Elementary, Middle, and High School

The Vaccine Makers Project developed lesson plans for different grade bands about vaccine science with scientifically supported,...
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Agency by Design: Making Learning Engaging

“Learner agency is about having the power, combined with choices, to take meaningful action and see the result of those decisions. It can...
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Facilitating Student Participation on Zoom

This resource from Boston College’s Center for Teaching Excellence provides an overview of several strategies to facilitate student...
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Managing Hand Raising in Zoom

This video shows how to manage the raised hands feature in Zoom to facilitate participation.
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How to Use Breakout Rooms in Zoom for Teaching and Learning

This video from Flipped Classroom Tutorials provides step-by-step directions on how teachers can set up breakout rooms.
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10 Ideas For Using Virtual Breakout Rooms During Distance Learning

This article provides ideas for how teachers can use breakout rooms including breaking students up into targeted small groups and putting...
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Episode 7: Mendon-Upton Regional School District on Flexible Learning for Educators, Career-Oriented Learning, and Innovation

On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how...
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Episode 4: Renton School District's Approach to Staff and Student Wellness, Personalization, and Engagement

In this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how...
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Austin ISD End of Year Goal Setting Student Survey

As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized surveys to solicit input and feedback from students...
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Gatewood Outdoor Classrooms

Video from Hopkins Public Schoolsoutlining the district’s creation of shared outdoor classrooms to support teachers and students to return...
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Get Outside and Learn: Hopkins Offers Outdoor Immersion Program

An article from Sun Post, which highlights Hopkins Public Schools’ outdoor immersion program.
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Learning in the Park

A Hopkins Public Schools newsletter from October 2020, which highlights their outdoor immersion program for a second-grade class.
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Equity Task Force Slide deck

This example slide deck by Monterey Peninsula Unified School District showcases how they ran a student-led, district-wide equity task force...
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Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Programs at Hopkins Public Schools

Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools, describes their inquiry-based outdoor immersion...
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Back to School Kick-Off

In this video, students from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District came together to share their work launching a district-wide equity...
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Back to School Kick-Off

In this video, students from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District came together to share their work launching a district-wide equity...
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News Coverage of a High School Play Streamed Virtually

Local CBS news affiliate reports on Cudahy High School’s virtual play.
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WIN Block Planning Document

Mendon-Upton Regional School Districtguide on their “What I Need” (WIN) block, which includes examples of activities that can be done...
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Museum of Science, Boston - Model of the Atom Exhibit Rubric

Example of a project rubric from the Museum of Science, Boston on building a model of the atom, which mirrors an exhibit that can be seen...
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Inspiring Careers: Dr. Samantha Russak of Southwick's Zoo

A video recording of a live Q&A session on what it’s like to be a veterinarian with Dr. Samantha Russak of Southwick's Zoo and students at...
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Career-Oriented Learning Work at Mendon-Upton Regional School District

David Quinn, Director of Technology Integration at Mendon-Upton Regional School District, gives an overview of the career-oriented learning...
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Rethinking Scheduling to Support Deeper Engagement with Cohorts

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School District rethought and adjusted scheduling to support deeper engagement...
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Virtual Summer STEM Enrichment Program Invitation

Invitation from Meriden Public Schools to selected 4th-grade students to participate in a virtual summer STEM enrichment program.
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Virtual Summer STEM Enrichment Program Project Overview

A slide deck overview of Meriden Public Schools’ virtual summer STEM enrichment program, which includes the project objective of building a...
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Scaling Inquiry Pilots to Longer Term Projects at D11

Natasha North, K-12 Literacy Specialist at Colorado Springs School District 11describes how her district launched cross-curricular inquiry...
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Piloting Remote Inquiry Projects to More Deeply Engage Learners at D11

Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11, provides an overview of the district’s...
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Dallas ISD Webinar Session Plan on Self-Paced Learning with Google Slides

Webinar slide deck from the Personalized Learning Department at Dallas ISD on how to create self-paced lessons with Google Slides.
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Dallas ISD Webinar on Self-Paced Learning with Google Slides

Webinar from the Personalized Learning Department at Dallas ISD on how to create self-paced lessons with Google Slides.
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Teach-Back Tuesdays at Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff

Video of morning announcements at Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff of Dallas ISD. Embedded in their morning announcements...
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THRIVE on Five Overview and Choice Boards

This communication sent from the district to families and students explained the launch of and thinking behind the virtual personalized...
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THRIVE on Five Introductory Video

This video, featuring students, introduces the THRIVE on Five virtual personalized learning days piloted at Liberty Public Schools. This...
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Graduate Profile

Liberty Public Schools formerly adopted a new profile of skills and competencies graduates will develop as they are growing up and then as...
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Sample Master Schedule with Embedded “Walking Time”

Sample schedules for Kindergarten - 8th grade that include walking time for ELA and math.
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Math Pathways

Liberty Public School students in learning cafe classrooms work along pathways based on their mastery level. This artifact includes an...
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Math Personalized Learning Plan

Liberty Public School students in learning cafe classrooms use personalized plans to self-direct and pace their learning of math skills....
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By Design Vision

This website shows the vision of the By Design program and its key outcomes and components.
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By Design Unit Plan

This unit plan includes what students are learning in each class throughout the course of the project. It also includes standards covered...
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By Design Project Guide

This is a sample project guide for a seven-week interdisciplinary project in ELA, science, social studies, and health. The guide outlines...
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Tanner Elementary - I Am Black History

A video from Tanner Elementary’s virtual Black History month assembly, which includes a read aloud, celebrations of Black social justice...
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Domain-Specific Professional Development Scope and Sequence

A nine-month scope and sequence for personalized learning professional development for teachers, which includes differentiated pathways...
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K - 2nd Virtual Learning Plan Example

Example lesson plan of a K - 2 virtual learning plan with activities that must be completed and suggested activities.
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Quick-Start Guide to Creating Virtual Learning Plans

A step-by-step guide on how to create and implement virtual learning plans starting with a list of tips and suggestions for how to...
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Virtual Learning Plans Teacher Workshop

Slide deck for a teacher workshop on how to create and implement personalized learning plans. Included in the deck are examples of learning...
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3rd - 5th Grade Weekly Virtual Learning Plan Template

Template for a weekly virtual learning plan, which includes weekly goals, reflections, and a list of activities to be completed.
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Learning Together at a Distance: A D11 Inquiry Invitation Project Resources

This website from D11 includes leveled guidebooks for elementary, middle, and high schools that outline planning tools and considerations...
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Jamboard Brainstorm

This Jamboard shows an example of how it can be used for a brainstorming activity.
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Digital Vending Machine Slide Template

This slide deck offers multiple templates for building your own Digital Vending Machine to give options and build engagement with your...
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Real-Time Redesign - Section 2: Dream Big

PDF version of Section 2: Dream Big of the Real-Time Redesign toolkit.

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Using Jamboard to Build Action Steps

Jamboard is a great place to align on next steps, based on what ideas were uncovered during a brainstorming session. As seen in this...
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Using Jamboard to Bucket Ideas

One way to use Jamboard to take collaborative conversations deeper after brainstorming ideas is to take those ideas and bucket them based...
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Using Jamboard to Brainstorm, Share, and Support Ideas

One way to use Jamboard effectively is to enable users to brainstorm, share, and support ideas as seen on this screenshot. In order to do...
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Cedar Rapids: Building Space and Structures for Student Reflection

Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) sought to address a key problem in their district: “How might we provide relevant,...
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Cedar Rapids: Getting Inspired by Real-World Relevance in Learning

Cedar Rapids Community School District has a well-defined Profile of a Graduate, or clear depiction of what a graduate of the district...
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Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement

School leaders mustn’t lose sight of the need for student agency and student engagement as they contend with the myriad challenges posed by...
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Active Spelling

This screencast shows how one teacher engages her students in an active spelling activity. In this video, the educator explains and models...
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Requiring Cameras Only for 1:1 and Small-Group Time

This video describes the importance of allowing students to keep their cameras off at times during a lesson and then prompting students to...
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Sensory Nature Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt asks students to find items in nature based on their senses.
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BetterLesson

Student Roles: Democratizing Group Work

This website shows how to implement students’ roles in group work so that each student contributes effectively to the overall work of their...
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Cosmic Kids Yoga

These yoga and guided meditation videos for kids share fun and challenging physical activities appropriate for students.
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Discussion Sentence Stems

This resource provides sentence stems for accountable talk that students can use for discussions in person, remotely, or in a hybrid model.
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Choice Board: The 2020 Election

This choice board from Seesaw focuses on the 2020 election. Explore the following for additional ideas: Choice Board: Indigenous People of...
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Amtrak Car Breakout Room Teacher Slides

When implementing a variety of breakout rooms, it is important to be clear and consistent so that students know what to expect. These two...
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Color-Coded Google Assignments

This screenshot shows how one teacher color-codes all of their assignments so that students can quickly scan and find assignments based on...
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Weekly Checkpoint Document

This document is given to students weekly to ensure they know their expectations for the week, where to go for content support, and what...
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Virtual Oral Assessment Student Work Samples

These work samples were produced by students for a virtual oral math assessment. Students shared this work with their teacher virtually and...
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Session A: Introduction to Remote Learning (Presentation and Video)

This session is focused on the basic supports needed for remote learning: strategic design and supports for effective implementation....
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Setting up a Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart

This article from the The Teacher Toolkit describes a Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart and how this structure can be used to identify prior...
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Rules for “Say Something” Cards

This set of cards provides students with sentence stems to use during classroom conversations. Educators can print off this document to...
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Grammar Walls

This website shares information around creating a “Grammar Wall” with children, along with ideas on how to make the activity colorful,...
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What is Modeling?

The teacher models a skill or strategy for students using a gradual release method that follows the pattern: “I do, we do, you do.” The...
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How to Set Up Language Warm-Ups

Language Warm-Ups use receptive and productive language tasks including “repeat-after-me” activities, minimal pairs, phoneme...
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7 Reasons to Use Interactive Notebooks

This website maps out seven reasons to use interactive notebooks in an engaging and translatable manner. Interactive notebooks may help...
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Vocabulary Frame Flashcards

This worksheet maps out one approach to building vocabulary frame flashcards. This resource can be printed as-is or adapted to suit various...
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Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning: IgnitED Research Video

In this video installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional...
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K-12 Blended Teaching

This free OER guidebook was developed to help teachers develop the core skills needed to teach in environments that blend online and...
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Greeley-Evans School District’s Unit Model

This one-slide overview of a math unit from Greeley-Evans School District highlights how various aspects of personalized learning,...
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Learner-Led Classroom Management: IgnitED Research Video

In this video installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional...
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Retrieval Practice - Power Tools for Instruction: IgnitED Research Video

In this video installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional...
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Intersession Sparks Exploration and Lifelong Learning at The Nueva School

Nueva runs a PK-8 campus and a high school. Both these independent schools offer a six-day intersession for students to develop...
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Unlocking Time

Time for students to explore their passions

This strategy, created by Unlocking Time, captures how schools create time for students to explore their passions, encouraging student...
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Gratitude Guide for Teachers

Teacher guide that accompanies the GiveThx tool for classroom belonging.
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Henry County Schools' Personalized Learning Overview

An overview of personalized Learning at Henry County Schools, GA.
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Math Games

Free math games and skill practice online.
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Cisco Pilot Teacher Communicates Understanding of Student Agency Pillar

Cisco ISD 5th grade math teacher describes the importance of developing student agency.
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Senior Portfolios at Bronx Arena

A student and teacher discuss senior portfolios at Bronx Arena, which help students prepare for the world beyond high school.
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Graduated Student Autonomy at Bronx Arena

Bronx Arena's founder discusses how students start to own more responsibility for their own learning. A student provides an example of...
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Four Hour Instructional Blocks at Bronx Arena

Bronx Arena's founder discusses why the school uses four hour blocks of time called "Arenas" as the main time for instruction.
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Moving with Mastery at Bronx Arena

Students and an educator discuss the benefits of being able to start and finish classes at any time, based on content mastery.
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Engaging Every Student with Blended Learning at Cisco

Learn how blended learning helped Cisco students engage with their work and get excited about school.
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Emphasizing a Growth Mindset at Cisco

Educators at Cisco use specific tools to foster a growth mindset.
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Prompting Deeper Thinking by Asking Open-ended Questions at Cisco

Educators work with students using specific inquiry methods to challenge students, bring rigor into the classroom, and expand student...
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Student-led Instruction at Cisco

Hear about student-led instruction in classrooms at Cisco ISD.
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Selecting Learning Stations at Cisco Junior High School

Educators at Cisco use a variety of station types in the classroom to challenge students and address learning gaps.
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Spiral Math at Cisco

Discover Spiral Math and see how an educator uses this approach in her classroom throughout a typical week.
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Using Data to Promote Student Growth at Cisco

Learn how Cisco analyzes student data to help students challenge themselves and achieve goals.
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Identifying Prior Knowledge with Pretests at Cisco

Teachers at Cisco can use pretests to help them determine student content knowledge and set them on the right path for learning.
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Student Choice of Work Partner at Cisco

Students are allowed to choose their own groups for class activities to help them reach their goals.
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Learning Playlists at Cisco

Students at Cisco ISD use playlists each week to guide their work.
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Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Ecology

This is a sample student-made rubric for a challenge on ecology at Bronx Arena.b
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Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Storytelling 101

This is a sample student-made rubric for a challenge on storytelling at Bronx Arena.
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Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Earth Science

This is a sample student challenge presentation about earth science at Bronx Arena.
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Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Genetics

This is a sample student challenge presentation about genetics at Bronx Arena.
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Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Biomes

This is a sample student challenge presentation about biomes at Bronx Arena.
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Bronx Arena Capstone Example

This is a sample student capstone, in essay format, about a movie that the student studied at Bronx Arena.
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Student Agency Strategies Playlists: Cisco Edition

This professional learning playlist from Raising Blended Learners takes Cisco ISD teachers through student agency strategies.
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Cisco Growth-v-Fixed Chart

Teachers and students at Cisco Junior High use this poster to support a growth mindset.
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Cisco Checklist Example: Slope

Students at Cisco Junior High select what they work on from skill-level appropriate playlists.
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Cisco Science Playlist

Students at Cisco Junior High select what they work on from skill-level appropriate playlists.
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Cisco One Pager Reflection Instructions

Students at Cisco Junior High reflect on learning experiences through creative responses.
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Cisco Spiral Math with Deeper Thinking Questions Sample: Week 10

A math teacher at Cisco Junior High creates spiral math activities using open questions to push for deeper thinking.
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Cisco Student-Led Learning: Exploring Equations

This sample packet from Cisco Junior High guides students through a student-led learning activity.
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Cisco Student-Led Learning Teacher Notes: Exploring Equations

This sample teacher notes document from Cisco Junior High supports a teacher in guiding students through an exploring equations activity.
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Rotations and Genius Hour at Trailblazer Elementary School

Trailblazer Elementary School runs station rotations and genius hour in classrooms to meet the needs of their learners. This video gives...
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Barbara Blackburn's DOK Analysis & Planning

Teachers at Locust Grove Middle School use Dr. Barbara Blackburn's DOK tools to both analyze student work and create learner pathways.
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Locust Grove 1:1 Implementation Plan

When Locust Grove Middle School rolled out its 1:1 Chromebook plan, each department brainstormed how they would leverage and utilize the...
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Locust Grove House Project Overview: Water Towers

Students at Locust Grove Middle School engage in career-based House challenges, which are projects mapped to broad driving questions and...
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Locust Grove House Project Manual

Students at Locust Grove Middle School engage in career-based House challenges, which are projects mapped to broad driving questions and...
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Locust Grove House Project Competition Info: Water Tower

Students at Locust Grove Middle School engage in career-based House challenges, which are projects mapped to broad driving questions and...
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Locust Grove Engineering Fair Overview

Students at Locust Grove Middle School engage in career-based House challenges, which are projects mapped to broad driving questions and...
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Locust Grove Learner Profile Screenshots

Henry County Schools partnered with SRG Tech to create a personalized learning platform called BlenderLearn. The platform houses student...
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Locust Grove Sample Learner Pathway - 8th Science Unit 1

Students at Locust Grove Middle School work on personalized learner pathways that are designed with tasks that progress across depth of...
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Structured Student Choice at Locust Grove Middle School

At Locust Grove, students have several ways to direct their learning and choose how to demonstrate mastery.
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Learner Pathways at Locust Grove Middle School

Hear from Locust Grove students and educators about how Learner Pathways are incorporated into routine instruction.
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Creating a Makerspace to Promote Project-Based Learning at Locust Grove Middle School

Discover Makerspaces at Locust Grove Middle School.
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Developing Learner Profiles at Henry County Schools

Explore how Henry County Schools use learner profiles for their students.
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Meeting the Needs of Students with Learning Differences at Locust Grove Middle School

Learn how Locust Grove educators implement personalized learning processes to meet the needs of students with learning differences.
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Setting Soft Deadlines to Help Students Pace their Work at Locust Grove Middle School

Educators discuss the use of soft deadlines and work pacing at Locust Grove Middle School.
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Class Example: House Projects at Locust Grove Middle School

Hear from students at Locust Grove about their House Projects.
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Educator Voice: House Projects at Locust Grove Middle School

Locust Grove educators explain how House Projects work at the school.
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Depth of Knowledge Levels at Locust Grove

A discussion of the use of Depth of Knowledge levels at Locust Grove.
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Robotics at Locust Grove Middle School

A look into the use of robots in the classroom at Locust Grove.
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Locust Grove Project Driving Question - Community & Commerce House

At Locust Grove Middle School, teachers design career-based projects with broad driving questions that guide how students approach the...
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Locust Grove Project Driving Question - Cultivating Wellness House

At Locust Grove Middle School, teachers design career-based projects with broad driving questions that guide how students approach the...
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Locust Grove Project Driving Question - Center Stage House

At Locust Grove Middle School, teachers design career-based projects with broad driving questions that guide how students approach the...
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Locust Grove Project Sample: Center Stage 8th Grade

Locust Grove Middle School focuses on a project-based learning model. This sample overviews the timeline and driving question of a project.
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Locust Grove 8th Grade Passion Capstone Project Overview & Rubric

Locust Grove Middle School designs a capstone project for soon-to-graduate 8th graders modeled around 'Genius Hour.' Students select a...
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Locust Grove 8th Grade ELA Learner Pathway

Locust Grove Middle School designs a capstone project for soon-to-graduate 8th graders modeled around 'Genius Hour.' Students select a...
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Locust Grove House Project Design Sample: Water Tower Project

Locust Grove Middle School creates houses and related projects that align with the high school’s career pathways. Students in the middle...
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At Home Device Use at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor students use laptops at home to extend their learning and demonstrate understanding of class content.
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Self-Directed Summer Math Pilot at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor Collegiate Academies piloted a summer math program where students worked with a set of playlists designed to foster independent...
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Grouping Students Based on Need at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor teachers take time to get to know their students and understand their learning needs, later using this profile data to best group...
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Addressing Skill Gaps with Foundation Weeks at Valor Collegiate Academies

Teachers utilize time during which their classes do not introduce new content to assess student progress and remediate skill gaps during...
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Using Math Notebooks to Track Progress at Valor Collegiate Academies

Educators at Valor Collegiate Academies use notebooks to help students organize their learning in math, as well as check student...
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Personalizing Instruction with Playlists at Valor Collegiate Academies

Students work with a bank of self- and teacher-selected playlists to guide their learning at Valor Collegiate Academies.
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Coordination Between Math Core Content and Math Focus Teachers at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor Collegiate Academies have Content Focus and Core Math teachers collaborate on a regular basis so students can make explicit...
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Playlist Trackers at Valor Collegiate Academies

Explore how students use playlist trackers in personalized learning at Valor Collegiate Academies.
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True North Overview at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor students participate in mindfulness exercises that help them regulate their energy and attention.
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Algebra 1 Foundations Summer Playlist at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor piloted a summer math playlist to provide students with review content, preparing them for algebra.
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Algebra 1 Foundations Summer Math Tracker at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor uses this tracker to centralize student performance and progress on summer homework.
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Sample Blended Learning Cover Sheet at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor's blended learning cover sheets scope out the playlists that students can select from.

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Playlist Tracker Template at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor uses playlist trackers to aggregate student performance data on blended learning playlists in one packet, making it easy for teachers...
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Math Sample Playlist: Linear Expressions

Valor utilizes math playlists in their Content Focus class to organize blended learning practice around specific standards.
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Math Sample Playlist: Irrational Numbers

Valor utilizes math playlists in their Content Focus class to organize blended learning practice around specific standards.
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Math Sample Playlist: Proportions

Valor utilizes math playlists in their Content Focus class to organize blended learning practice around specific standards.
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Educator Voice: Personalization at Valor Collegiate Academies

Teachers work to ensure students have ways to bring their authentic selves into the school space.
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Lovett Flex Friday Project Output Example

Short video of a robot dancing to music, created by a student at Lovett as part of their curriculum for Flex Fridays.
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Class Example: Accountability Partners Discuss Learning Goals at Lovett

Two students meet and discuss their learning progress and how they might be able to help each other.
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Learner Profiles at Lovett

A Lovett educator discusses how they use learner profiles to better understand their students and their needs.
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Multi-Age Classrooms at Lovett

Lovett combines students of different ages into single classrooms to better enable flexible learning for its students.
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Flex Friday Enrichment Classes at Lovett

Lovett is able to provide students with a choice of enrichment classes each Friday, benefitting the students in a variety of ways.
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Student Choice at Lovett

Lovett educators discuss how they are able to provide students with more choice throughout the school day.
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Policies and Procedures for Students Working in Hallways at Lovett

Lovett educators created a system where students are able to choose where they work best, including in the hallways and throughout the...
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Student Choice of Learning Partners at Lovett

Lovett educators are able to create an environment where students choose learning partners.
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Differentiating Instruction by Modality at Lovett

Teachers at Lovett discuss how they differentiate instruction by learning modalities to meet student need.
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Lovett Timeline Graphic Organizer

One of the many graphic organizers Lovett allows their students to choose from as a method of demonstrating understanding for a topic.
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Lovett Teacher-Student Conference Protocol

This document outlines the process for Lovett's teacher-student conferences, highlighting who is doing what and when. It helps ensure...
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Lovett Summary Graphic Organizer

One of the many graphic organizers Lovett allows their students to choose from as a method of demonstrating understanding for a topic.
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Lovett Student Reflection- 3-2-1 Checkout

This is an example of a document educators at Lovett use to better understand how their students are progressing through content and to...
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Lovett Student Created Assessment

This is an example of an assessment a Lovett student created to demonstrate mastery of a particular topic.

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Lovett Story Map Graphic Organizer

One of the many graphic organizers Lovett allows their students to choose from as a method of demonstrating understanding for a topic.
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Lovett Report Card Conference Sheet

Lovett educators encourage students to lead conferences about their academic progress. This conference sheet provides question prompts for...
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Lovett Learner Profile Sample

Lovett educators use learner profiles, incorporating both academic and personal needs, to better know their students.
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Lovett Flex Friday Assessment (Student Made)

Lovett students chose to teach Spanish to their class during Flex Friday. This is an example of an assessment they created for the class.
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Trailblazer Pathway Student Self-Assessment

Students use this tool to assess their level of mastery on various learning targets.
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Genius Hour

GeniusHour.com

This site gives information and resources around what genius hour is and how to implement.
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Trailblazer Opportunity Hour Sign Up

Trailblazer students choose and sign up for learning opportunities that go beyond their normal academic curriculum, allowing them to enrich...
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Trailblazer 2nd Grade Math BL Pathway

Students use this guide to determine their learning pathway during class based on their pre-assessment performance.
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Trailblazer Pathway Choices

This screenshot shows the learning pathways students can engage with in Schoology.
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Trailblazer 4th Grade Rotation Menu

This menu guides students through choice activities during station rotation.
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Trailblazer Learning Pathways

Teachers at Trailblazer organize content for learner pathways in Schoology.
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Mystery Science

Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.
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Leveraging Technology to Provide Online Pathways and Resources at Trailblazer

Based on learning pathways, students access content and resources online.
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Personalizing Pathways Based on Formative Data at Trailblazer

Teachers use pre-assessments and student choice to design student learning pathways.
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Student Groupings at Trailblazer

Teachers break up students into small groups to target similar needs and allow for student collaboration.
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Student Choice of Learning Areas at Trailblazer

Students can self-select where and what to work on, depending on the time of day.
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Student Use of Online Programs at Trailblazer

Students engage with a variety of research based core and intervention programs, giving teachers insight into student performance and needs.
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Genius Hour at Trailblazer

Students choose a question of interest or passion to pursue, engaging in a long term research and learning project.
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Using Station Rotations at Trailblazer

Teachers use station rotation with various content areas to break students into small groups and target different learning needs.
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Class Example: Station Rotations at Trailblazer

Station rotations in class integrate the use of technology and in-person small group learning with various teachers.
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Learner Pathways at Trailblazer

Short, daily pre-assessments along with student choice determine the pathways and groups students engage in each day.
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Benefits of Opportunity Hour at Trailblazer

Students and teachers mutually benefit from choice-based opportunity hour.
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Opportunity Hour at Trailblazer

Students self-select a topic of interest to learn for one hour per week, allowing general education teachers to meet in professional...
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Infinity Learning Maps

Infinity Learning Map Case Studies

These case studies illustrate the impact of Infinity Learning Maps on students, teachers, principals, and networks of schools.

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BetterLesson

Job List and Salary Poster

Jobs are an essential part of the economy and help this teacher run the class smoothly and efficiently. Students interview for positions...
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BetterLesson

Workshop Lesson Plan

This is an example lesson plan for Workshop from the early part of the year. Note that students are selected to be in tutoring based on two...
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BetterLesson

The Workshop Board

The Workshop Board is the student-facing display of available stations and work. Depending on how much choice students are given on a...
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BetterLesson

Marzano Levels Poster

This poster helps students accurately assess their level of understanding on Marzano's scale and determine next steps.
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Relay Graduate School of Education

Beginners Guide to Blended Learning (Relay GSE course BL-101)

This course will teach you about blended and personalized learning as a whole, and show you how to stretch your thinking and try something...
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Student Mastery Demonstration through Authentic Projects at Pleasant View

In addition to taking content assessments, students also engage in ongoing projects aligned to content areas.
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Students Showing Assessment Readiness at Pleasant View

When students feel they have mastered content, they request an assessment. PVES teachers developed a way to have students request without...
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Enrichment Academies Descriptions

Pleasant View students participate in weekly, multi-age enrichment academies.
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Enrichment Academies at Pleasant View

Every Friday, students participate in hour-long enrichment academies that are multi-age/grade. The goal is to give all kids access to deep,...
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Summit Personalized Learning: Norms for Self-Directed Learning

Summit has developed a series of resources for teachers, including norms for self-directed personalized learning time (PLT). You can find...
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Student Supports at Pleasant View

Students working on learning objectives have multiple options for support, including peer mentorship, additional learning resources, and...
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Student Partner Choice at Pleasant View

Students can work independently or with others during independent learning time. If working with others, and not assigned to a small group...
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Shifting Instruction at Pleasant View

The PVES principal discusses how she has supported teachers in making the shift to personalization.
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Student Choice of Resources and Assignments at Pleasant View

During independent learning time, students have choice over which subjects, standards, and learning resources they tackle in any one...
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Flexible Use of Space at Pleasant View

Students move freely throughout the classroom and extended learning space (hallways, central areas).
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Off-Pace Students at Lindsay

A student shares how they think about being off or on "pace" in class, and how they and others stay on track. Transcript:...
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Using a Capacity Matrix as a Pacing Guide at Lindsay

Brandy Quintero, a teacher at Lindsay, explains why and how teachers decided to integrate a pacing guide into the district's capacity...
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Different Learning Choices Students Make at Lindsay

Brandy Quintero, a teacher at Lindsay, explains how students have choice over when to take an assessment as well as which content areas to...
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Student Choice of Mastery Projects at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how students get choice over how to demonstrate higher levels of mastery.Transcript: Marla Earnest: [...]...
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Choosing to Demonstrate Advanced Knowledge at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how students who achieve proficiency on a standard can choose to demonstrate deeper mastery.Transcript:...
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Literary Analysis VWA Task List

This is a sample rubric (also called a task list) for a vocabulary objective.
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Personalized Learning Time at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how students have choice over what to work on and who to work with during Personalized Learning Time....
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Students' Choice in How to Use Personalized Learning Time at Lindsay

Brandy Quintero, a Lindsay teacher, explains how students sign up for Personalized Learning Time. Transcript: Brandy Quintero: Is the...
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Personalized Learning Environment | Lindsay Unified School District

Lindsay Unified School District is empowering and motivating for today and tomorrow. Learn strategies and methods for teaching in a...
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Student Perspective: Working on Multiple Grade Levels at Lindsay

A student explains how she is able to tackle mastery of both ninth and tenth grade standards by using out of school time....
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Diagnostic Reflection and Unit Goals at LPS Richmond

LPS uses a template to help students reflect after diagnostic assessment.
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LPS Unit Exam

This is a sample unit assessment for Navigate Math.
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LPS Note Taking Task

This is a sample LPS note taking task
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LPS Writing Assessment

This is a sample writing assessment for Navigator Math.
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Multiple Ways Students Can Show Mastery at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how student have multiple ways of showing mastery through different resources linked to the same skill...
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Student Choice of Learning Resources at LPS

How a student chooses learning resources for a learning objective. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in...
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Student Choice of Assignments at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, shares how she supports students in their self-paced learning by monitoring progress against goals in the dashboard...
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Student Choice at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains the parameters of choice available to students, which include what to work on, in which order, at what...
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Student Example: Tiered Supports at LPS

Example of how students would use the support model in class. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google...
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Tiered Student Supports at LPS

Overview of support model at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and many of those...
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Multiple Resources for Learning Objectives at LPS

Example of multiple learning resources for a learning objective. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google...
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Benefits of Student-Initiated Assessments at LPS

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how students at LPS are able to choose when they take a mastery assessment.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: The...
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Diagnostics to Help Students See Academic Growth at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, asks students to reflect on their growth by looking back at their starting point.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: There's...
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Teacher Example: Checking Homework Completion at LPS

How a teacher checks for class homework completion. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and...
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Setting Goals for Work at Home

A student in LPS Richmond's Navigate Math class talks through how she thinks about setting her goals for the week.Transcript: Student: My...
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Student Choice of Homework at LPS

Overview of how students choose homework. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and many of...
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Direct Instruction for Non-cognitive Skills at LPS

Walk through of how the first two units are structured as a class. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in...
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Heterogeneous Teams at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, uses a heterogeneous teaming strategy to support student learning. Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I decided to...
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Visual Dashboards for Class Competitions at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how the class developed visual dashboards to show individual and team progress against goals in order to...
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Roots Student Learning Standards

Roots learning standards are content standards unpacked into learning objectives they want each student to meet.
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Teacher Discusses Student Choice at Roots

Roots teacher, Samantha Gambino, explains how choice is integrated into the student day, particularly during independent learning...
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Teacher Discusses Personalized Learning Experiences at Roots

Roots teacher, Megan Miles, explains how rotations through different activities are personalized to student need and choice....
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Roots Template One-on-One Conference Spreadsheet

This blank Roots template can be used to input student data during and after one-on-one conferences.

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Roots Executive Director Discussing the Benefit of Defaulting to Playlists

Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses the benefit of a norm of defaulting to their independent learning tasks if not scheduled...
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Content Teacher Discusses Benefits of Habits of Success Teachers at Roots

Roots teacher, Samantha Gambino, is a content-area teacher. She explains the value of having Habits of Success teaching peers to support...
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Roots Executive Director Explains Modifying Tech Tools

Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the school built customized apps to integrate with their Google tools.Transcript: Jon...
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Sight Word Ninja

Sight Word Ninja is an iPad application that helps students learn sight words.
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Creating Individual Learning Playlists at Roots

At Roots Elementary, teachers create individualized playlists that scholars work through during independent learning time.
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Roots Can Solve it Worksheet

This worksheet from Roots gives an example of how they integrate Habits of Success into their classroom practices.
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CICS WB Overview of Learner Profiles

West Belden uses Learner Profiles to better understand each of their students and help them meet their learning goals. This overview...
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Student Pacing at ReNEW DTA

The teacher explains how students progress through standards at their own pace.
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ReNEW Student Video: Adding and Subtracting Scientific Notation

A ReNEW student demonstrates mastery of a standard by showing how to solve a problem.
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Student Mastery Demonstration at ReNEW DTA

Students demonstrate mastery by creating a video illustrating how they work through an easy, medium, and hard problem within that standard.
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Multiple Levels of Student Support at ReNEW DTA

Students are given multiple means of support to look towards before reaching out to the teacher.
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Student Partner Choice at ReNEW DTA

Students can pick whether they want to work with a partner or independently.
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Teaching Time Management at ReNEW DTA

Students are given the flexibility to make choices about how to manage their time, with support from peers and teachers.
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Student Example: Personalized Learning Plan at West Belden

A student at CICS West Belden in Chicago shares his personalized learning plan.
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Example: Student Moving Beyond Grade Level at West Belden

Teachers at CICS West Belden explain how they help students move at their own pace through learning paths.
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Student Pacing at West Belden

At CICS West Belden, students can move at their own pace through learning objectives.
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Periodic Diagnostic Process at West Belden

Educators at CICS West Belden use a process to periodically diagnose student mastery levels.
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Student Example: Student-Led Progress Tracking at West Belden

A student at CICS West Belden explains how he tracks his progress towards mastery of learning objectives.
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Daily Common Planning at West Belden

Teachers at CICS West Belden get 90 minutes of common planning time.
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Student Input in Classroom Layout at West Belden

A CICS West Belden teacher shares how students give input into design and layout of their learning environments.
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Class Example: Creative Furnishings to Meet Students' Physical Needs at West Belden

At CICS West Belden, teachers offer choice to students in where they learn. Classrooms have a variety of furnishings and learning zones to...
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Independent Learning Time at West Belden

Learn how independent learning time is structured at CICS West Belden.
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Student Example: Resource Choice at West Belden

CICS West Belden offers students choices in which resources to learn from.
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Student Choice in Resources and Assignments through "Menus" at West Belden

Learn about how CICS West Belden offers students choices through learning "menus".
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Teacher Example: Daily Agenda Creation at West Belden

At CICS West Belden, teachers create daily agendas to help organize the different learning activities taking place during a class period.
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Large Group Instruction at West Belden

CICS West Belden uses large group instruction to maximize efficiency when content or skills need broader introduction.
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CICS WB Sample Learner Profile

CICS West Belden uses Learner Profiles, which is an up-to-date record of an individual student's strengths, needs, motivations, and goals.
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CICS WB Learner Profile Survey Responses

CICS West Belden uses a student survey tool to assess interests and preferences. Results of this survey are put into a student's Learner...
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CICS Student Groupings Screen Shot

CICS West Belden uses student groups to differentiate instruction.
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CICSWB Learner Profile Survey (Grade 1-3)

CICS West Belden uses a student survey tool to assess interests and preferences. Results of this survey are put into a student's Learner...

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