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This section brings together our most practical, field-tested guidance for educators and school teams—focused on what happens with students, in classrooms, and across schools. We translate big ideas about learning into field-tested strategies in four key practice areas: targeted and relevant, actively engaging, socially connected, and growth oriented.

Designed to support both teaching practice and the people doing the work, the resources here help educators design learning experiences, adapt instruction, and work together in ways that advance personalization, mastery, and whole-child development.

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  • Choice and agency
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  • Knowledge activation and reflection
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  • Peer learning and collaboration
  • Relationship and trust-building
  • Family engagement and involvement
  • Community and civic connection
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  • Goal-setting and planning
  • Sustained opportunities for practice
  • Meaningful feedback
  • Progress monitoring and reporting

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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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Valley New School

Teaching Students AI Ethics Through Workshops

Empowering Students to Navigate AI’s Ethical Complexities
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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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Using Data to Advocate for Students with Learning Differences

Strategically using data to understand and support students with learning differences, inside and outside the classroom
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Advocating for Students’ Unfinished Learning Needs

Using data to address unfinished learning
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Two Steps to Improve Lesson Planning Through Instructional Design

Utilize instructional design principles to improve student learning and increase effectiveness in lesson planning
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Student Badges

Micro-credentials for students who demonstrate specific skills
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Virtual Engagement Profiles

Dynamic student profiles that track students’ virtual engagement
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Non-Verbal Engagement

Leveraging non-verbal cues during synchronous video lessons
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School District of Cudahy

Deepening Arts Enrichment Through Three-Week Focus Scheduling

Modified schedules minimize health risks and deepen engagement
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Chicago Public Schools

Third and Fourth Grade Mastery-Based Grading

Mastery-based grading to support student progress monitoring
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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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Communicate the Plan

Ensuring all students know what to do, when to do it, and how
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Remote Buddy Projects

Grouping in-person and remote students together for projects
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Defining Clear Roles in Group Work

Supporting each student to be successful and collaborative during small-group time
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Bilingual Binders

Giving students options on what language to use when monitoring progress
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Complete Sentences

Students respond in complete sentences to build language proficiency
Written chart titled "Non-Fiction Summary." The text below presents sentence prompts for students to use and reads: "The text (blank - title) is about (blank - main idea). First, you should now (blank - detail 1). Next, (blank - detail 2). Then, (blank - detail 3). Finally, (blank - detail 4). Now I think (blank - opinion) because (blank - detail to support opinion).

Scaffolded Summary

Supporting student writing using sentence stems
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Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart

Building in opportunities and connection
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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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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

Students Focus on Three Credits

Enabling opportunities for deeper and faster learning by limiting the amount of classes a student can take at the same time
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Bronx Arena High School

Measuring Three Levels of Mastery

Students can show proficiency of academic skills at learning, functional, and nuanced levels
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Bronx Arena High School

Creating Competencies for Mastery-Based Learning

Developing broad and specific learning goals that are easy to understand and act on
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Bronx Arena High School

Coordinating Student Supports with Facilitation Plans

Creating a common document to help track students’ progress and supports in a flexible learning environment
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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

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

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

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

Prioritizing Non-Traditional Metrics

Looking at basic metrics likes attendance and output to better understand student progress and learning challenges
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Bronx Arena High School

Collaboration between Teachers and Advocate Counselors

Collaborative teaching teams that support the whole student
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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

Empowering Ownership of Learning through Monitoring Learning Progress and Goal-Setting

Students reflect on their learning data and use it to set goals for academic growth
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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

Common Data Practices

Cisco looks at a variety of data sources and uses them in different ways to improve teaching and learning
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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

Creating Extra Time for Student Support in Extension Classes

All 6th graders and some 7th graders have an extra class period for personalized support in math and ELA
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Cisco Junior High School

Using Pretests and Posttests to Identify Learning Growth and Needs

Creating formative data with pretests and summative data with posttests
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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

Selecting Small Groups by Learning Level

Continually shifting groups to support students working at the same learning level while moving at their own pace
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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

Benchmarking Progress with MAP Tests

Identifying student needs and growth with MAP Assessments
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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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Valor Collegiate Academies

Self-Paced Progress through Playlists

Students work through playlists at their own pace
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Looking at Student Work Protocol

Structured review of student work to better understand how students approach assignments and determine additional supports
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Math Notebooks

Organizing student progress through content with a structured system of notes
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Coordination Between Core Content and Math Focus Teachers

Collaborating over student data to ensure instructional time is used effectively
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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

Multiple Methods of Student Groupings

Mixing a variety of grouping strategies based on students’ needs
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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

Lovett's Modified Grading Based On Skill Level

Measuring academic growth based on students’ current skill levels
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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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Lovett Elementary School

Modifying Standards to Meet Student Needs

Teaching a topic at different levels of depth & complexity to make it accessible for all students
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Lovett Elementary School

Student and Teacher Progress Tracking through Tracker Sheets

Simple data sheets populated by students for progress monitoring
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Lovett Elementary School

Collecting Student Data through Varied Assessments

Teachers use multiple data points to better understand student progress
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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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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

Lovett Learner Profiles

Collecting data to understand students beyond academic progress
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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

Accountability Partners

Student meetings with a partner to help them meet learning goals
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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

Inclusion Approach to Special Education

Integrating special education teachers into general education classrooms
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Mastery-based dashboards from MasteryTrack

Making data about student learning progress instantly available and useful
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Holmes Elementary School

Workshop

Student Led Collaborative Groups
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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

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

Supports for Pacing

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

Triangulation of Data

Looking at data to determine appropriate Learners supports during Personalized Learning Time
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Lindsay High School

Progress Monitoring Through Empower

Facilitators use the Empower, formerly Educate, system to determine how well each Learner is developing along their learning path
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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

Capacity Matrix

Providing an explicit learning agenda to guide Learners through each learning unit
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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

Multiple Ways to Demonstrate Ongoing Progress

Allowing students to select from different program assessments to demonstrate readiness for mastery assessment
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LPS Richmond

Cumulative Quizzes

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

Weekly Formal One-on-One Teacher Support

Planned weekly meetings to review goals and progress, and provide support
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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

Flexible Daily Small Group Instruction

Customized groupings to address learning needs and create team experts for specific learning objectives
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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

Pre-Unit Diagnostics

Pre-assessments taken at the beginning of each unit to enable mastery-based progression and student choice, as well as promote student growth
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LPS Richmond

Data Dashboard for Progress Monitoring

Teacher uses data dashboard to understand where each student is in their learning pathway
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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

Class Competitions

Unit and daily goal-completion competitions to engage and motivate students
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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

Roots' Mastery-Based Reporting

Actionable growth reports after every assessment cycle
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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

Creation and Use of Micro-Standards

Using more granular standards to better understand student progress
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Roots Elementary

Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Groups

Differentiated groups to enhance different learning experiences
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Roots Elementary

6-8 Week Learning Groups

Periodic benchmark assessments to determine student progress and adjust student learning paths
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Roots Elementary

Daily, Weekly, and Long-Term Student Groupings

Employing multiple grouping approaches to meet immediate needs as well as provide stable working teams
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Roots Elementary

Scheduled Ongoing Large Group Instruction

Large group instruction frequently used to meet common needs and instruct efficiently
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ReNEW DTA Academy

ReNEW's Creating Student Grades in a Mastery System

Creating a grading system to reflect mastery progress
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Student Self-Reporting Progress

Students provide progress updates to minimize teacher grading time
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ReNEW DTA Academy

Sharing Mastery Data Transparently Across the Class

Allowing students to see each other’s scores to better enable student support and growth
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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

Flexible Grouping

Combining students to differentiate instruction
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CICS West Belden

Targeted Large Group Instruction

Using whole groups to maximize efficiency
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The Eliot Innovation School’s Writing Data Tracker Sheet

This schoolwide Google Sheet tracks student progress in writing across informational, argumentative, and narrative genres. By visualizing...
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ELSA (English Learner Support Assistant) Chatbot

A custom-built AI chatbot designed to support English learners in building content knowledge while strengthening academic language skills....
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Learner to Learning: Theory of Change Activity and Template

Use this Theory of Change Activity and Template to document how your initiative, policy, or strategy impacts learning in your context.
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Teacher-Created AP Psychology Article Analysis Question (AAQ) Builder

Using Playlab, This teacher-created chatbot generates article analysis questions (AAQs) for the AP Psychology exam. The user selects the...
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Boston Public Schools

Artifact: Fenway High School’s Early College Partnerships

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

Artifact: Fenway High School’s Junior Review Rubric and Score Card

The Junior Review is a pivotal moment for Fenway High School's 11th graders. It's a chance for them to showcase their academic growth and...
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Online Learning Readiness Assessment

This readiness matrix from Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) is used by site facilitators, counselors, and administrators to evaluate and...
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Mountain Heights Academy’s Student Engagement Profile

Administrators at Mountain Heights Academy developed a brief student profile for each learner to show different levels of engagement based...
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Family Information Video on Early College Credit

My Tech High created an Informational video to share with families that describes the options for students to earn early college credit...
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Six-Year Planner from Gem Prep Online

Gem Prep Online offers this detailed planner for students to map out their courses over their six years (grades 7-12) at the school. This...
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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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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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Running Partners Goal Tracker

Students at The Forest School Online work with a peer partner each morning to set their daily goals on a tracker and create action plans...
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Call Log and Progress-Monitoring Tracker

Learning Success Coaches at ASU Prep Digital use this call log and progress-monitoring tracker to check in weekly with their assigned...
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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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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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Taos Academy "Bearhug" Protocol

Administrators at Taos Academy work closely with students and families to support students from a 360-degree view. If a student’s data...
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Reactions in a Zoom Meeting

This video from the Unversity of Queensland shows how instructors can use the reactions feature to engage students during a lesson.
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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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Getting Smart

How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Reduced Their Failure Rate by over 60%

This Getting Smart article tells more of the story behind MPUSD’s switch to mastery grading during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ELA and Math Common Core Standards Mastery Trackers

Student-facing Common Core-aligned ELA and math mastery trackers.

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4th Grade Math Mastery-Based Assessments

A folder containing a variety of Common Core-aligned, mastery-based math assessments for 4th grade.
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Elementary School Mastery-Based Grading Policy

Mt. Vernon Elementary School’s mastery-based grading policy, which outlines its grading weights, how to translate mastery into letter...
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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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Kahoot Exit Ticket

This screenshot shows the final results from a geometry exit ticket administered on Kahoot.
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Elementary Math Seesaw Explainer Video

A student uses the Seesaw app to record a video to show mastery of a concept. The app has built-in virtual manipulatives that the student...
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High School Math Explainer Video

Students demonstrate their mastery of a skill or content by making a video explaining the concept or skill. These videos can also be used...
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Socrative Quiz

This screenshot shows how the results are displayed after a multiple choice quiz on Socrative, including questions that were more difficult...
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Fitness Friday for Students

This video, made by a teacher who started Fitness Friday with her remote and in-person students in Santa Barbara Unified School District ,...
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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: Problem of Practice on Standards-Aligned Feedback

Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) interviewed a range of teachers and students to identify opportunities to improve teaching...
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Explanation of Wait Questions

This video gives additional information and framing around Wait Questions, along with two other types of questions you can use with remote...
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GoGuardian Weekly Checkpoint Document

This screenshot of a teacher’s view of GoGuardian shows how helpful color-coding different sections and tasks in a virtual notebook or...
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Digital Notebook

This is an example of a digital notebook that a high school science teacher builds for their students every unit. Their students...
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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 and Rubric

This is a question that eighth-grade students were assessed on for their virtual oral assessment. The rubric provides more in-depth details...
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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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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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Sample Standards Map: Food Chains IgnitED Research Artifact

This sample standards map for Food Chains (TX Science Standard 3.9B) is used as a pretest in Ms. Scroggins' 3rd grade blended science...
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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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Sample Scope and Timeline: LPS & TLA Researcher-Practitioner Partnership

This sample scope and timeline for a research-practitioner partnership was co-developed by TLA and Leadership Public Schools.
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The Myth of Learning Styles: IgnitED Research Video

Did you know that learning styles do not exist? Watch the inaugural video in The Learning Accelerator's new series, IgnitED Research, to...
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Unlocking Time

Dynamically re-group based on formative assessment

This strategy, created by Unlocking Time, captures how schools utilize formative assessment data to re-group students based on the goals of...
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Assessment for Academic Skills

Examples of student assessment for academic skills from Leadership Public Schools.
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Henry County Schools' Personalized Learning Overview

An overview of personalized Learning at Henry County Schools, GA.
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Monitoring Student Progress with a Data Tracker at Bronx Arena

Teachers and a student discuss how they use a technology tool that tracks student data to improve teaching and learning at Bronx Arena.
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Monitoring Productivity in a Personalized Learning Environment at Bronx Arena

Bronx Arena educators and students discuss the use of a productivity measurement of five tasks per day.
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Prioritizing Unique Metrics at Bronx Arena

Discussion of the unique metrics that Bronx Arena looks at when evaluating student and school performance.
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Offering an Advisory Class at Bronx Arena

Students and educators discuss "group," an advisory-like class that Bronx Arena provides for its students on a weekly basis.
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Conferencing and Goal Setting at Bronx Arena

Educators discuss the role goal setting plays at Bronx Arena.
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Focusing on a Small Number of Credits to Accelerate Learning at Bronx Arena

Bronx Arena's founder discusses the benefits of students focusing on a small number of credits.
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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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Development of Competencies at Bronx Arena

Bronx Arena's founder discusses why and how they went about developing competencies for students. A student and teacher also discuss...
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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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Using Data to Identify Growth Areas for Staff at Cisco

Educators and administrators at Cisco communicate across grade levels to collaborate and use data to improve the educational experience for...
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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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Class Example: Small Group Instruction at Cisco

View an in-class example of small-group instruction in action at Cisco ISD.
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Extension Classes at Cisco

Educators at Cisco use Extension Classes to clarify student understanding of class concepts and fill in knowledge gaps.
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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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Students Understanding their Learning Progress at Cisco

Students demonstrate their understanding in a variety of ways to show content competency.
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Student Reflection and Feedback with Emoji Folders at Cisco

Each day, students reflect on their understanding of concepts taught in class using emoji folders.
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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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Setting SMART Goals at Cisco

Cisco implements SMART goal-setting for students to achieve specific, measurable, actionable, reasonable, and timely goals in class.
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Using MAP Tests to Clarify Learning Needs and Goals at Cisco

Discover how MAP assessments are used at Cisco to help drive goal-setting and bring light to learning needs.
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Student and Teacher Data Discussions at Cisco

See how educators at Cisco ISD use data in their discussions with students.
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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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Bronx Arena Monthly Conferencing Form

Students complete this form to update their progress towards goals and do some pre-reflection, allowing teachers and students to dive in...
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Bronx Arena Credit Map Example

Teachers work with students to create individualized credit maps, backwards planning all required credits until graduation.
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Bronx Arena Facilitation Plan Example A

Teachers at Bronx Arena create facilitation plans to track student progress and support each learner.
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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 Growth Mindset Quiz

Teachers and students at Cisco Junior High use this quiz to assess student mindsets and support a growth mindset.
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Cisco Student Goals Schedule

Teachers at Cisco Junior High create a goal setting schedule for 1:1 conferencing with students.
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Cisco Smart Goals Think Sheet

Students at Cisco Junior High set SMART goals - Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely.
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Cisco Exit Emoji Explanations

Students at Cisco Junior High give emoji ratings to provide qualitative data each day about how well they think they understand what they...
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Cisco BrainPOP Class Summary

Teachers use mastery data from BrainPOP, a blended learning software, to plan instruction.

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Cisco MAP Student Profile

Students and teachers at Cisco Junior High refer to the NWEA MAP student profiles to analyze student mastery and set goals.
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Locust Grove Habits of Work Self Assessment Example

Locust Grove Middle School also prioritizes building students' soft skills, called 'Habits of Work.'

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Read 180

Read 180 is a blended learning intervention program targeting reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills in grades 4-12.
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Locust Grove Webb's DOK Task Analysis Protocol

Locust Grove Middle School uses this protocol to analyze and develop the Depth of Knowledge level for various tasks.
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Locust Grove DOK LASW Protocol

Locust Grove Middle School uses this protocol to analyze student work with performance tasks and identify the Depth of Knowledge level.
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Locust Grove Content Area Team Meeting Protocol

Locust Grove Middle School uses this protocol to guide team planning across a content team.
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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 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 Item Analysis (with Learning Targets)

Teachers at Locust Grove Middle School design pre-assessments to directly align with the learning targets and performance indicators for...
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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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Locust Grove Sample Pretest: 8th Grade Physical Science Unit 1

Teachers at Locust Grove Middle School give students pretests before the start of a unit to determine areas of mastery, using the data to...
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Locust Grove SMART Goal Template for Learner Profiles

Teachers and students at Locust Grove Middle School use this guide for defining personalized goals that are SMART: Specific, Measurable,...
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Assessment Labs at Locust Grove Middle School

Learn about Assessment Lab spaces at Locust Grove.
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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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Test Review Using Item Analysis at Locust Grove Middle School

See how educators at Locust Grove implement item analysis in their test review process.
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Using Pretests and Posttests at Locust Grove Middle School

Locust Grove educators use routine pretests and posttests to assess learner progress.
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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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MAP Testing at Locust Grove Middle School

Locust Grove educators discuss how they use MAP Testing with their students.
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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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Math Review with Mini Lessons at Valor Collegiate Academies

Mini lessons are created based on student data to address specified content and concepts to help students learn at Valor Collegiate...
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Student Support Structures at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor educators encourage students to reach out to their peers to further expand their learning and answer questions.
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Assessing Progress at Valor Collegiate Academies

Learn about assessments at Valor Collegiate Academy.
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Using Exit Tickets at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor educators look closely into exit tickets to monitor student learning and plan for future lessons.
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Common Data Practices at Valor Collegiate Academies

Explore the ways educators and school leaders use data for personalized learning at Valor Collegiate Academies.
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Pacing Guidelines for Personalized Playlists at Valor Collegiate Academies

Teachers work with students to personalizes playlist deadlines based on student need at Valor Collegiate Academies.
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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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8th Grade Math Year-at-a-Glance at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor scopes out all math content for each grade level, splitting content between the Core Class and Content Focus Class.
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Sample Exit Ticket at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor uses short, formative assessments to monitor student progress and inform instruction.
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Data Driven Instruction Template at Valor Collegiate Academies

Valor uses this spreadsheet template to guide teachers through data analysis.
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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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Data Quality Campaign

The Data Quality Campaign Infographic

The Data Quality Campaign created this infographic and video to show how data makes personalized learning possible. When students, parents,...
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Data Quality Campaign

The Data Quality Campaign Website

The Data Quality Campaign website offers clear definitions, advice, and free tools to ensure effective data use to support student learning.
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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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Creating Report Cards that Reflect Student Progress at Their Appropriate Skill Level at Lovett

Lovett reports students' progress based on their skill level instead of their grade level. This video discusses why and how they do this.
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Differentiating Instruction by Skill Level at Lovett

Lovett differentiates instruction to its students based on their skill level.
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Teacher Planning to Meet the Needs of Students with Learning Differences at Lovett

Lovett educators discuss how they plan throughout the week to meet the needs of their students with learning differences.
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Teacher Planning at Lovett

Lovett teachers discuss their planning process throughout the week.
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Using Data to Group Students at Lovett

Teachers at Lovett discuss how they analyze data and use it to determine student groupings.
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Multiple Forms of Assessment at Lovett

Teachers at Lovett discuss the different ways they assess student mastery of learning objectives.
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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 Teacher Conference Sheet

This is a document that provides Lovett educators with a bank of questions to ask during conferences that can help them better meet student...
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Lovett Student Tracker Sheet

This is an example of a "tracker sheet" that Lovett educators and students use to help monitor progress. On this sheet students will fill...
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Lovett Student Survey

This document provides questions for Lovett students to think about as they review their data before a conference. It helps students better...
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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 Sample Lexia Data

Lovett educators monitor student progress in online programs. This is an example of a data sheet the teacher posts showing learning...
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Lovett NWEA Data Sheet

Lovett uses data sheets to help track student progress through various programs and the NWEA MAP assessments.

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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 ELA Scope and Sequence

An example of the scope and sequence Lovett educators create for their students in English Language Arts.
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Lovett Cause and Effect 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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Trailblazer Pathway Student Self-Assessment

Students use this tool to assess their level of mastery on various learning targets.
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Plickers Data Screenshot

This screen shows data analyzed from Plickers.
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Trailblazer Primary Intervention Health Check

Teachers record intervention data, which is collaboratively analyzed during professional learning communities.
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Trailblazer Learning Pathways

Teachers at Trailblazer organize content for learner pathways in Schoology.
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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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Common Data Practices at Trailblazer

Teachers utilize various data to identify student needs and determine learning pathways and interventions.
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Formative Data Collection at Trailblazer

Students and teachers use formative assessments to collect realtime data and determine learning pathways.
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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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How Teachers Use Data during PLCs at Trailblazer

Teachers use various data points to drive instructional decisions during professional learning communities.
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MasteryTrack

Example Trackers

Here are some example spreadsheets, student scores, progress etc. taken from MasteryTrack
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Cumulative Quizzes at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, discusses how the team uses cumulative quizzes to gauge retention of skills. Transcript: Sophia Thomas:...
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Summit Public Schools Learning Platform Project Creation

Summit has created a robust series of teacher resources to support work with their Learning Platform. On this site, you can learn more...
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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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Use of STAR Testing Data at Pleasant View

Pleasant View uses STAR tests to assess progress against grade-level standards.
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Teacher Data Use at Pleasant View

Teachers discuss the types of data they use and how they monitor student progress.
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Student Goal-Setting at Pleasant View

Students set goals at the beginning of every independent learning session. In the beginning, students struggled to set goals, so teachers...
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Diagnostic Assessment at Pleasant View

Students take a diagnostic assessment prior to engaging in a learning objective.
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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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Personalized Playlists at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how personalized learning playlists are created in Empower. Transcript: Marla Earnest: They use...
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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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Options for Students Off-Pace at Lindsay

Brandy Quintero,a Lindsay teacher, discusses ways she can intervene to get a student back on pace.Transcript: Brandy Quintero: If it is a...
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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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Focusing on Most Important Standards at Lindsay

Brandy Quintero, a Lindsay teacher, discusses how the district identifies certain learning standards to prioritize over others....
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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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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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Creating Targeted Interventions Using Empower at Lindsay

Teachers use Empower to create targeted interventions for students needing more help or higher level work.
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Teachers Collaborating over Data at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how teachers have collaborative "data chats" to facilitate planning.Transcript: Marla Earnest: We do. We...
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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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Real-Time Interventions During Reading Fluency Practice at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how daily reading fluency works benefits English language learners. Transcript: Marla Earnest: The...
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Teacher Data Use in ReadingPlus at Lindsay

Learn more about Linday Unified's use of data through ReadingPlus.
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Overview of Empower at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how she uses the learning management system, Empower, to track student progress and provide...
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Using Data to Monitor Progress at Lindsay

Teacher Marla Earnest explains how Empower helps her manage her own class as well as see how other instructors are managing theirs....
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View of Educate Gradebook

This is a student view of the Educate gradebook (which is now Empower). This is a student view of the Educate/Empower gradebook.
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Teacher Use of Educate Data System at Lindsay

Teachers use the Educate program to understand student data at Lindsay Unified School District.
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Student Ownership of Grades at Lindsay

Teacher Brandy Quintero explains how she holds students acocuntable for keeping track of their progress and grades in Empower....
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Student Use of Educate Data System at Lindsay

Students can track learning progress through the Educate Data System at Lindsay Unified School District.
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Using Capacity Matrix as a Learning Agenda at Lindsay

Lindsay teacher Brandy Quintero explains how the district uses a "capacity matrix" to help students understand what they need to learn and...
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Capacity Matrix

LUSD uses a "capacity matrix" to outline what students need to do and over what period of time.

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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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Screenshot of LPS Mental Math Data

LPS students complete mental math exercises at the beginning of class. This is a sample of the data teachers collect and analyze.
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NWEA MAP Data at LPS Richmond

Entry into the academic numeracy classes is determined by student readiness for high school math. Sophia Thomas, teacher, talks about how...
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Summative and Formative Assessments at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, discusses how the team uses different types of assessment to gauge mastery and retention of skills....
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LPS Work Evidence Assessment

This is a sample work evidence assessment for LPS Navigate Math. Students complete this when they have progressed through a unit at the 50%...
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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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Viewing Students' Daily Goals at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, discusses the benefit of being able to view daily goals on her dashboard.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: So that shows...
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Using Data to Improve Small Group Instruction at LPS

Using Data to Improve Small Group Instruction at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets,...
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Leveraging Data to Improve Instruction at LPS

Leveraging Data to Improve Instruction at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and many...
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Student Example: Generating Real Time Data at LPS

Student Example: Generating Real Time Data at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and...
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Student Assessments in Gooru at LPS

General overview of how a student uses assessments in Gooru. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google...
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Diagnostics to Identify Student Mastery at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how she and students use diagnostics to make sure students don't waste time on topics they've...
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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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LPS Diagnostic To Do List

This a sample Unit To Do list, which a student fills out after completing a diagnostic assessment.
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Student Use of Diagnostic Assessments at LPS

Overview of diagnostic, as well as reflection, analysis, and student action. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy...
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Identifying Student, Group, and Class Needs Using Data at LPS

Identifying Student, Group, and Class Needs Using Data at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google...
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Teacher Discusses How She Uses Data to Monitor Progress at LPS Richmond

Navigate Math provides teachers with dashboards where they can see student progress. Sophia Thomas, teacher, shares how she uses this...
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Teacher Discusses Ability to Monitor Progress in Real Time at LPS Richmond

Students select a "to-do" at the beginning of each session, which shows up on the teacher dashboard. Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how...
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Teacher Example: Using Data Dashboard to Improve Instruction at LPS

Teacher Example: Using Data Dashboard to Improve Instruction at LPS. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in...
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Example: Goals for the Week at LPS Richmond

An LPS student explains her process for setting her goals for the week.Transcript: Student: Interviewer: What's your name? Student: My name...
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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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Students' Weekly Goals at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how student set weekly goals for their learning.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: Their weekly goal is around...
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Teammates as a Source of Motivation at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peers can be a source of support and motivation for students in setting and attaining...
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LPS Sample Teacher Google Dashboard

This is a sample teacher Google dashboard used for LPS's Navigate Math course. (LPS has since migrated much of this functionality online in...
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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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Class Competitions at LPS Richmond

Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how class competitions are used to motivate students.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I can set competitions for...
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Screen Shot of LPS Mental Math Log (data sheet)

This is a screenshot of the log students complete at the end of mental math problems.
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Roots Data Analysis Reflection Template

Roots has their teachers reflect on their practices using this template.
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Roots Writing Data Workbook Data Entry

This is an example Data Entry workbook for a student at Roots and shows the plethora of data collected for each student.
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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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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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Teacher Providing an Overview of One-on-One Conferencing at Roots

Roots teacher, Megan Miles, talks about the value of one-on-one student conferencingTranscript: Megan Miles: One thing that we do that I...
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Roots Sample Math Benchmark Assessment

Roots uses benchmark assessments to find baselines for measuring each student's progress.

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Roots Executive Director Discusses Benefits of Periodic Benchmark Assessments at Roots

Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the team uses leveled competency-based assessments across every content area to...
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Teacher Data Use at Roots

Teachers use data from assessments to monitor growth and plan. In this video, a Roots leader walks through a literacy data Google Sheet....
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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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Teacher Discusses Habits of Success Progress Monitoring at Roots

Roots teacher, Megan Miles, shares how growth on Habits of Success skills is monitored throughout the year.Transcript: Megan Miles: About...
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Teacher Provides an Overview of Habits of Success at Roots

Roots teacher, Megan Miles, is a Habits of Success teacher. She shares more about her role and what she does with students throughout the...
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CICS WB Overview of Personalized Learning Plans

West Belden uses Personalized Learning Plans to personalize learning for every student. The overview explains many of the core elements and...
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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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IXL How Does the SmartScore Work

Overview on IXL's algorithm-based SmartScore system for student progress monitoring.
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ReNEW Math Quiz Example

Here is an example math quiz a teacher would use to assess a students progress.
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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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Student Grading at ReNEW DTA

Student grades are determined my mastery quiz scores, which they can raise through re-takes.
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ReNEW Juan's Learning Agenda

This is an example agenda for a ReNEW student that shows how they have choice around how they access the content.

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Starting Each Class with a Focus on Student Support and Growth at ReNEW DTA

At ReNEW DTA's mastery-based math class, the teacher and students kicks off each day by sharing information on goals and expectations.
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CICS West Belden: Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) Template

At CICS West Belden, every student has a Personal Learning Plan. This is a sample template for a PLP.
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CICS WB Cycle of Planning Meetings

CICS West Belden uses a common protocol for a cycle for common planning to guide analysis and action development.
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Teacher Example: Personalized Learning Plan at West Belden

Watch at teacher at CICS West Belden explain how the school's approach to Personalized Learning Plans.
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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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Program Data Usage by Instructors at West Belden

In this screencast, a CICS West Belden teacher explains how they review data on program usage. (Note, screen is blurred over names to...
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Data Dashboards Usage by Coaches at West Belden

Watch a screencast of how a coach at CICS West Belden uses the school's data dashboard.
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Data Support and Monitoring via Coaches at West Belden

At CICS West Belden, coaches provide support to teachers to help them monitor and act based on student data.
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Assessments at West Belden

Teachers at CICS West Belden share how they use assessments.
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Teacher Data Usage at West Belden

Teachers at CICS West Belden discuss how they use data to personalize learning.
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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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Student Example: Goal-Setting at West Belden

Students at CICS West Belden set goals to work towards mastery.
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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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Flexible Groupings at West Belden

CICS West Belden Teachers use flexible groupings to provide students with personalized instruction and supports.
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MAP Overview for Teachers and School Leaders

MAP is an adaptive assessment for K-12. This overview provides information on the tool for teachers and administrators.
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CICS WB Student Goal Plan - Sample

CICS West Belden uses a common protocol for student goal setting.
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CICS WB Common Planning - Guiding Questions

CICS West Belden uses a common protocol for a cycle for common planning to guide analysis and action development.
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CICS WB Learner Profile Overview

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 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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