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Personalized, Teacher-Led Professional Development Days
To support teachers in the shift to remote and hybrid teaching, Colorado Springs School District 11 launched a series of teacher-led professional development sessions to support the internalization of remote and hybrid teaching practices.
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Ongoing District and Union Partnership Meetings
Every month, the central office team at Meriden Public Schools invites its local union president and teacher and leader union representatives to share ideas and give and receive feedback on happenings within the district.
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Focusing Instruction Through Standards Prioritization and Model Units
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School District chose to focus teaching and learning on the most important content for each grade-level and subject-area.
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Identifying Three Focus Priorities to Direct Improvement Efforts
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School District identified three critical, high impact strategies for the entire central office to focus on.
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Desktop Icon "Help Desk" Requests
To help with technical issues, the district installed a help ticket icon on all school-issued devices. Each time a form was submitted, the technology department received an email and created a log of all closed tickets.
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Virtual Coaching for Teachers
To support teacher growth, the Ector County Independent School District launched virtual coaching for teachers. Most coaches are not located within the district, so remote coaching was needed to provide the volume of coaching needed. Coaches watch...
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Using Highest-Qualified Staff for 1:1 Support
To support students with the greatest needs for intervention, Hopkins Public Schools’ central office deployed paraprofessionals to school sites to support independent learning and work time for whole-group classes while highly-qualified teachers...
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Vision 2031: Adoption of District-Wide, 10-Year Vision for Innovation
Using feedback from multiple stakeholders, Hopkins Public Schools crafted a vision for what an innovative education would look like within the district by 2031, including the ideal portrait of a graduate.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Reflecting on Hops, Skips, and Leaps at Taos Academy Charter
In this Insight, Elizabeth LeBlanc shares some of the hops, skips, and leaps Taos Academy Charter has made during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate effective teaching and learning – and examines what they'll take forward with them.
Examples From The Field
Map Academy
Map Academy is an alternative public high school in MA that offers students a different path to graduation than traditional high schools.
