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Monterey Peninsula: Connecting Empathy Interviews and School Culture
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. Themes from...
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Monterey Peninsula: Brainstorming Ideas for Flexibility, Personalization, and Student Sense of Belonging
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) sought to address a key problem in their district: “How might we increase flexibility and personalization to build a sense of belonging and connection within the context of our labor and policy...
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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, standards-aligned feedback to students so that every student reaches mastery?” The team decided on a solution that...
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What We Learned from the Strategy Lab
In our work to support seven school systems from the Strategy Lab through the Real-Time Redesign process, we encountered three powerful takeaways about what it means to advance equity and resiliency in teaching and learning in a school system...
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Fitness Friday
This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a week, which helps their bodies and minds during remote and in-person learning time. This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a...
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Just Move It 5
This video shares how one educator in Santa Barbara Unified School District implemented #justmoveit5 with her elementary students to get them moving 5 minutes every single day and includes specific ways to implement it with your own students.
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Offer Opportunities for Fun
Offering different ways for students to connect and engage with each other informally is incredibly important for building a strong culture and community, especially when implementing remote or hybrid learning.
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Activity: Identity Reflection Through Noticing
PDF version of Activity: Identity Reflection Through Noticing
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Daily Student Success Coaching at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
Bb Ntsakey, Director, Academics at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School describes their Success Coaching program, which provides each student with a staff member who checks in daily to inquire about the student’s physical, mental, and emotional health.
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Daily Student Success Coaching
As a part of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School’s Success Coaching, students receive daily, one-on-one check-ins from staff members who inquire about physical, mental, and emotional health. Every student receives a success coach who connects with...
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Prekindergarten - 8th Grade Social Emotional Learning Lesson Pacing Guide
Social emotional lesson pacing guide for prekindergarten through eighth grade, which includes lesson objectives and targeted calming strategies.
