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Third and Fourth Grade Mastery-Based Grading
At Mt. Vernon Elementary School, mastery-based grading was implemented to support and encourage students to easily determine their own mastery guided by teacher feedback.
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Teach-Back Tuesdays
Using Flipgrid, students submit videos of themselves teaching a concept or skill to a person or object. Videos are shared during morning announcements.
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Opportunities for On-Demand Technical Support at Mendon-Upton Regional School District
David Quinn, Director of Technology Integration at Mendon-Upton Regional School District gives an explanation of the district’s different support mechanisms provided to teachers, parents, and students for technical support.
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Multiple Access Points for Tech Support
To effectively support remote teaching and learning, Mendon-Upton Regional School District launched several different systems to support students, teachers, and families with technology.
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Student-Led Equity Task Force
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District created a student-led, district-wide equity task force to create programs and initiatives to advance equity across the district, especially as the community transitioned to distance learning.
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Family STEAM Nights
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District provided materials and held Family STEAM Nights to engage families over Zoom during the pandemic.
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Empathy Interviews and Co-Design Sessions
Monterey Peninsula took a design-thinking approach to identify challenges, listen to students, and co-design solutions.
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Shifting Towards Assessment-Aligned Trimester Reporting
With the switch to virtual learning, the School District of Cudahy identified a core set of power standards and shifted from quarters to trimesters to better align with their assessment cycle.
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Sanitizing and Cleaning Your Classroom
The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly spread through respiratory droplets. Having students and staff sanitize themselves, objects in classrooms, and high-touch surfaces reduces the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
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Communicating About Reopening Measures with Families Toolkit
This practitioner toolkit from the Parabola Project offers strategies for school leaders to understand family concerns and needs, define clear messages, and use effective communication tools and tactics to engage parents and caregivers.
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Communication Resources for Schools at a Time of COVID-19 & Beyond
This resource from Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools and the Donovan Group provides template and guidance to promote honest, transparent, equitable, freely accessible and public health-informed communication. The hope is that this resource helps...
