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Teachers as Coaches (“Pride Leaders”) for Small Groups
Teachers are mentors to small, single-gendered groups called “Prides.” In the mentor role for these groups, teachers are referred to as “Pride Leaders.”
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Circle Walkthrough Tool at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor's social-emotional learning model is based on their Compass, a human development model. Valor students participate in a weekly “Circle” exercise, during which they work to improve themselves, their community, and their relationships with...
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6th Grade Boys Individual Work - Compass Commitments at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor scholars engage in Individual, Relationship, and Community-based activities and often share through a communal practice called “Circle.”
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Prides at Valor Collegiate Academies
Students at Valor spend time in a single-gendered small group meant to foster community and individual non-academic support.
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Intentionally Diverse Charter Schools: A Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help charter school leaders and their stakeholders design and implement intentionally diverse charter schools. It presents decisions and actions, along with specific examples from three diverse charter schools, for school...
Examples From The Field
Locust Grove Middle School
Locust Grove Middle School is a 6th-8th grade personalized learning school in Henry County School District in Georgia.
Strategies
Students Analyzing Assessments with Item Analysis
Student analyze assessments to understand common trends about what they missed and still need to work on.
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Customized Learner Pathways
Students use learner pathways to progress through content and instruction. These pathways are modified based on what the students has shown they already know or need to work on.
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Developing Academic Competencies
Creating district-level competencies that help clarify learning expectations for educators, students, and families.
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District Support for Schools Shifting to Personalized Learning
Henry County Schools provides monetary support, invests in people, and takes time to talk through issues and challenges of transitioning to personalized learning.
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Henry County Schools’ Shift To Personalized Learning
Read about how Henry County decided to shift to personalized learning, and how it turned an idea into reality.
