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Leveraging Local Media to Communicate with Multilingual Families
Ector County Independent School District held a weekly press conference with every local media outlet to update the public on the status of schools during the pandemic and to share updates on teaching and learning practices. Every other week, they...
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Meeting The Every Student Succeeds Act's Promise: State Policy to Support Personalized Learning
Under the new federal K-12 education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have a historic opportunity to transform K-12 education toward personalized, student-centered learning. This law represents a marked shift in federal control to...
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Progress Triangulation
West Belden relies on multiple measures to assess student progress.
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Emphasizing Assessment Readiness
Students must demonstrate readiness for formal mastery assessment by first showing readiness through informal program assessments and a mastery demonstration.
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Roots' Ongoing Teacher Prep and Collaboration
Given the highly collaborative teaching approach, Roots teachers have several times each day for common planning as well as other opportunities for interaction.
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Teacher Discusses Sharing Information via GroupMe at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains how teachers use a group messaging app to communicate about student needs and plans throughout the day.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: Another thing that I can do is – let their coach know. 'Cause sometimes it's not –...
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Common Behavior Management Techniques
Roots employs a variety of techniques to provide students the right type of behavioral feedback and support.
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Teacher Discusses Students Moving Beyond Grade Level at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains the school's philosophy for letting students move with mastery across grade levels rather than seat-time.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: We move them to the next grade. So ST Math doesn't necessarily recommend that,...
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Heterogeneous Teams at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, uses a heterogeneous teaming strategy to support student learning. Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I decided to switch after my first team competition to heterogeneous groupings. How did I make that choice? In the first...
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Assessment Initiated by Student
Students have responsibility for determining when and requesting to take a mastery assessment.
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Lindsay High School Primary Model Type: Individual Rotation
Lindsay Unified High School has adopted an individual rotation learning structure.
