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Strategies
Schoolwide Weekly 1:1 Student Conferences
Weekly, one-to-one conferences supported by all staff members to aid in student development of academic skills, goal setting, and personal relationship building.
Strategies
Adult Wellness Website for District Employees
In response to the pandemic, Renton School District built a central hub of resources to support the mental health of its staff, including activities, apps, and exercises.
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School Reopening Surveys from Panorama Education
Panorama developed back-to-school survey content to help school districts understand and take action on what students, families, teachers, and staff need to feel supported in the return to in-person learning.
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Family Outreach Script
Every staff member at Taos Academy, from instructional staff to administrative personnel, receives this script with questions to ask their assigned families. Staff members call 10 to 15 families prior to the start of the school year to set them up...
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Taos Academy "Bearhug" Protocol
Administrators at Taos Academy work closely with students and families to support students from a 360-degree view. If a student’s data indicates they need additional support, the staff does a “Taos Academy Bearhug” by meeting with the student and...
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Principal Request for Help as School Prepares to Reopen
Milford High School Principal Joshua Otlin speaks directly to students and families asking for their support to make sure the return to in-person learning is safe for them and staff members.
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Chicopee’s Edtech Inventory Survey for Stakeholders
Chicopee Public Schools conducted a survey of all staff members to determine which edtech tools they were using and their comfort level with each tool. The survey also asks staff what support they would like to better implement the tools.
Strategies
Building Capacity With an Edtech Champions Program
Edtech champions programs provide a promising way for schools and systems to increase capacity for edtech support in schools, provide leadership opportunities for early-adopter staff, and foster a cross-school systems network of edtech leaders.
Examples From The Field
CICS West Belden
CICS West Belden is a K-8 personalized learning charter school in Chicago.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Step One: Craft a compelling why
Successful blended and personalized implementations have clear statements for why they are pursuing change through blended and personalized learning. They ground all of their work in this “why,” referring back to it again and again.
