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Barbara Blackburn's DOK Analysis & Planning
Teachers at Locust Grove Middle School use Dr. Barbara Blackburn's DOK tools to both analyze student work and create learner pathways.
Teaching Practices
How do I set up a station rotation model in my classroom?
Interested in implementing stations and not sure where to start? This guide will give you tangible resources and research, with key insights and strategies around culture, space, and routines.
Examples From The Field
Cisco Junior High School
Cisco Junior High School is a small district school in Cisco, TX, about two hours outside of Dallas, serving students in grades 6-8. Cisco ISD has scaled blended learning to 3rd-8th grade math and science, and is working toward scaling across the...
Strategies
Collecting Quick Feedback with Emoji Folders
Students provide daily feedback about their level of understanding of what they’re working on by putting their names into folders with various emojis on them.
Strategies
Empowering Ownership of Learning through Monitoring Learning Progress and Goal-Setting
Students set goals and monitor their own learning progress throughout the school year.
Strategies
Student-Led Learning Activities
Educators often create opportunities for students to learn from each other in Cisco.
Strategies
Designing Cisco ISD's Student Experience Pillars
Cisco ISD designed four core components of the student experience that it hopes to achieve through blended learning.
Strategies
Activity-Based Collaborative Learning Labs
Learning Labs are subject-focused, asynchronous courses that provide students with unique subject options and opportunities to collaborate with their peers.
Artifacts
Monitoring Student Progress with a Data Tracker at Bronx Arena
Teachers and a student discuss how they use a technology tool that tracks student data to improve teaching and learning at Bronx Arena.
Strategies
Balancing Blended Structures and Teacher Autonomy at Cisco
Cisco ISD has provides enough structure and guidance to help ensure quality and consistency across classrooms, but also allows teachers to have autonomy over the instructional approaches used in their classrooms.
Teaching Practices
How do I develop student ownership and accountability in a station rotation model?
Implementing a station rotation model requires intentional accountability systems to develop student ownership and ensure student success. This guide will go through strategies for developing student ownership through choice, habits, and student...
