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Students are assigned to learning groups for a 6-8 week cycle in addition to shorter term small groups.
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the team uses homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping structures to support student learning. Transcript: Jon Hanover: Throughout the day, we kind of strike a balance by having different...
Root's seeks input from students on how they spend their learning time through one-on-one conferences.
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peers can be a source of support and motivation for students in setting and attaining goals.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: One cool thing I saw happening really early was that there was this really nice peer pressure...
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...
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how and when she uses large group instruction to support students.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: you're going to have to figure out ways to be really effective. When can I do a whole group thing? Something I want the...
Teachers use a dashboard to monitor goal-setting and progress.
Students have responsibility for determining when and requesting to take a mastery assessment.
Sophia Thomas, teacher, shares how data from online assessments helps her make faster and efficient decisions about supporting students.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: the fact that there is this immediate feedback that kids get. Without this model I...
In this audio clip, you'll hear students discuss how they support each other in class.Transcript: Student: Try it. Yeah. But like the factor that are numbers you multiply to get the answer. Teacher: I ask what was – what interest… Student: Yes. Oh,...