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Accelerated Adoption of Centralized Instructional Materials Through Curriculum Blueprints
To support remote learning instruction, Austin ISD developed curriculum blueprints that offered targeted, district-vetted resources aligned to priority standards.
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Virtual Weekly Teaching and Learning Workshops
Chicago Public Schools’ Department of Personalized Learning led weekly virtual workshops to help teachers personalize and adapt practices in hybrid and remote settings.
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Schoolwide Student Identity Day
Students were guided to explore their individual identities and reflect on how their identities influenced their ability to learn and leverage their strengths. To celebrate this work, the school held an Identity Day assembly.
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Multi-Grade Level Classrooms
As a result of the pandemic and changing class sizes for students returning in-person, elementary schools shifted from single grade level classes to multi-grade level classes. This allowed creating even class sizes with frequently shifting numbers...
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Intentional Focus on Developing Students’ Self-Management Skills
When schools closed for in-person instruction and students shifted to remote learning, they became more responsible for managing their work and schedule. Teachers noticed students struggling with self-management skills and adjusted their social...
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Third and Fourth Grade Mastery-Based Grading
At Mt. Vernon Elementary School, mastery-based grading was implemented to support and encourage students to easily determine their own mastery guided by teacher feedback.
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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.
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Partnering with Housing Authority to Increase Universal Wi-Fi Access
To improve internet access during remote learning, Austin ISD partnered with the local housing authority to identify locations where students were under connected. Buses equipped with hotspots were then parked in strategic locations across the city...
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Weekly "Navigator" Check-Ins With Every Student
Metro Nashville Public Schools created a new district-wide point-person program to ensure every student was known, cared for, respected, and supported
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Technical Support Centers for Families
To ensure every student and family could get help troubleshooting technology, Metro Nashville Public Schools launched districtwide support centers online, by phone, and outdoors.
