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Trailblazer's Professional Learning Communities
Trailblazer carves out weekly one-hour blocks for teachers to collaborate around student data analysis and action planning.
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Formative Assessment Tool: Plickers
Teachers use Plickers to quickly collect real-time formative data, immediately giving students feedback and determining learning pathways.
Examples From The Field
Lovett Elementary School
Lovett Elementary in Chicago provides blended and personalized learning to its students in grades 2-5.
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Weekly Learning Cycles
Teachers try to deliver instruction in weekly cycles at Lovett, starting with whole group instruction at the beginning of the cycle and independent learning at the end.
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Full Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities
A full inclusion model for students with learning disabilities means that all students are fully integrated into Lovett's general classrooms with no pull out practices.
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Trust-System, Modular Furniture, and Flexible Work Spaces
To better meet student learning needs, Lovett has created flexible learning environments in both its classrooms and its hallways.
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Student-led Conferences
Student conferences empower students to take ownership of their learning, open a dialogue between teachers and students and allow for more effective progress monitoring.
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Student Choice of Learning Partners
Based on their learning preferences, students at Lovett are able to choose who to work with and when to work with partners.
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Lovett's Flex Fridays
Flex Fridays provide Lovett students a self-directed opportunity to explore areas of interest and need outside the regular curriculum.
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Common Mastery-Based Practices
Trailblazer transitioned to mastery-based grading, working across grade levels to define scoring criteria and align on practices for competency-based learning.
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Student and Teacher Progress Tracking through Tracker Sheets
Students use daily tracker sheets to set goals, monitor their progress and reflect on their learning. Tracker sheets provide rich information to inform student/teacher conferences.
