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Strategies
Inspiring Teacher Engagement by Actively Sharing Their Work
How to inspire pioneering teachers to share their practices both within the network and also to others around the country.
Strategies
Aligning on the “Why” through “The End of Average”
Aligning on the “why” of a model is crucial. Dallas ISD utilizes a book study of “The End of Average” to align on the rationale for a personalized model and apply its concepts to education and their instructional model.
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Mastery Charter Schools: Including a Diverse Array of Voices
Mastery Charter Schools began a design process to improve teaching and learning with a team of academic executives. Important among the charter network’s mission and values is the weight they place on equity: “We disrupt systemic racism and the...
Strategies
Activity: District Self-Assessment
When designing change, teams start with an in-depth analysis of the history of their school(s), what is currently working well in the district, and where the district’s primary pain points are.
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Plan to Pilot Your Prototype
This template provides design teams with space to clearly define the parameters of a pilot plan (or small test) – including the format, who will interact with the pilot, what messaging and resources are required, and what measures will determine...
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Activity: Plan and Run a Pilot
When designing change, teams pilot their prototypes to assess strengths and weaknesses of a solution before implementing the solution across the district.
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Reflect on the Pilot Discussion Questions
These discussion questions accompany the Activity: Reflect on the Pilot strategy card.
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Developing a Data Story
Establishing a data story helps stakeholders collect the right data to provide a more accurate picture of what is occurring with students.
Strategies
Analyzing Real-Time Data for Student Advocacy
Conducting frequent data checks can help educators examine student learning in real time and provide powerful data for advocating for student needs.
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Making Sense of Your Data Findings for Advocacy
After data analysis, making sense of your findings is a critical next step to connect what you have observed in the data with actionable ideas and strategies for advocating for student needs.
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Self-Assessment: Equitable EdTech Systems
This self-assessment mirrors the structure of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation, distilling foundational concepts into a series of statements about users’ edtech practices. Using a modified version of...
