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Building Teacher Leadership Through an AI Ambassador Program
Launching an AI Ambassador program empowers teachers to lead context-specific, sustainable AI integration efforts across schools. By centering educator leadership, collaborative visioning, and instructional practice, schools can build dynamic,...
Examples From The Field
CICS West Belden
CICS West Belden is a K-8 personalized learning charter school in Chicago.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Step One: Craft a compelling why
Successful blended and personalized implementations have clear statements for why they are pursuing change through blended and personalized learning. They ground all of their work in this “why,” referring back to it again and again.
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West Belden's Collaborative Teaching
West Belden teachers work across classrooms to deliver instruction and support to multi-age cohorts.
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CICS Short-Cycle Software Selection
West Belden has developed a short-cycle piloting approach to software selection.
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Families as Learning Partners
West Belden connects learning at school and home by engaging parents.
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West Belden's Daily Common Planning
West Belden creates 90 minutes daily for common planning by scheduling non-teaching activities back-to-back.
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West Belden's Extended Core Content Blocks and Planning Time
West Belden uses block scheduling for core content areas to ensure enough time for differentiation.
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West Belden's Personalized Educator Learning
West Belden offers teachers choice and more personalized professional education to model this approach for teachers.
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Student Interest Surveys
West Belden surveys students annually to learn about their interests.
