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In order to realize the promise of innovative teaching models at the student level, school and district leaders must establish system-level conditions such as Essential Supports that allow educators to implement the design for students, Enabling Systems and Structures that lower barriers for implementation and accelerate uptake, and Ongoing Processes to align and improve. Learn more about our Innovative Learning Implementation Framework and explore strategies, advice, and tools below.

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Implementing innovative practices in classrooms can provide leaders and educators with the opportunity to evaluate the ways in which they’re using and structuring time. It is critical to establish flexible and adaptive uses for student and staff time to effectively maximize outcomes and opportunities.

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Roots Elementary

Rotation Time Allocation

Using research and judgment to determine developmentally-appropriate time on task for students
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Cisco Junior High School

Collaborative Planning during Data Days

Creating large blocks of time to analyze data in-depth and share best practices
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CICS West Belden

Daily Agenda

Providing an explicit plan for students in each class
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Additional Math Instructional Time through a Content Focus Class

Creating an extra semester’s worth of time to provide targeted math instruction
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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Restructuring Specials Schedules

Increasing frequency of art and music to support students
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Roots Elementary

Student-Friendly Schedules

Modifying Google Calendars to make them easy to read for K-1 students
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CICS West Belden

Data Support and Monitoring via Coaches

Embedded staff to close loop between data plans and action
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Trailblazer Elementary School

Trailblazer's Team-Based Flexible Learning Spaces

Students move between learning spaces based on their learning preferences and needs
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Hopkins Public Schools

Hybrid Learning With a Focus on In-Person Time for Labs, Hands-On Activities, and Collaboration

Creating time for labs, hands-on activities, and collaboration
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Utilize an Intensive Learning Session

Intensive learning sessions allow students to catch up on content or explore alternate learning opportunities
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Bronx Arena High School

Arenas (Four-Hour Time Blocks)

Large blocks of time that enable students to work through their courses with flexible, personalized supports
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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Distance-Learning MOU With a Focus on Instructional Aims

Creating an agreement with the local union for remote learning centered on students
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Garnet Valley School District

Using Time and Resources Creatively to Support Professional Development

Innovative approaches for continuous professional development opportunities
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Pleasant View Elementary School

Pleasant View's Weekly Collaborative Planning Time

Weekly meetings to collaborate and plan
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Roots Elementary

Roots' Flexible Use of Time

Teachers can modify their schedules to meet with students as needed
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Bronx Arena High School

Bronx Arena’s Master Schedule

Organizing allotted time and physical space to maximize human-to-human contact
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Cisco Junior High School

Creating Extra Time for Student Support in Extension Classes

All 6th graders and some 7th graders have an extra class period for personalized support in math and ELA
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ReNEW DTA Academy

ReNEW's Scheduling to Bridge Mastery-Based Needs and Time-Based Requirements

Two blocks of time to differentiate between direct and blended mastery-based instruction
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Bronx Arena High School

Activity-Based Collaborative Learning Labs

Specific time set aside each morning for students to focus on an additional subject of interest
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CICS West Belden

West Belden's Extended Core Content Blocks and Planning Time

Scheduling to create more time and flexibility
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Implementing a Flex Time Period

Creating flexible learning time for students to focus on high-value instruction
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Roots Elementary

Master Schedules for Coordination

Creating a simple and effective system to coordinate students’ schedules
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Lindsay High School

Lindsay's Additional Individual Personalized Learning Time

Dedicating time each week to all Learners to fill instructional gaps