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Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Provides an Overview of the Physical Space
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how physical space is used differently at the school to accommodate and enable personalized learning. Transcript: Jill Tew: the space at Roots looks a little bit different from a...
Teacher Discusses Prep Time and Collaborative Planning at Roots
Roots teacher, Mackenzie Wagner, shares how structured protocols and tools support planning. Transcript: Mackenzie Wagner: the form that we use right now is effective in guiding next steps for instruction. I'm hoping to make it even more detailed...
Roots' Ongoing Teacher Prep and Collaboration
Given the highly collaborative teaching approach, Roots teachers have several times each day for common planning as well as other opportunities for interaction.
Teacher Provides an Overview of Habits of Success at Roots
Roots teacher, Megan Miles, is a Habits of Success teacher. She shares more about her role and what she does with students throughout the day.Transcript: Megan Miles: part of our model is based on the idea that in addition to sort of the traditional...
Teacher Discusses Habits of Success Progress Monitoring at Roots
Roots teacher, Megan Miles, shares how growth on Habits of Success skills is monitored throughout the year.Transcript: Megan Miles: About three – four times a year, the other coach and I sit down and we have what we call our habits of success. And...
Common Behavior Management Techniques
Roots employs a variety of techniques to provide students the right type of behavioral feedback and support.
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Explains Her Role
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how her role supports teachers. Transcript: Jill Tew: ...my job is to make sure that teachers can focus as much of their mental energy and their time and focus on how to be the best...
Verifying Student Learning Locations through QR Codes
Roots uses QR codes to allow student to "check in" at learning locations.
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Discusses the "Why" and the "How" of Tech Tool Development
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares the team's philosophy for understanding technology needs, doing diligence on existing products, and developing tools to fill gaps. Transcript: Jill Tew: Whole process, we were thinking...
Roots' Supplements to Google Apps for Education
Roots built multiple simple tools to integrate with Google Apps to support scheduling, activity assignment, and data analysis.
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation On Needing an Instructional Purpose in Selecting Software
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how understanding of instructional needs drive technology adoption. Transcript: Jill Tew: What we try to do and what I’m very kind of vocal about is never just adopting an app because...