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How can I utilize Open Educational Resources to personalize lessons and assessments?
This guide will help educators and school leaders working with Open Educational Resources (OER) to personalize lessons and meet student needs.
Weekly 1:1 Conferences
West Belden teachers value and expect to spend significant amounts of time individually with each student.
Progress Triangulation
West Belden relies on multiple measures to assess student progress.
West Belden's Standards Based Reporting
West Belden moved away from letter grades to Standards Based Report Cards in K-5 to provide a true snapshot of student progress.
Emphasis on Life Skill Development
Teacher provides instruction and opportunities for practice of time-management, self-monitoring, and productivity skills throughout the class.
Sharing Mastery Data Transparently Across the Class
Each student's current mastery score for any learning objective is visible to the class.
Pacing Prompts
Given students move at their own pace, teachers provide prompts to keep them moving and on track.
Daily, Weekly, and Long-Term Student Groupings
Roots groups students in multiple ways over the course of the year to differentiate instruction.
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Groups
Students are assigned to both homogeneous and heterogeneous groups to support learning.
Creation and Use of Micro-Standards
Roots has broken down grade-level standards to more discrete micro-standards.
Moving with Mastery Through Learning Standards
Students can advance beyond "grade level" when they have demonstrated mastery.