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Greeley-Evans School District’s Unit Model
This one-slide overview of a math unit from Greeley-Evans School District highlights how various aspects of personalized learning, including differentiation and formative checkpoints, integrate with core instructional components (e.g., warm-ups,...
What is Total Language Response?
This video explains what Total Language Response (TLR) is and how to use it to better support students who are learning English.
Grammar Walls
This website shares information around creating a “Grammar Wall” with children, along with ideas on how to make the activity colorful, age-appropriate, and content-focused.
What is Modeling?
The teacher models a skill or strategy for students using a gradual release method that follows the pattern: “I do, we do, you do.” The teacher uses a variety of instructional methods while thinking aloud and explicitly modeling a skill or strategy...
Cedar Rapids: Getting Inspired by Standards-Based Grading
Cedar Rapids Community School District has a well-defined strategy for implementing competency-based learning. Amid implementation, however, they ran into challenges getting standards-based grading (a key part of their model) to really “stick” in...
Real-Time Redesign - Section 2: Dream Big
PDF version of Section 2: Dream Big of the Real-Time Redesign toolkit.
Gather Data Through Gamification
Teachers can collect quick data about student understanding creatively through individual and collaborative games. These online and offline tools boost engagement as students “play” the game and interact with content in an innovative way.
Collecting Real-Time Student Data
Collecting real-time data about students’ understanding of the content allows teachers to adjust instruction as they progress through a lesson. Teachers can gauge whether students are ready to move ahead or if they need to offer additional support...
Targeted and Relevant
Grade-level learning Individual and small-group instruction Differentiated pathways and material Culturally relevant and sustaining
ASU Prep Digital’s Student Weekly Planner
Teachers at ASU Prep Digital help their students plan out their week by mapping out their synchronous classes and the asynchronous work they need to complete. In this example, this sixth grade class has five live lessons to attend in one week, and...
ASU Prep Digital’s Course Pace Chart
The course pace chart from ASU Prep Digital provides estimated time and deadlines for students to complete specific lessons and assignments in a course. The virtual school allows students to work at their own pace and complete assignments...