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Rethinking the Use of Outdoor and Community Spaces
With school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopkins Public Schools reimagined their use of outdoor and community spaces to return to in-person teaching and learning.
Episode 4: Renton School District's Approach to Staff and Student Wellness, Personalization, and Engagement
In this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Bob Ettinger of Renton School District in...
Middle School Advisory Topics at VLACS
Students at VLACS must complete one full credit in advisory per year by demonstrating competency in specific topics. The artifact above is an example of competencies and projects that middle school students may complete to earn their one credit.
Practitioner Toolkit: Starting Points for Identifying and Supporting Individual Student Needs
This resource includes suggestions on how to assess key strengths and gaps in both academic and non-academic areas and offers practical ideas for providing targeted support during the pandemic with a focus on two key domains: social-emotional...
Taos Academy’s Synchronous Advisory
All students at Taos Academy are required to join their weekly synchronous advisory meeting with their academic advisor and cohort. This synchronous meeting runs from 8:15 a.m. to 12 m. once per week, during which students and advisors engage in...
Ensuring Student Belonging Through Enrollment Transitions (Cooperative Learning Virtual Academy)
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Cooperative Virtual Learning Academy worked to find ways to build and maintain a positive classroom culture and help teachers create opportunities for building...
Setting Clear Expectations for Student Engagement (KJ Virtual Academy)
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, KJ Virtual Academy designed a pilot program that outlined common expectations for student behavior and engagement in synchronous classes to increase engagement and produce...
Newport News' Approach to Social Connections in Virtual Learning
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Newport News' Virtual Learning Academy Academy designed and piloted a program focused on building more meaningful social connections in virtual learning.
Scheduled Ongoing Large Group Instruction
Roots uses large group instruction daily during Habits of Success time, as well as during direct instruction.
Monterey Peninsula: Getting Inspired by Relationships Between Students and Adults
Through their redesign work, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has explored deepening personal relationships and students’ feelings of connection within the school community. The design team knew that such personal relationships and feeling...
Monterey Peninsula: Connecting Empathy Interviews and School Culture
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. Themes from...