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Personalized, Teacher-Led Professional Development Days
To support teachers in the shift to remote and hybrid teaching, Colorado Springs School District 11 launched a series of teacher-led professional development sessions to support the internalization of remote and hybrid teaching practices.
Design Template for Teacher-Led Professional Development Session
A design template for a teacher-led professional development session with an emphasis on modeling strategies teachers can implement in their classrooms, including recommendations for direct instruction, interactive activities, and a closing that...
Professional Development Reflection Document
A note catcher to be used to capture thoughts during and after professional development sessions. The document prompts the user to document key learnings, reflections on current practice, and next steps for implementation of strategies learned.
Professional Learning Plan Intention Template
A planning document to be used prior to and after attending a professional development session. This document prompts the user to articulate a learning intention, identify what success will look like during the learning, what they plan to implement...
Remote Cross-District Collaboration
Leveraging the shift to remote schooling, Austin ISD fostered cross-district collaboration between teachers and leaders from across the city.
Building Self-Paced Student Learning with Google Slides
To support students and teachers in remote learning, the Personalized Learning Department at Dallas ISD provided teachers with targeted support on how to create self-paced lessons in Google Slides to engage students virtually.
Personalization and Modeling Remote Practices in Teacher-Led PD at D11
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11 describes how providing immersive professional learning experiences for teachers helps to model and encourage the same types of experiences to be...
Creating Guidelines and Coherence for Teacher-Led PD at D11
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11 describes what resources and guidance the district provided to support teachers and increase quality as they created their own professional development...
Virtual Summer STEM Challenge
Meriden Public Schools provided a number of its 4th-grade students with the opportunity to engage in a virtual summer STEM enrichment program over one week.
Rethinking Spaces and Opportunities for Learning, Especially the Arts
Meriden Public Schools leveraged partnerships and community spaces to create safe, outdoor learning spaces for the district’s classrooms during the pandemic.
Districtwide Elementary SEL Block
To address an increased need to support students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) during the pandemic, Meriden Public Schools launched a districtwide, daily SEL block in grades K-5.