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Student-led Conferences
Student conferences empower students to take ownership of their learning, open a dialogue between teachers and students and allow for more effective progress monitoring.
Lovett's Flex Fridays
Flex Fridays provide Lovett students a self-directed opportunity to explore areas of interest and need outside the regular curriculum.
Student and Teacher Progress Tracking through Tracker Sheets
Students use daily tracker sheets to set goals, monitor their progress and reflect on their learning. Tracker sheets provide rich information to inform student/teacher conferences.
Lovett's Teacher Planning Time
Through daily individual prep periods and an extended co-planning session each Friday, Lovett teachers work together to align curriculum, plan activities to engage students and use data to uncover areas where students need improvement.
Modifying Standards to Meet Student Needs
Lovett uses the Common Core State Standards but modifies them to better meet the needs of their students, often teaching additional skills students make need to successfully master the standards.
Student Choice of Mastery Demonstration
Lovett has students demonstrate mastery of knowledge and application of a skill. Mastery of knowledge is shown by achieving 80% on an assessment, while students are able to choose from a variety of methods to demonstrate mastery of application of a...
Lovett's Modified Grading Based On Skill Level
Lovett determined that grading student progress against grade level was not a good measurement for their students. Instead Lovett measures progress based on students' current level of knowledge, ensuring their grades are an accurate reflection of...
Use of Progress Tracker Sheets at Lovett
Lovett uses tracker sheets to monitor progress while students are working on online programs.
Student-Centered Acceptable Use Policy at BPS
A case study of how Boston Public Schools updated their AUP.
Guide: State Framework for Accelerating Blended Learning
The TLA framework outlines seven change levers (all potential entry points) that are essential to statewide blended learning. The framework helps state actors at many levels begin to better understand the role they can play in a transition to...
Multiple Methods of Student Groupings
Student at Valor can be grouped in a variety of ways, which may evolve over time based on need.