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Piloting Three to Six Week Inquiry Projects
To boost student engagement during remote learning, D11 provided teachers with targeted grade level relevant guidance to support students in the creation of cross-content inquiry projects that spanned three to six weeks.
Learning Together at a Distance: A D11 Inquiry Invitation Project Resources
This website from D11 includes leveled guidebooks for elementary, middle, and high schools that outline planning tools and considerations for remotely leading students through the creation of inquiry projects.
Quarterly, Cross-Subject "Big Idea" Inquiry Projects
Colorado Springs School District 11 developed a teacher-led planning process for quarterly, cross-subject "big idea" arcs where students worked through six phases of learning with built-in reflection, culminating in a performance assessment.
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...
Back to School Success Coaching Playbook
This playbook outlines critical steps to engage students in success coaching and provides tools and resources to implement this process during the back-to-school period. Additionally, the playbook includes a case study that provides an overview of...
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...
Daily Student Success Coaching at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
Bb Ntsakey, Director, Academics at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School describes their Success Coaching program, which provides each student with a staff member who checks in daily to inquire about the student’s physical, mental, and emotional health.