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Student-Led Family Conferences at Dallas ISD
Kristen Watkins, Director, Personalized Learning at Dallas ISD explains how and why Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy launched student-led conferences.
Creating Consistency for Family Engagement Touchpoints
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a districtwide family engagement plan based around quarterly phone calls to surface needs and concerns from families. Learn how the district created consistent...
Student-Led Equity Task Force
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District created a student-led, district-wide equity task force to create programs and initiatives to advance equity across the district, especially as the community transitioned to distance learning.
Establishing Consistent, Two-Way Communications with Staff and Community
School District of Cudahy Superintendent Dr. Tina Owen-Moore shares how she established consistent, two-way communications with staff and the community.
Family STEAM Night Design Challenge Overview
This presentation was created by a teaching team at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District for a virtual Family STEAM night. In this session, teachers introduced all participants to key concepts in a design thinking process and then divided into...
“Co-Creating with Our Students” presentation
This “mini-PD” training was developed by Monterey Peninsula Unified School District leaders to help teachers understand design processes and the reasoning behind pursuing co-design with students.
Using an Asset-Based Language Approach
Highline Public Schools intentionally reflect and improve their use of strengths-based (often referred to as asset-based) language when supporting and referring to students.
Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Shifting Conditions
The success educators have in developing new teaching and learning practices can significantly depend on the systemic conditions in which they operate. The right conditions can accelerate progress, helping new approaches take flight. Unsupportive...
Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Research & Resources
This section provides a summary of additional resources associated with the Hop, Skip, Leapfrog project, as well as additional information on the partners and supporters who helped make this work happen.
Austin ISD Standards-Based Grading Pilot Notetaking
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized a centralized notetaking space to support their collaboration on the pilot. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA's Strategy Lab.
Setting Expectations Through Surveys
As students and teachers return to in-person learning, it is important to align on expectations, leverage learnings and students' skills from remote instruction, and design experiences that will support students in effective ways.