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ReNEW DTA Academy
ReNEW’s Dolores T. Aaron Academy (“ReNEW DTA”) is a charter school serving students in pre-K through 8th grade in New Orleans, LA that has developed a mastery-based, 8th grade math program.
Pacing Prompts
Given students move at their own pace, teachers provide prompts to keep them moving and on track.
Class Competitions at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how class competitions are used to motivate students.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I can set competitions for however long I choose. I started out with two week competitions. Then I switched to three week competitions....
Working in Teams at LPS Richmond
An LPS student explains how they work with others in class.Transcript: Student: My name is Obet. Interviewer: Obet. And can you tell me about kind of working on teams in this class?Student: Well we basically – we have units. On our team we're like...
Teammates as a Source of Motivation at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peers can be a source of support and motivation for students in setting and attaining goals.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: One cool thing I saw happening really early was that there was this really nice peer pressure...
Students' Weekly Goals at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how student set weekly goals for their learning.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: Their weekly goal is around thinking for this week I am starting the week at maybe 50 percent. Do I want my goal to be a completion goal?...
Peer Grading at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peer grading is used as a strategy to deepen learning. Students use a rubric to grade their own and others' work. Transcript: Interviewer: Can you talk about grading? I noticed that students can grade their own,...
Student Perspective on Peer Grading at LPS Richmond
A student shares how peer grading through "team checks" works to help her get better grades. Transcript: Student: There are team checks. Team checks are when a partner needs to grade you. A partner needs to grade you in order for Miss Thomas to...
Example: Goals for the Week at LPS Richmond
An LPS student explains her process for setting her goals for the week.Transcript: Student: Interviewer: What's your name? Student: My name is Janelly. Interviewer: What are your goals for this week? Student: My goal is to complete at least 12...
Teacher Discusses Ability to Monitor Progress in Real Time at LPS Richmond
Students select a "to-do" at the beginning of each session, which shows up on the teacher dashboard. Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how she monitors progress using this tool.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: Once they hit to-do, it puts it on my teacher...
Teacher Discusses How She Uses Data to Monitor Progress at LPS Richmond
Navigate Math provides teachers with dashboards where they can see student progress. Sophia Thomas, teacher, shares how she uses this dashboard during class to monitor where each student is in their progress against objectives and units.Transcript:...