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Digital Demonstrations
Students can demonstrate their learning by sharing work products remotely, like videos, documents, and pictures, where they illustrate or apply what they have learned easily – regardless of their physical location.
Actively Engaging
Choice and agency Self-directed learning Authentic inquiry and application Knowledge activation and reflection
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.
3rd - 5th Grade Weekly Virtual Learning Plan Template
Template for a weekly virtual learning plan, which includes weekly goals, reflections, and a list of activities to be completed.
Portfolio-Based Grade Interviews
To support students’ metacognition as well as foster standards-based grading, teachers at Austin ISD piloted grade interviews with their students, allowing them to self-assess on a rubric and defend their grade through 1:1 conversation with their...
Grade Interviews Pilot Process
To support teachers in their rollout of the grade interview strategy, Austin ISD’s Strategy Lab team created an initial presentation about the pilot process, explaining the reasoning behind the pilot and soliciting input from teachers on how to...
Field Guide: Grade Interviews
To support teachers in their rollout of the grade interview strategy, Austin ISD’s Strategy Lab team created a simple one-pager with the essential information required. The “Field Guide” includes teacher and student actions as well as checklists for...
Virtual Personalized Student Learning Plans
Virtual student-driven learning plans based on personalized, student choice with embedded opportunities for reflection.
Tanner Elementary - I Am Black History
A video from Tanner Elementary’s virtual Black History month assembly, which includes a read aloud, celebrations of Black social justice activists and celebrities, and identity stories from students.
Schoolwide Student Identity Day
Students were guided to explore their individual identities and reflect on how their identities influenced their ability to learn and leverage their strengths. To celebrate this work, the school held an Identity Day assembly.
Grade Interviews Pilot Planning Notes
To support teachers through the process of their grade interview pilot, Austin ISD’s Strategy Lab team created a centralized space for documenting the process. The document includes links to important surveys and resources, clarification of roles,...