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Common Data Practices
Teachers implement standardized data practices, allowing ongoing collaboration and team data analysis in professional learning communities.
Lovett Elementary School
Lovett Elementary in Chicago provides blended and personalized learning to its students in grades 2-5.
Weekly Learning Cycles
Teachers try to deliver instruction in weekly cycles at Lovett, starting with whole group instruction at the beginning of the cycle and independent learning at the end.
Multi-age Learning Pods
Placing students in grade bands of 2-3 and 4-5 to allow them to move in between classes based on ability level
Lovett Learner Profiles
Lovett creates Learner Profiles, which include academic data and additional information to help educators gain a more holistic understanding of each student.
Student Choice of Learning Partners
Based on their learning preferences, students at Lovett are able to choose who to work with and when to work with partners.
Genius Hour
During the weekly genius hour, students pursue a topic of interest, exploring and researching the topic to ultimately create a project.
Promoting Personalization through Learner Pathways
Learner pathways incorporate both pre-assessment data and student choice to determine the instructional activities students engage with in class.
Single-Point Rubric
Single-point rubrics simplify the process of assessing student mastery, allowing teachers to easily and frequently give students feedback.
Common Mastery-Based Practices
Trailblazer transitioned to mastery-based grading, working across grade levels to define scoring criteria and align on practices for competency-based learning.
Change Management at Trailblazer Elementary
Trailblazer has created a strategic plan to ensure successful change management with the adoption of blended learning and competency-based learning practices.