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Heterogeneous Student Groupings at ReNew DTA
When teaching 8th grade-level content, the teacher pairs students heterogeneously to support lower-level students and offer higher-level students the opportunity to deepen knowledge by teaching others.
Teacher-Led Large Group Instruction
ReNEW DTA addresses grade-level scope and sequence through ongoing whole-group instruction. The teachers create heterogeneous groupings to help all students access grade-level content, regardless of individual skill level.
Emphasis on Life Skill Development
Teacher provides instruction and opportunities for practice of time-management, self-monitoring, and productivity skills throughout the class.
Teaching Time Management at ReNEW DTA
Students are given the flexibility to make choices about how to manage their time, with support from peers and teachers.
Roots Executive Director Discussing Benefits of Heterogeneous Groups
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses why the teaching team uses heterogeneous grouping approaches. Transcript: Jon Hanover: I think of the benefits in two ways. First, it's just an efficiency game. Like every public school in the...
Teacher Discusses Habits of Success Curriculum at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains the school's Habits of Success curriculum, Dovetail Learning.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: habits of success time is actually in the morning during morning circle, and that's when we do socio-emotional learning. And...
Common Behavior Management Techniques
Roots employs a variety of techniques to provide students the right type of behavioral feedback and support.
Roots Executive Director Provides Overview of Different Groupings at Roots
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the team uses homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping structures to support student learning. Transcript: Jon Hanover: Throughout the day, we kind of strike a balance by having different...
Teacher Discusses Flexibility in Groupings at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, shares how small group composition is influenced both by academic and behavioral needs.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: it's interesting because they're very – they're not static. We made a change yesterday based on a behavioral...
Teacher Discusses Student Choice at Roots
Roots teacher, Samantha Gambino, explains how choice is integrated into the student day, particularly during independent learning time.Transcript: Samantha Gambino: say okay, we have these four authors. Let's all choose which author we all as a...
Common Launch
While Navigate Math is a self-paced course, the class always opens with a common learning experience.