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Teacher Discusses Groupings in Literacy at Roots
Roots teacher, Samantha Gambino, shares how she uses literacy assessment data to inform small group creation and instruction.Transcript: Samantha Gambino: for me in particular, reading, everyone gets pulled into a small group because literacy, we...
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Groups
Students are assigned to both homogeneous and heterogeneous groups to support learning.
Roots One-on-One Conferencing Spreadsheet
Roots uses one-on-one conferencing spreadsheets so that students are able to benchmark their progress and set goals in a tangible manner. Teachers walk through the tool with students, with updates made in different colors to track change over time.
Co-creation of schedules
Root's seeks input from students on how they spend their learning time through one-on-one conferences.
Roots' Mastery-Based Reporting
Students receive "growth reports" after every 6-8 week assessment period.
Romeo and Juliet: Leveled Readings
This is an example of a playlist of different levels of a reading. Students can select traditional or nontraditional formats, such as annotated or graphic texts, as well as a Spanish version.
Pleasant View's Integrated Teaching Teams
Special education and other support staff are fully integrated with teaching teams.
Flexible Use of Space at Pleasant View
Students move freely throughout the classroom and extended learning space (hallways, central areas).
Student Choice of Resources and Assignments at Pleasant View
During independent learning time, students have choice over which subjects, standards, and learning resources they tackle in any one session. This process of offering and supporting students' choice-making has developed over time as initially...
Student Supports at Pleasant View
Students working on learning objectives have multiple options for support, including peer mentorship, additional learning resources, and teacher help.