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Time for students to explore their passions
This strategy, created by Unlocking Time, captures how schools create time for students to explore their passions, encouraging student agency and creativity.
Design Tech High's approach to intersession (2:42)
At Design Tech High, students take elective classes four times a year for two weeks at a time. (Note: The portion of the video referencing intersession begins at the 2:42 timestamp.)
Implementing a Flex Time Period
Learn about different types of flexible learning times and how they are used.
How Can You Create A Flex Block?
Adding a flexible block of time to your school schedule can help personalize learning for your students. But with an already busy schedule, how can you add another block of time? Won't students be missing important class time? What does a 'flex...
Why Create A Flex Block?
Schools around the country have successfully personalized their students' learning by adding a flex block to their schedule. In what specific ways have students benefited? This video will explore five reasons – from real schools and educators - why...
Example: Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning (IgnitED Research)
This video shares evidence from the learning sciences and a practitioner perspective around prior knowledge.
Digital Notebook
This is an example of a digital notebook that a high school science teacher builds for their students every unit. Their students participate in a hybrid model in which they are both in-person and remote throughout the week. By having everything in...
Weekly Curriculum Plan
This weekly plan for high school students is detailed with hyperlinks and objectives for each day. Educators should be clear and consistent with the design, ensuring all students know what to expect for the day, helping all students stay on the same...
Monterey Peninsula: Preparing Stakeholders for Co-Creation
As part of their pilot for Real-Time Redesign, one of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District design team’s initial priorities was to orient students and teachers to their role as co-designers. The team designed a short training session in...
Real-Time Redesign - Section 2: Dream Big
PDF version of Section 2: Dream Big of the Real-Time Redesign toolkit.
Student-Led Equity Task Force
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District created a student-led, district-wide equity task force to create programs and initiatives to advance equity across the district, especially as the community transitioned to distance learning.