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Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Explains Her Role
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how her role supports teachers. Transcript: Jill Tew: ...my job is to make sure that teachers can focus as much of their mental energy and their time and focus on how to be the best...
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Discusses the "Why" and the "How" of Tech Tool Development
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares the team's philosophy for understanding technology needs, doing diligence on existing products, and developing tools to fill gaps. Transcript: Jill Tew: Whole process, we were thinking...
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation On Needing an Instructional Purpose in Selecting Software
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how understanding of instructional needs drive technology adoption. Transcript: Jill Tew: What we try to do and what I’m very kind of vocal about is never just adopting an app because...
Teacher Discusses Priorities for Monitoring Independent Learning Time at Roots
Roots teacher, Mackenzie Wagner, discusses the "ladder of priorities" for monitoring and supporting students during independent learning time. Transcript: Mackenzie Wagner: every flex center has a monitor for that center, and they have...
Teacher Discusses Leveraging Student Feedback at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains how teachers are able to elicit and integrate student feedback to give them more choice and ownership over learning plans.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: I think right now, I think as the technology is new, and as our...
From Theory to Practice: How Blended and Personalized Learning Comes to Life in the Classroom
Discover strategies for implementing blended and personalized learning in classrooms
Creating Culture that Drives Personalization
Creating a classroom culture that personalizes learning for students is facilitated by teaching key skills and mindsets that students need to navigate their education.
The "Why" and "How" of Mastery-Based Progression
As more and more educators across the country are moving towards blended learning, they are struggling with a very challenging question: how exactly do I make mastery-based progression happen in my classroom?
Trailblazer Elementary School
Trailblazer Elementary School serves K-5 students in Colorado Springs School District 11, infusing competency development, personalized learning and collaboration to provide real world learning opportunities for students.
Integrating Online Programs to Differentiate Learning
Online programs are leveraged to differentiate instruction for students, combining core programs with others that are needs-based or choice-based.