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Modifying Standards to Meet Student Needs
Lovett uses the Common Core State Standards but modifies them to better meet the needs of their students, often teaching additional skills students make need to successfully master the standards.
Conditions for Success & Scale
Advice: Hardware Selection
Understanding key points about what devices can and can't do, and how they fit within the context of the district's approach, will lead to a better device decision and save time.
Advice: Chromebooks
Chromebooks are a low cost option increasingly chosen by schools and districts.
Edtech Procurement at Houston ISD
This TLA snapshot highlights Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) success with purchasing edtech and is a valuable real-world example of how to follow the recommendations found in the Smart Series Guide to Edtech Procurement.
Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Environments - 2020 Edition
In 2015, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Students at the Center initiative at Jobs for the Future released the first-ever set of comprehensive competencies for teaching in personalized, learner-centered settings. The...
Matchbook Learning: Human Capital Management for Personalized Learning
Matchbook Learning, a blended learning charter and school management organization, shares their vision for effective blended teaching-- including vital behaviors, traits, and competencies-- in this white paper on pages 6-12.
Sample "Intro to Blended Learning" Playlist
As part of its statewide Fuse RI program, the Highlander Institute's participating districts created sample communication tools for schools and district personnel to use to explain their vision for blended learning. Chariho District, along with many...
Tool: Highlander Institute: Sample "Intro to Blended Learning" Playlist
As part of its statewide Fuse RI program, the Highlander Institute participating districts created sample communication tools for schools and district personnel to use to explain their vision for blended learning.