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Gather Data Through Gamification
Teachers can collect quick data about student understanding creatively through individual and collaborative games. These online and offline tools boost engagement as students “play” the game and interact with content in an innovative way.
Remote-Friendly Assessments: How can I build assessments that are accessible for students in remote and hybrid learning environments?
Looking for ways to assess a student’s mastery of new learning, no matter their physical location? This guide shares specific strategies to ensure students are engaging with and mastering content, whether they are working remotely or inside the...
PLC Orientation
The shift to remote learning at Austin ISD created an opportunity for new collaboration across the district, including grade-alike professional learning communities (PLCs). To maximize the collaboration time, the Austin ISD academic team developed...
Personalized Learning "Camping Trips" - Virtual Communities of Practice
Led by the Personalized Learning Department, Dallas ISD’s Personalized Learning Camping Trips guided teachers to choose from four domain indicators from the Personalized Learning Coaching and Development Rubric to narrow and determine goals for...
Focusing Remote Learning Through Standards Prioritization
In response to the pandemic, Renton School District brought together collaborative teams of teachers who taught the same subject and grade level to identify priority standards and learning activities for focusing remote learning.
Austin ISD Standards-Based Grading Pilot Notetaking
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized a centralized notetaking space to support their collaboration on the pilot. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA's Strategy Lab.
Reflecting on Hops, Skips, and Leaps at Taos Academy Charter
In this Insight, Elizabeth LeBlanc shares some of the hops, skips, and leaps Taos Academy Charter has made during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate effective teaching and learning – and examines what they'll take forward with them.
Podcasts: TLA's "What Will We Take With Us?"
Explore various podcasts in our leadership series, "What Will We Take With Us?" to hear how education leaders rose to tackle the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they're working to take what they've learned into a future that supports...
Measuring Adult Wellbeing in Schools - Survey Instrument
In collaboration with Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), The Learning Accelerator (TLA) developed this 20-item survey based on an initial review of the literature related to adult wellbeing. Its purpose is to help district and system leaders to...
Three Steps to Effectively Engage Learners in a Synchronous Video Learning Experience
Explore ways to design an effective synchronous video learning experiences, starting with what you already know and exploring the effective in-person strategies you used prior to remote learning.
A 10-Point Guidance for Schools to Promote Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination
In collaboration with Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, a public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, EquityByDesign.org has created this 10-point plan to help schools promote vaccination and address hesitancy. This plan is informed by insights...