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Developing Academic Competencies
Creating district-level competencies that help clarify learning expectations for educators, students, and families.
Henry County Cross-Curricular Competencies
Henry County Schools created cross-curricular graduation competencies as pillars for their school design, focusing on communication, collaboration, creativity, & critical thinking.
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.
Strategic Supports: How can general education teachers implement strategic supports for students who are learning English within their personalized classroom?
Are you looking for ways to better support your students who are learning English (EL) within your personalized classroom? If so, this guide will map out specific strategies that can engage your learners in new ways through nonverbal communication,...
Activity: Define a Problem of Practice
When designing change, teams define a problem to tackle, asking “How might we?” as a way to start to imagine a more equitable, resilient future of teaching and learning.
IDEO Design Kit: Get Visual
When brainstorming potential solutions to a problem of practice, a visual brainstorming activity can more deeply tap into teams’ creativity. This guide from IDEO shares directions for “Get Visual,” a visual brainstorming activity.
Restructuring Specials Schedules
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district prioritized art and music by shifting the schedule to increase the frequency of classes from weekly to daily.
Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Introduction
What have we learned? What will we take forward? The COVID-19 pandemic has posed incredible challenges for American K-12 education. From navigating the shift to remote learning to putting in place new measures to support safety to identifying and...
Intentional Problem-Solving to Support Student Development
As students increase their responsible decision-making capabilities, they must develop their skills and mindsets around effectively addressing challenges. Intentional time spent focusing on the process of problem-solving can help students build...
Cajon Valley Home School Program
Cajon Valley Home School is a part of Cajon Valley Union School District and offers two virtual program options: synchronous teacher-led learning for grades 4-8 and homeschooling led by families for grades K-5.
Digital Use: How can leaders ensure students actively use technology as a core learning component?
This problem of practice offers school leaders three strategies to close the “digital use divide,” ensuring each student has the ability and opportunity to actively and powerfully use technology as a core component of their learning.