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Step One: Craft a compelling why
Successful blended and personalized implementations have clear statements for why they are pursuing change through blended and personalized learning. They ground all of their work in this “why,” referring back to it again and again.
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...
Renton’s Adult Wellness Website Screenshots
In response to the pandemic, Renton School District built a central hub of resources to support the mental health of its staff. Screenshots of the internal site (or intranet) include: Landing page with contextCurated apps collectionGuided...
Bellwether Policy Playbook for Personalized Learning
Bellwether Education Partners' playbook is designed to help state and local policymakers identify the policy changes needed to expand access to quality personalized learning in their states and communities, and to give them the tools to make those...
Bronx Arena Challenge Example: Storytelling 101
This is a sample student-made rubric for a challenge on storytelling at Bronx Arena.
Dallas ISD Website: Innovation in Teaching Fellowship
Outline of Dallas ISD’s Innovation in Teaching Fellowship including timeline and activities.
Guide: Bellwether Education: Policy Playbook for Personalized Learning
Bellwether Education Partners, a nonprofit consulting group, offers a key policy "playbook" that can be instrumental to aligning systems in a strategic manner on the state and local level.
Highlander Institute Fuse Fellowship Training Overview
As part of its statewide Fuse RI program, the Highlander Institute trained and deployed a team of teacher fellows to support district implementation of blended learning.
Remote Learning Excellence: Three-Session PD Training for Educators and Leaders
This three-session series was designed to support leaders in building staff capacity for implementing remote and distance learning models. It is openly licensed (free!) and includes concrete resources to begin designing and launching effective...
Report: Creating a Culture of Adult Wellbeing at School - Investing in Adults to Support Students
This report presents findings from an extensive literature review and focus group of diverse district leaders to understand the state of adult wellbeing in schools and districts. It provides leaders and educators in the field with concrete language...
Episode 4: Renton School District's Approach to Staff and Student Wellness, Personalization, and Engagement
In this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Bob Ettinger of Renton School District in...