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Flexible Working Groups
Teachers group students based on need and provide targeted instruction.
Workshop
Driven by the previous day’s formative assessments, students participate in blended learning stations in different parts of the classroom that feature student choice about the learning modality for that part of the day.
The Workshop Board
The Workshop Board is the student-facing display of available stations and work. Depending on how much choice students are given on a specific day, the structure of the Workshop Board changes.
Flowchart Grouping System
This flowchart shows how the teacher makes groups for two week increments of Workshop, using the formative assessments of the previous two weeks. The groups will come to tutoring or work together in the group model of Workshop.
Multiple Options for Working with Partners
Students have a large amount of choice as to whether they want to work with a partner or in a group and, if so, who they work with.
Multi-Age Classrooms
West Belden uses multi-age classrooms to help meet the unique needs of each learner.
6-8 Week Learning Groups
Students are assigned to learning groups for a 6-8 week cycle in addition to shorter term small groups.
Workshop Lesson Plan
This is an example lesson plan for Workshop from the early part of the year. Note that students are selected to be in tutoring based on two different assessments.
Student-Led Learning Activities
Educators often create opportunities for students to learn from each other in Cisco.
Student Choice of Work Partner at Cisco
Students are allowed to choose their own groups for class activities to help them reach their goals.
Creating Small Groups In and Outside the General Classroom at Bronx Arena
Educators at Bronx Arena discuss the role of content specialists, who bring passion and subject-specific knowledge to student instruction.