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Learner Choice of Mastery Level
While all Learners must show proficiency (a level 3), they can elect to demonstrate deeper mastery by aiming for level 4.
Different Learning Choices Students Make at Lindsay
Brandy Quintero, a teacher at Lindsay, explains how students have choice over when to take an assessment as well as which content areas to tackle. Transcript: Brandy Quintero: So students can come in here. And these are all the standards that...
Feedback Modifications for English Learners at Lindsay
Teacher Marla Earnest explains how she provides feedback within a performance based system for English language learners.Transcript: Marla Earnest: In ELD it looks a little bit different because when they score based on that rubric they're not going...
Personalized Playlists at Lindsay
Teacher Marla Earnest explains how personalized learning playlists are created in Empower. Transcript: Marla Earnest: They use Empower, the program I was telling you about earlier. And Empower has a playlist set up in it. And that...
Customized Playlists to Keep Learners on Track
Facilitators create playlists aligned with learning standards.
Exhibition Night at Lindsay
Students deliver public presentations to develop real-world skills while concurrently showing proficiency and mastery. Teacher Brandy Quintero shares how these nights work. Transcript: Brandy Quintero: So exhibition night was created –...
What Student Choice and Agency Actually Look Like
Snapshots from six schools using blended learning to put students in control. (Originally published in eSchoolNews on November 14, 2016)
Common Mastery-Based Practices
Trailblazer transitioned to mastery-based grading, working across grade levels to define scoring criteria and align on practices for competency-based learning.
Collecting Student Data through Varied Assessments
Starting with a baseline NWEA MAP assessment, teachers at Lovett use a combination of exit tickets, data from software programs students have used, personal observations and student self-assessments to track student progress and proficiency.
Guide: Personalized PD at Dallas ISD
This Personalized Learning Coaching and Development Tool (PL Toolbox) from Dallas ISD maps out clear competency strands, identifies ways to show mastery in practice, and observational guides to drive meaningful reflection and discussions. This tool...
Pleasant View’s Journey to Blended Learning
Pleasant View Elementary carefully planned which components of its program it most wanted to change through blended learning, then adjusted to challenges and scaling as needed.