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How Can You Create A Flex Block?
Adding a flexible block of time to your school schedule can help personalize learning for your students. But with an already busy schedule, how can you add another block of time? Won't students be missing important class time? What does a 'flex...
Why Create A Flex Block?
Schools around the country have successfully personalized their students' learning by adding a flex block to their schedule. In what specific ways have students benefited? This video will explore five reasons – from real schools and educators - why...
Reimagining Time in School for All Students
The Unlocking Time Initiative seeks to empower K-12 school leaders to adopt new time strategies that fuel student-centered learning. It provides support for educators working to improve their school’s use of time. They offer a free website with...
Building Community Learning in a Physically-Distanced, Hybrid Setting
School District of Cudahy Superintendent Dr. Tina Owen-Moore discusses how her district implemented virtual interventions which allowed for more intervention sessions since travel time was reduced and students from multiple campuses were able to...
Teacher Office Hours at Laurel Springs School
Students at Laurel Springs School can see their teacher's office hours each time they log into their courses. They can click directly on the link to enter the room and interact with their teacher. Office hour information is also available for...
West Belden's Extended Core Content Blocks and Planning Time
West Belden uses block scheduling for core content areas to ensure enough time for differentiation.
Weekly Formal One-on-One Teacher Support
Students meet with the teacher weekly to discuss progress, set goals, and develop action plans.
Creating Extra Time for Student Support in Extension Classes
Extension classes provide extra time for all 6th grade students and specific 7th grade students to get the academic supports they need.
Arenas (Four-Hour Time Blocks)
Students spend the majority of their instructional time in an open class period working on their individual academic plans, receiving customized support as needed.
Extension Classes at Cisco
Educators at Cisco use Extension Classes to clarify student understanding of class concepts and fill in knowledge gaps.
Episode 7: Mendon-Upton Regional School District on Flexible Learning for Educators, Career-Oriented Learning, and Innovation
On 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, we chat with David Quinn, the Director of...