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Fuse RI: An Open Access Model of K-12 Blended Learning Implementation
Learn more about the Highlander Institute's Fuse RI program and how they train and support these teacher leaders in this white paper developed by the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute.
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.
Knowing the School: How do leaders prepare new teachers to be successful within their school models?
When welcoming new teachers (whether new to the school or to teaching), it is important that you clearly communicate the nuts and bolts that make your innovative school possible. This includes specifics about your model and approach, the supports...
Knowing the Community: How do leaders ensure new teachers understand and engage with the communities they serve?
When designing onboarding for new teachers (new to the school or to teaching in that school), it’s important to ensure they not only understand the school from an instructional standpoint but also get to know and understand the community they will...
Additional Support for Teachers
Pleasant View teachers get support from the school instructional staff and leadership as well as external partners like Summit Public Schools and the Highlander Institute.
Public Impact Opportunity Culture Site
This website contains a wealth of different resources, including case studies and examples relating to the different ways schools can staff to extend teacher “reach” with technology.
Advice: Opportunity Culture
This website contains a wealth of different resources, including case studies and examples of the different ways schools can staff to extend teacher “reach” with technology.
Problem of Practice: Build Internally vs. Buy Externally
This guide unpacks the relative benefit of buying external resources and services versus building internal capacity and offers examples of the way systems across the country have managed this tension.
Inspiring Teacher Engagement by Actively Sharing Their Work
How to inspire pioneering teachers to share their practices both within the network and also to others around the country.
Knowing the “Why": How do leaders communicate with new teachers around the purpose and vision of their innovative models?
Clearly communicating the “why” behind a school’s innovative model – not just the model itself – is an essential strategy for building new teachers’ abilities to understand and implement. This guide will explore various ways schools and districts...
Vanguard Team Program Overview
This program overview of the Fulton Country Vanguard Team outlines member responsibilities, resources, advantages of this project to Fulton County Schools, and advantages of the project for each participant.