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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.
Student and Teacher Progress Tracking through Tracker Sheets
Students use daily tracker sheets to set goals, monitor their progress and reflect on their learning. Tracker sheets provide rich information to inform student/teacher conferences.
Creating Report Cards that Reflect Student Progress at Their Appropriate Skill Level at Lovett
Lovett reports students' progress based on their skill level instead of their grade level. This video discusses why and how they do this.
Multiple Adults in the Classroom at Lovett
Lovett strives to maximize the number of educators in the classroom. This video discusses "why" and "how" they do this.
Why Open Education Matters?
Why Open Education Matters? Brief video on the importance of OER.
Training: Relay GSE BL-101: Beginning to Blend
This free course by Relay GSE explores what blended learning is, what mindsets are vital to effective implementation, and how you can leverage technology to address instructional challenges in a meaningful way through various models. This course...
Locust Grove Middle School’s Shift to Personalized Learning
Locust Grove collected information from a lot of sources to help inform the “why” and the “what” of their personalized learning efforts.
Centralized vs. Decentralized Implementation: How do we decide what the district should hold tight vs. loose?
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of centralized or decentralized implementation of new instructional models and offers examples of the way systems across the county have managed this tension.
Family Night Presentation
In order to invest families in the personalized learning model at Rogers Elementary at Dallas Independent School District, the school walks through the why, how, and what of the model during Parent Night. By sharing the rationale for the innovative...
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...
Remote Classroom Jobs
To help provide structure and encourage leadership and participation, create classroom jobs for your remote learning environment.