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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.
1:1 Data Conferences
Conferences are an important part of blended learning at Cisco, as students and teachers work together to understand data in a meaningful way that can improve instruction for each student.
Common Data Practices
Students and teachers interact with data in a variety of ways, all geared toward improving teaching and learning.
Collecting Quick Feedback with Emoji Folders
Students provide daily feedback about their level of understanding of what they’re working on by putting their names into folders with various emojis on them.
Formalizing Student Feedback with YouthTruth Surveys
Students are able to provide formal feedback each year through YouthTruth surveys.
Collaborative Planning during Data Days
Specific days throughout the year for staff to meet and discuss data and instructional practices.
Empowering Ownership of Learning through Monitoring Learning Progress and Goal-Setting
Students set goals and monitor their own learning progress throughout the school year.
Student-Led Learning Activities
Educators often create opportunities for students to learn from each other in Cisco.
Providing Pacing Guidance with "Must Do" and "May Do" Tasks
Students work through playlists, which provide guidance as to which learning activities they must complete, and which ones they can choose to work on.
Designing Cisco ISD's Student Experience Pillars
Cisco ISD designed four core components of the student experience that it hopes to achieve through blended learning.
Supporting Teachers Shifting to Blended Learning
As a small district, Cisco ISD must be creative and intentional in how it allocates resources to support its blended learning teachers.