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Rethinking the Use of Outdoor and Community Spaces
With school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopkins Public Schools reimagined their use of outdoor and community spaces to return to in-person teaching and learning.
Using Highest-Qualified Staff for 1:1 Support
To support students with the greatest needs for intervention, Hopkins Public Schools’ central office deployed paraprofessionals to school sites to support independent learning and work time for whole-group classes while highly-qualified teachers...
Districtwide Learning Framework To Create Coherence With Greater School Autonomy
Hopkins Public Schools shifted decision-making to be more school-based and used the district learning framework to provide guidance and ensure coherence and continuity across the district.
Vision 2031: Adoption of District-Wide, 10-Year Vision for Innovation
Using feedback from multiple stakeholders, Hopkins Public Schools crafted a vision for what an innovative education would look like within the district by 2031, including the ideal portrait of a graduate.
Hybrid Learning With a Focus on In-Person Time for Labs, Hands-On Activities, and Collaboration
For students who are involved in remote learning, Hopkins Public Schools provided authentic, in-person learning experiences for hands-on activities and collaboration.
Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Hops, Skips, and Leaps in Practice
Disruption, differences in location and resources, and the systemic, racial, and social inequities and injustices incurred and heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic demanded that educators improve or adopt practices to deeply support each student....
Deepening Arts Enrichment Through Three-Week Focus Scheduling
Modifying arts enrichment schedules to minimize risk to enrichment teachers also leads to deeper engagement in the arts for students.
Shifting Towards Assessment-Aligned Trimester Reporting
With the switch to virtual learning, the School District of Cudahy identified a core set of power standards and shifted from quarters to trimesters to better align with their assessment cycle.
Austin ISD End of Year Goal Setting Student Survey
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized surveys to solicit input and feedback from students and to better understand their process. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA's...
Austin ISD Standards-Based Grading Pilot Notetaking
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized a centralized notetaking space to support their collaboration on the pilot. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA's Strategy Lab.
Reflecting on Hops, Skips, and Leaps at Taos Academy Charter
In this Insight, Elizabeth LeBlanc shares some of the hops, skips, and leaps Taos Academy Charter has made during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate effective teaching and learning – and examines what they'll take forward with them.