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Engaging Families Through In-Person Events (Cajon Valley Virtual Learning Program)
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Cajon Valley's Virtual Learning Program sought ways to help students build social skills and provide in-person activities to foster school-wide community-building.
Hybrid and In-Person Re-Entry Resources
Learn about ways to ensure students and educators alike can feel supported and safe when re-entering classrooms.
Monterey Peninsula: Getting Inspired by Relationships Between Students and Adults
Through their redesign work, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has explored deepening personal relationships and students’ feelings of connection within the school community. The design team knew that such personal relationships and feeling...
Monterey Peninsula: Connecting Empathy Interviews and School Culture
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. Themes from...
Monterey Peninsula: Students and Teachers Co-Design Process Pilot
Monterey Peninsula wanted to solve a problem in their district: “How might we increase flexibility and personalization to build a sense of belonging and connection within the context of our labor and policy constraints?” After seeking stakeholder...
Ensuring Student Belonging Through Enrollment Transitions (Cooperative Learning Virtual Academy)
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Cooperative Virtual Learning Academy worked to find ways to build and maintain a positive classroom culture and help teachers create opportunities for building...
Newport News' Approach to Social Connections in Virtual Learning
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Newport News' Virtual Learning Academy Academy designed and piloted a program focused on building more meaningful social connections in virtual learning.
Deepening Student Learning in Three Kentucky Communities
The Aurora Institute toured three Kentucky sites in 2025 to elevate lessons from past work and to assess progress to date and goals for the future. Using document review, on-the-ground interviews, observation, and existing expertise in deeper...
Student Support Structures
Students have several tiers of support to draw upon when stuck.
Sharing Mastery Data Transparently Across the Class
Each student's current mastery score for any learning objective is visible to the class.
Circle Work Overview at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor's social-emotional learning model is based on their Compass, a human development model. Valor students participate in a weekly “Circle” exercise, during which they work to improve themselves, their community, and their relationships with...