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Lovett’s Approach to Communications
Lovett views communications as a critical part of their work, and they changed their approach as they started to shift to digital learning.
Leveraging Language: How can students who are learning English use their home language in a personalized classroom?
Are you interested in learning how to better support your students who are learning English (“ELs”) by offering opportunities to use their home language in your general education classroom? If so, this guide will map out specific ways to engage your...
Virtual Scavenger Hunt
Virtual scavenger hunts are a way for students to engage and move around while learning remotely.
Virtual Learning: How can I engage families remotely to connect, collaborate, and support them as partners for students?
Strong relationships and communication with families (including parents, guardians, and other adults at home) is a vital and often under-utilized force for students' ongoing success, especially when learning occurs in a virtual setting. Explore this...
Gathering Family Feedback on Edtech Usage
Edtech tools can serve as a channel to involve families in their students’ lives, strengthen the home-school connection, and provide access to teachers for better communication. School leaders should seek to gather family feedback to ensure all...
Lindsay High School
Lindsay High School serves all grade 9-12 students in Lindsay Unified Public Schools, a California district that uses a performance-based approach to personalized learning.
ReNEW DTA Academy
ReNEW’s Dolores T. Aaron Academy (“ReNEW DTA”) is a charter school serving students in pre-K through 8th grade in New Orleans, LA that has developed a mastery-based, 8th grade math program.
Teacher Provides an Overview of the Community Violation Process at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains the process for addressing behaviors that undermine culture.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: all adults in the building are able to give out a CV. So it's a community violation – for short, CV. And on the front side, we...
Teacher Explains Benefits of ClassDojo for Behavior Monitoring at Roots
Roots teacher, Megan Miles, shares how ClassDojo is used to collect data on student behaviors in order to inform support provided to students. Transcript: Megan Miles: right now what we do, and we're trying to find a system – and most...
Teacher Discusses Sharing Information via GroupMe at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, explains how teachers use a group messaging app to communicate about student needs and plans throughout the day.Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: Another thing that I can do is – let their coach know. 'Cause sometimes it's not –...
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation On Needing an Instructional Purpose in Selecting Software
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how understanding of instructional needs drive technology adoption. Transcript: Jill Tew: What we try to do and what I’m very kind of vocal about is never just adopting an app because...