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Roots Elementary
Roots Elementary was a K-2 charter school in Denver that used technology along with innovative staffing, curricular, and physical structures to provide a student-centered learning experience.
Roots Executive Director Discusses His Role
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discussed his role and how he works with his co-leader to support the school model. Transcript: Jon Hanover: So, it's definitely us working together. Jill's taken the lead on all of the tech stuff, and I've...
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation Provides an Overview of Creating Tech Tools
Roots Director of Operations and Innovation, Jill Tew, shares how the school has worked to create and develop custom applications to support integrations and student and teacher workflow. Transcript: Jill Tew: the first thing that we did this...
Master Schedules for Coordination
Using a series of simple rules to make sure students' time is not double-booked.
Roots Executive Director Discusses Flexible Instruction through Data Use
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how Roots uses data to create long term learning plans as well as adjust near-daily to inform groupings.Transcript: Jon Hanover: – one of the things that's really unique about our model is that we...
Moving with Mastery Through Learning Standards
Students can advance beyond "grade level" when they have demonstrated mastery.
Heterogeneous Teams at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, uses a heterogeneous teaming strategy to support student learning. Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I decided to switch after my first team competition to heterogeneous groupings. How did I make that choice? In the first...
Flexible Working Groups
Teachers group students based on need and provide targeted instruction.
Inclusion Approach to Special Education
Special education teachers push into general education classrooms, pulling various small groups to lead data-based interventions.
Lovett Elementary School
Lovett Elementary in Chicago provides blended and personalized learning to its students in grades 2-5.
Differentiating Units & Classes at a High Level
Students are placed in either high, medium or low classes based on their ability level, using their NWEA RIT score as a starting point. Students may change classes during the year based on performance.