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Product Dossier Template from iZone NYC
Systems can use this template to create a one pager with the most important information about products being considered for a pilot.
Problem of Practice: "Fast and Furious" vs. "Slow and Steady"
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of accelerating versus slowing down the pace of change implementation to achieve sustainability and offers examples of the way systems across the country have managed this tension.
Using a “Soft Launch” to Show Evidence of Success
Example of how moving slowly at first can help cultivate evidence of success in the district.
Problem of Practice: Prioritize Need vs. Prioritize Readiness
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of allocating resources based on the need versus the readiness of schools and offers examples of the way systems across the county have managed this tension.
Problem of Practice: Fixed Strategy vs. Adapt with Experience
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of creating fixed versus adaptive scaling strategies and offers examples of the way systems across the county have managed this tension.
Deliberately Creating a Culture of Change
How to address mindset shift productively when making a district-wide instructional shift.
Problem of Practice: “Prix Fixe” vs. “A-la-Carte”
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of creating a central “prix fixe” implementation model vs offering more flexible “a la carte” options and offers examples of the way systems across the county have managed this tension.
Scaling Small Practices Organically
How to provide the right kind of central support to enable each teacher to take the lead in driving instructional change in their classroom.
Developing a Culture of Experimentation
How to provide individual or groups of teachers opportunities to drive their own investigation and acquisition of new digital tools or digital content.
Problem of Practice: Share Best Practices vs. Share Process/Failures
One of the key challenges articulated by district and CMO leaders is deciding how to share information across their systems – should we stick to “best practices” or share our process and failures as well? This guide unpacks the relative benefit of...
Collecting School-Level Data to Create Feedback Loops
How to use data to help teachers and school leaders monitor their progress and gather school-level information that helps the system learn.