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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.
Inspiring Teacher Engagement by Actively Sharing Their Work
How to inspire pioneering teachers to share their practices both within the network and also to others around the country.
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.
Storytelling Built to Engage Community Stakeholders
Most schools and districts have a specific communications strategy built-in to their yearly calendar; however, many of these schools and districts need to work on the storytelling they use in order to leverage communication strategies more...
Edtech Pilot Framework
The Edtech Pilot Framework from Digital Promise provides a step-by-step process to help education leaders and technology developers quickly access best practices, tools, and resources for running successful educational technology (edtech) pilots.
Virtual Comparison Groups: Understanding What Worked, How, and Why
This Insight investigates the use of NWEA report data alongside a virtual comparison group to produce actionable insights when implementing blended learning.
Unlocking Time: School Time Assessment
Unlocking Time is a national project that empowers K12 school leaders to adopt new time strategies that fuel student-centered learning. The project will gain new insights on how U.S. schools structure their time, provide a rich set of resources to...
What are critical decision points when measuring to inform and improve teaching and learning practices?
Teachers and education leaders must make a series of critical decisions when beginning measurement to inform and improve teaching and learning practices. This guide provides an overview of three of these decisions and offers guidance on how to make...
What are key considerations when launching a researcher-practitioner partnership?
External partners can add critical capacity and expertise to help schools tackle measurement goals. However, successful research-practitioner relationships require intentional approaches. We offer three key considerations for launching a successful...