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Learner-Led Classroom Management: IgnitED Research Insight
In this installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional practice, we look at classroom management and how to empower students to co-create and drive management processes.
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How to Introduce “the Why” by Distinctive Schools
Even before moving to moving to blended and personalized learning, CICS West Belden was a high-performing elementary school in Chicago. However, in staffwide conversations, the team realized they needed to keep pushing to help students develop all...
Chicago Public Schools’ “The Best of ‘WHY’’
Chicago Public Schools put together a slide deck with a variety of resources that help address the question: “why personalized learning?” Many schools and districts have different answers to this question, and this slide deck provides a look into a...
Greeley-Evans School District’s Unit Model
This one-slide overview of a math unit from Greeley-Evans School District highlights how various aspects of personalized learning, including differentiation and formative checkpoints, integrate with core instructional components (e.g., warm-ups,...
Model/Classroom Expectations
This is an observation rubric developed by Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston (Dallas ISD). The rubric focuses on four components of personalized learning: learner profiles, goal setting, data tracking, and data binders/student...
Family Night Presentation
In order to invest families in the personalized learning model at Rogers Elementary at Dallas Independent School District, the school walks through the why, how, and what of the model during Parent Night. By sharing the rationale for the innovative...
Chicago Public Schools’ Sullivan School Blueprint
As schools make the shift to personalized learning, Chicago Public Schools works with school leaders to design a school blueprint – a comprehensive document laying out the vision, mission, background, strategy, and implementation plan for achieving...
Knowing the “Why": How do leaders communicate with new teachers around the purpose and vision of their innovative models?
Clearly communicating the “why” behind a school’s innovative model – not just the model itself – is an essential strategy for building new teachers’ abilities to understand and implement. This guide will explore various ways schools and districts...
Knowing the School: How do leaders prepare new teachers to be successful within their school models?
When welcoming new teachers (whether new to the school or to teaching), it is important that you clearly communicate the nuts and bolts that make your innovative school possible. This includes specifics about your model and approach, the supports...
Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning: IgnitED Research Insight
In this installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional practice, we look at prior knowledge and its uses in maximizing learning.