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Distinctive Schools’ Personalized Learning Opportunities
Distinctive Schools designed and outlined multiple options for educators and schools to use to engage in personalized learning professional development and growth. Through these various opportunities, including fellowships, school visits, and design...
K-12 Blended Teaching
This free OER guidebook was developed to help teachers develop the core skills needed to teach in environments that blend online and in-person learning.
Virtual Notebooks
Acting as a type of interactive handout, virtual notebooks ensure all students have access to the content whenever and wherever they are learning – remotely, in person, or anywhere in between.
Communicate the Plan
When working with students in-person, remote, and within a hybrid and/or simultaneous learning environment, it is important that they know what to do, when to do it, and how so they can engage meaningfully wherever they are physically.
Fitness Friday
This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a week, which helps their bodies and minds during remote and in-person learning time. This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a...
Virtual Rotation
Implementing a virtual rotation allows in-person and remote students to work together and move through different activities and learning experiences throughout the day.
Targeted and Relevant
Grade-level learning Individual and small-group instruction Differentiated pathways and material Culturally relevant and sustaining
Actively Engaging
Choice and agency Self-directed learning Authentic inquiry and application Knowledge activation and reflection
Socially Connected
Peer learning and collaboration Relationship and trust-building Family engagement and involvement Community and civic connection
Intentional Focus on Developing Students’ Self-Management Skills
When schools closed for in-person instruction and students shifted to remote learning, they became more responsible for managing their work and schedule. Teachers noticed students struggling with self-management skills and adjusted their social...
Weekend and Vacation Meals Distribution
To support students and families during school closures of in-person learning, Meriden Public Schools provided free breakfast and lunch to all students daily, on weekends, and over school holidays.