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Rethinking Spaces for Learning
Meriden Public Schools explains its reimagining of the use of outdoor spaces to bring students back for in-person learning after school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creating a Culture of Trust and Safety in Every Class
An Edutopia article about Symonds Elementary School and their use of morning meetings to develop kids’ social and emotional skills to prep them for learning.
Family STEAM Night Design Challenge Overview
This presentation was created by a teaching team at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District for a virtual Family STEAM night. In this session, teachers introduced all participants to key concepts in a design thinking process and then divided into...
Family STEAM Night “Passport” Form
This form was created by a teaching team at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District for a virtual Family STEAM night. In this session, participating families got to rotate through different STEAM breakout rooms in Zoom. As they completed...
Family STEAM Nights
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District provided materials and held Family STEAM Nights to engage families over Zoom during the pandemic.
Parent or Caregiver Return to School Survey
The goal of this survey, produced by ASU Prep Digital, is to help "recalibrate" teachers and students to help support students' learning and lower levels of frustration across the board. Returning to school successfully involves more than just...
Student Return to School Survey
The goal of this survey, produced by ASU Prep Digital, is to help "recalibrate" teachers and students to help support students' learning and lower levels of frustration across the board. Returning to school successfully involves more than just...
Setting Expectations Through Surveys
As students and teachers return to in-person learning, it is important to align on expectations, leverage learnings and students' skills from remote instruction, and design experiences that will support students in effective ways.
Communicating About Reopening Measures with Families Toolkit
This practitioner toolkit from the Parabola Project offers strategies for school leaders to understand family concerns and needs, define clear messages, and use effective communication tools and tactics to engage parents and caregivers.
Communication Resources for Schools at a Time of COVID-19 & Beyond
This resource from Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools and the Donovan Group provides template and guidance to promote honest, transparent, equitable, freely accessible and public health-informed communication. The hope is that this resource helps...
Middle School Advisory Topics at VLACS
Students at VLACS must complete one full credit in advisory per year by demonstrating competency in specific topics. The artifact above is an example of competencies and projects that middle school students may complete to earn their one credit.