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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.
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.
Aligning on the “Why” through “The End of Average”
Aligning on the “why” of a model is crucial. Dallas ISD utilizes a book study of “The End of Average” to align on the rationale for a personalized model and apply its concepts to education and their instructional model.
Mastery Charter Schools: Including a Diverse Array of Voices
Mastery Charter Schools began a design process to improve teaching and learning with a team of academic executives. Important among the charter network’s mission and values is the weight they place on equity: “We disrupt systemic racism and the...
Plan to Pilot Your Prototype
This template provides design teams with space to clearly define the parameters of a pilot plan (or small test) – including the format, who will interact with the pilot, what messaging and resources are required, and what measures will determine...
Activity: Plan and Run a Pilot
When designing change, teams pilot their prototypes to assess strengths and weaknesses of a solution before implementing the solution across the district.
Making Sense of Your Data Findings for Advocacy
After data analysis, making sense of your findings is a critical next step to connect what you have observed in the data with actionable ideas and strategies for advocating for student needs.
Self-Assessment: Equitable EdTech Systems
This self-assessment mirrors the structure of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation, distilling foundational concepts into a series of statements about users’ edtech practices. Using a modified version of...
Driving EdTech Systems: Audit Your EdTech Systems
This strategy provides school- and system-level edtech leaders with a three-step process to understand how their edtech systems align with those outlined in the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation. This...
EdTech Inventory Template Spreadsheet
Leaders can use this tool to build an edtech inventory to evaluate the use of technology within their schools and systems.
Driving EdTech Systems: Digital Accessibility
This strategy supports users of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation users in reflecting on and strengthening their school or system’s edtech practices around accessibility.