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Activity: Making Sense of Empathy Interviews
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Piloting Three to Six Week Inquiry Projects
To boost student engagement during remote learning, D11 provided teachers with targeted grade level relevant guidance to support students in the creation of cross-content inquiry projects that spanned three to six weeks.
Learning Together at a Distance: A D11 Inquiry Invitation Project Resources
This website from D11 includes leveled guidebooks for elementary, middle, and high schools that outline planning tools and considerations for remotely leading students through the creation of inquiry projects.
"Listening Sessions" for Building Trust and Open Communication
Every month, the Colorado Springs School District 11 Superintendent hosts a Facebook Live session called “Beyond the Mask” to communicate district needs and changes and engage in conversation with students, teachers, families, and community members.
Beyond the Mask: A Trust Building and Listening Tour
Recordings of Colorado Springs School District 11’s Beyond the Mask community forums hosted on Facebook Live. Each recording addresses a variety of questions posed by community members.
Ongoing District and Union Partnership Meetings
Every month, the central office team at Meriden Public Schools invites its local union president and teacher and leader union representatives to share ideas and give and receive feedback on happenings within the district.
Episode 2: How Hopkins Public Schools Maximized Inquiry Learning, Outdoor Spaces, Community Partnerships, and Feedback
On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Ann Ertl of Hopkins Public Schools details the...
Communications School Communities Deserve: Principles and Practice for the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
This toolkit from Brooklyn Lab Charter School and Equity by Design outlines five core principles and provides practical advice on how to improve school-community communication to improve schools.
Family Survey Pre-Reopening Schools from Transcend Education and TNTP
This survey that users can copy and modify collects feedback from families so that school and district leaders can understand and respond to their needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Family Welcome Calls
Reaching out to students’ families and welcoming them to the school community can help establish strong relationships and a successful foundation for the school year.
Family Events Calendar
Virtual schools bring parents and families together by offering a variety of events online that help to build a community.