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Prekindergarten - 8th Grade Social Emotional Learning Lesson Pacing Guide
Social emotional lesson pacing guide for prekindergarten through eighth grade, which includes lesson objectives and targeted calming strategies.
Developing Students' Self-Management Skills at Chicago Public Schools
Savannah Bell, Personalized Learning Leader at Chicago Public Schools, describes how teachers and leaders at Tanner Elementary School adapted their social-emotional learning scope and sequence to focus on self-management skills.
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...
Elementary School Mastery-Based Grading Policy
Mt. Vernon Elementary School’s mastery-based grading policy, which outlines its grading weights, how to translate mastery into letter grades, gradebook expectations, and an example report card.
4th Grade Math Mastery-Based Assessments
A folder containing a variety of Common Core-aligned, mastery-based math assessments for 4th grade.
Third and Fourth Grade Mastery-Based Grading
At Mt. Vernon Elementary School, mastery-based grading was implemented to support and encourage students to easily determine their own mastery guided by teacher feedback.
ELA and Math Common Core Standards Mastery Trackers
Student-facing Common Core-aligned ELA and math mastery trackers.
Sample Master Schedule with Embedded “Walking Time”
Sample schedules for Kindergarten - 8th grade that include walking time for ELA and math.
"Walking Time" to Support Standards Mastery
To help students recover unfinished learning time, teachers spend twenty-minute blocks teaching a specific standard to support student mastery.
Staff Professional Development Session on School Conferencing
A professional development slide deck on how to self-assess the quality of a student conference.
Learner Voice & Choice Guide to Conferencing
Teacher guide on how to structure and hold a one-to-one student conference with options for three different structures: An advice-based conference with a focus on relationship buildingAn assessment-based conference with a focus on designing...