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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.
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.
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.
Personalized, Teacher-Led Professional Development Days
To support teachers in the shift to remote and hybrid teaching, Colorado Springs School District 11 launched a series of teacher-led professional development sessions to support the internalization of remote and hybrid teaching practices.
Daily Student Success Coaching
As a part of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School’s Success Coaching, students receive daily, one-on-one check-ins from staff members who inquire about physical, mental, and emotional health. Every student receives a success coach who connects with...
Virtual Learning Plans Teacher Workshop
Slide deck for a teacher workshop on how to create and implement personalized learning plans. Included in the deck are examples of learning plans, learning plan templates, district guidance, and tips and suggestions for implementation.
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.
Focusing Remote Learning Through Standards Prioritization
In response to the pandemic, Renton School District brought together collaborative teams of teachers who taught the same subject and grade level to identify priority standards and learning activities for focusing remote learning.
Creating Guidelines and Coherence for Teacher-Led PD at D11
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11 describes what resources and guidance the district provided to support teachers and increase quality as they created their own professional development...
Building Consistency in Family Engagement Through Common Process and Tools
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a district-wide family engagement plan based around quarterly phone calls to surface needs and concerns from families.
Getting Started with Circles at Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community School District implemented “Community Circles” as part of its social-emotional learning curriculum. The circles take place every morning in grades K-8. This slidedeck provides guidance for educators on how to effectively...