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Designing Cisco ISD's Student Experience Pillars
Cisco ISD designed four core components of the student experience that it hopes to achieve through blended learning.
Agency by Design: Making Learning Engaging
“Learner agency is about having the power, combined with choices, to take meaningful action and see the result of those decisions. It can be thought of as a catalyst for change or transformation. Learner agency is about students having the...
Students Choose Learning Objectives
Students are offered choice over what learning objectives to tackle and in what order in order to build agency and engagement.
Identifying Mastery and Growth Areas with Pretests and Posttests
Students take tests before and after units to identify areas of focus and growth.
Student-Led Learning Activities
Educators often create opportunities for students to learn from each other in Cisco.
Supporting Teachers Shifting to Blended Learning
As a small district, Cisco ISD must be creative and intentional in how it allocates resources to support its blended learning teachers.
Prioritizing Non-Traditional Metrics
Given the unique challenges of their personalized learning approach and student population, Bronx Arena prioritizes data focused on attendance and output.
Remote-Friendly Assessments: How can I build assessments that are accessible for students in remote and hybrid learning environments?
Looking for ways to assess a student’s mastery of new learning, no matter their physical location? This guide shares specific strategies to ensure students are engaging with and mastering content, whether they are working remotely or inside the...
Actively Engaging
Choice and agency Self-directed learning Authentic inquiry and application Knowledge activation and reflection
Student-Led Family Conferences
To support students’ and family members’ understanding of how a student is performing in school while also working to increase student agency of their learning, teachers at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy of Dallas Independent School...
Virtual Student Clubs
Virtual schools can offer online student clubs through which students can connect, socialize, and pursue interests together.