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Structures for Supporting Self-Directed Learning
Teachers created clear norms and supports to help students be effective self-directed learners.
Authentic Projects
Teachers use the Summit PLP to create authentic projects that deepen student learning and allow for the development of cognitive skills and conceptual knowledge.
Shifting to self-directed learning: Setting a "default" mode
Blended and personalized learning models attempt to put students into greater control of their learning. Teachers need to build in explicit supports and structures to support students as they exercise greater choice and control. One structure we...
Summit Denali: Personalized Learning Time Routines
Summit Denali articulated a variety of routines for both students and teachers to support personalized learning time. This document lists these routines and also provides context for their implementation.
Infinity Learning Maps
Teachers use the Infinity Learning Maps process with students to draw a map of a current learning situation that is challenging them. They include interactions between themselves, the people, tools, and places that support them in their learning....
Inclusion Approach to Special Education
Special education teachers push into general education classrooms, pulling various small groups to lead data-based interventions.
Trailblazer's Cross Grade-Level Teams
Teachers collaborate across multiple grade levels to support learners whose needs often span beyond grade level skills.
School and District Support for PLCs at Trailblazer
District coaches support teachers and professional learning communities in using a common data collection tool and student work analysis to identify student needs and design appropriate learning pathways.
District Supports at Trailblazer
District staff support schools in utilizing resources, scaling best practices, and change management.
Trailblazer's Professional Learning Communities
Trailblazer carves out weekly one-hour blocks for teachers to collaborate around student data analysis and action planning.
Formative Assessment Tool: Plickers
Teachers use Plickers to quickly collect real-time formative data, immediately giving students feedback and determining learning pathways.