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Power Standards
While Learners must master all standards, teachers identify "power standards" to help Learners focus on those they think are most important.
Supports for Pacing
Multiple structures have been created to allow Learners who are behind pace to catch up.
The Workshop Board
The Workshop Board is the student-facing display of available stations and work. Depending on how much choice students are given on a specific day, the structure of the Workshop Board changes.
Emphasis on Communications at Trailblazer
Investing in strategic communications leads to improvements in solidifying and sharing the vision as well as recruitment and retention.
Math Expressions
Math Expressions combines elements of standards-based instruction with the best traditional approaches. Through drawings, conceptual language, inquiry, and real-world examples, it helps students make sense of mathematics.
Lovett Student Conference Sheet
Lovett educators encourage students to lead conferences about their academic progress. This conference sheet provides question prompts for the students to reflect on progress towards their social and academic goals.
Lovett Teacher Conference Sheet
This is a document that provides Lovett educators with a bank of questions to ask during conferences that can help them better meet student academic and social needs.
Whole Group Instruction at Lovett
Lovett educators discuss how and why they use whole group instruction to introduce a skill or topic.
Video: Making Sure the Facilities and Furniture Support Your Educational Model
In this video produced by the Christensen Institute and Silicon Schools, Michael Horn and Brian Greenberg discuss critical decisions about space that can support a blended learning model.
Common Sense Education Website
A website that includes lesson plans, interactive games, professional development, and family education.
Content Review with Mini Lessons
Valor uses short, targeted whole group instruction to fill skill gaps in math.