Search Results
Personalized Professional Learning
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all for teacher professional development and towards personalized professional development tailored to each individual.
Accelerating Universal Wi-Fi Access in Ector County
Thirty-nine percent of families in Ector County did not have access to the internet at the start of the pandemic with many in this rural county not having any options. Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the...
Piloting Mastery-Based Grading
In response to the high failure rates seen during the pandemic, Monterey Peninsula shifted its grading system to be more focused on standards mastery.
Episode 8: Metro Nashville Public Schools on Relationship-Building, Family Engagement, and Remote Support During COVID
On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, we speak with Dr. Keri Randolph, Executive Officer...
Chalk Art Messages from Families to Welcome Teachers
Peirce School's PTO organized an event where families and students came out to write chalk messages thanking teachers for preparing classrooms and other learning spaces to be safe for the return to in-person instruction.
Franklin Public Schools Welcome Back to School Building Video
Franklin Public Schools created this video to welcome students and families back to in-person learning for the 2020-2021 school year after switching to remote learning due to the pandemic.
Principal Request for Help as School Prepares to Reopen
Milford High School Principal Joshua Otlin speaks directly to students and families asking for their support to make sure the return to in-person learning is safe for them and staff members.
Student-Generated Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Check-in List
Students at Taos Academy generate a list of check-in questions and activities, such as “What book character are you feeling like and why?” or “Share a dance move that shows how you are feeling,” to gauge students’ current states. Students then sign...
Mentor Teacher
Each student is paired with a mentor teacher, an adult at school who supports a handful of students socially, emotionally, and academically.
Beyond Brick and Mortar Podcast: ASU Prep Digital on Building Relationships and Human Connections in Virtual Learning
In this episode of TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar" podcast series, which features leaders of established virtual and hybrid learning programs from across the U.S. as they discuss what makes their programs a success – and what they had to learn along...
Emotions Scan
For students to learn how to manage their emotions during intense and/or challenging moments, they first must be able to identify them. An emotions scan helps students build their skills in noticing and naming their feelings.