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Class Competitions
To keep students on pace, teachers create a class competition that runs daily and by “unit.”
Teammates as a Source of Motivation at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peers can be a source of support and motivation for students in setting and attaining goals.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: One cool thing I saw happening really early was that there was this really nice peer pressure...
Peer Grading at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peer grading is used as a strategy to deepen learning. Students use a rubric to grade their own and others' work. Transcript: Interviewer: Can you talk about grading? I noticed that students can grade their own,...
Student Perspective on Peer Grading at LPS Richmond
A student shares how peer grading through "team checks" works to help her get better grades. Transcript: Student: There are team checks. Team checks are when a partner needs to grade you. A partner needs to grade you in order for Miss Thomas to...
Self-Grading and Peer-Grading
Students must grade their own work and have a partner grade their work before submitting it to the teacher for final review.
Example: Helping Teammates at LPS Richmond
In this audio clip, you'll hear students discuss how they support each other in class.Transcript: Student: Try it. Yeah. But like the factor that are numbers you multiply to get the answer. Teacher: I ask what was – what interest… Student: Yes. Oh,...
Student Example: Tiered Supports at LPS
Example of how students would use the support model in class. LPS initially built and tested their Academic Numeracy course in Google Sheets, and many of those practices have been captured as Blended and Personalized Learning Strategies. LPS has...
Weekly Formal One-on-One Teacher Support
Students meet with the teacher weekly to discuss progress, set goals, and develop action plans.
Personalized Learning Time at Lindsay
Teacher Marla Earnest explains how students have choice over what to work on and who to work with during Personalized Learning Time. Transcript: Marla Earnest: [...] we have personalized learning time. And during that time kids are able to work...
Exhibition Night at Lindsay
Students deliver public presentations to develop real-world skills while concurrently showing proficiency and mastery. Teacher Brandy Quintero shares how these nights work. Transcript: Brandy Quintero: So exhibition night was created –...
Exhibition Nights
Learners deliver public presentations to develop real-world skills while concurrently showing proficiency and mastery in certain academic learning objectives.