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Cedar Rapids: Problem of Practice on Standards-Aligned Feedback
Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) interviewed a range of teachers and students to identify opportunities to improve teaching and learning. The team heard a clear and consistent theme that stakeholders felt many students are not engaged...
Activity: Brainstorm Solutions and Refine Ideas
When designing change, teams brainstorm a wide range of potential ways to address their problem related to equity and resiliency in teaching and learning.
Activity: Pilot Next Steps - Ditch, Iterate, or Scale
When designing change, teams reflect on their pilots and choose appropriate next steps that reflect the needs and priorities of students, families, teachers, and classified staff.
Real-Time Redesign Case Study: Cedar Rapids Community School District
This case study provides an overview of Cedar Rapids Community School District's experience progressing through Real-Time Redesign.
Real-Time Redesign Case Study: Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
This case study provides an overview of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District's experience progressing through Real-Time Redesign.
Simultaneous Learning: How can I effectively work with in-person and remote students at the same time?
Grappling with creating effective learning experiences for students in your in-person classroom and students learning remotely at the same time? This guide shares specific strategies that help ensure student engagement, ownership, and connection.
Personalized Learning "Camping Trips" - Virtual Communities of Practice
Led by the Personalized Learning Department, Dallas ISD’s Personalized Learning Camping Trips guided teachers to choose from four domain indicators from the Personalized Learning Coaching and Development Rubric to narrow and determine goals for...
Leveraging Community Partnerships To Build a City-Wide Plan
To make a return to in-person learning after school building closures, Meriden Public Schools partnered with local health officials and city departments to create safe, outdoor spaces for in-person teaching and learning.
High-Frequency Communications with Staff
Establish a proactive approach to communication by establishing a variety of regular touch points for engagement with all stakeholders.
Using an Asset-Based Language Approach
Highline Public Schools intentionally reflect and improve their use of strengths-based (often referred to as asset-based) language when supporting and referring to students.
System-Level Driving Questions: Setting an Innovation Focal Point
Inspired by the book The Power of Moments, Dallas ISD identified one driving question that served as the focal point for piloting new and innovative teaching and learning practices across their cohort of personalized learning schools.