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YouthTruth Sample High School Student Survey
YouthTruth runs student experience surveys to empower educators and school leaders to design schools around student voice.
Mask Culture Tool
How do I develop mask-wearing as a cultural norm in my classroom? Mask-wearing is an important and evidence-based practice for reducing the risks of COVID-19 infection associated with the return to socially distanced, in-person learning. Teachers...
7 Simple Signs for Classroom Management
Examples of nonverbal hand signals students can use to communicate their needs and ideas in an unobtrusive way, both in the classroom and remotely.
Communicating with Hand Signals
Remote students can use hand signals to communicate their level of content mastery and to communicate their needs
Identity Reflection Discussion Questions
A template for reflecting on your design team’s values, identities, feelings, and biases, as part of Activity: Identity Reflection Through Noticing.
Cedar Rapids: Centering Student and Teacher Voice Through Empathy Interviews
Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) knew the data: there were stark academic outcome gaps across demographic groups in the district. To explore the root causes of these gaps, CRCSD conducted interviews with affected students and teachers,...
Reflect on Equity in Your Process Discussion Questions
These discussion questions accompany the Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Process strategy card.
Making Sense of Empathy Interviews Discussion Questions
These discussion questions accompany the Activity: Making Sense of Empathy Interviews strategy card.
IDEO Design Kit: Share Inspiring Stories
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. This protocol...
Article: Design Thinking - How to Create Your POV
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. It can sometimes...
Cedar Rapids: Connecting Empathy Interviews and Standards-Based Learning
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. As they reviewed...