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Henry County Cross-Curricular Competencies
Henry County Schools created cross-curricular graduation competencies as pillars for their school design, focusing on communication, collaboration, creativity, & critical thinking.
Quarterly, Cross-Subject "Big Idea" Inquiry Projects
Colorado Springs School District 11 developed a teacher-led planning process for quarterly, cross-subject "big idea" arcs where students worked through six phases of learning with built-in reflection, culminating in a performance assessment.
Scaling Inquiry Pilots to Longer Term Projects at D11
Natasha North, K-12 Literacy Specialist at Colorado Springs School District 11describes how her district launched cross-curricular inquiry projects focused on learning phases rather than standards.
Creating Warm-Ups to Fill Skill Gaps
Students have a daily warm-up activity that addresses learning needs and applies cross-curricular skills in math.
Multi-Age Classrooms
West Belden uses multi-age classrooms to help meet the unique needs of each learner.
West Belden's Daily Common Planning
West Belden creates 90 minutes daily for common planning by scheduling non-teaching activities back-to-back.
West Belden's Extended Core Content Blocks and Planning Time
West Belden uses block scheduling for core content areas to ensure enough time for differentiation.
Using Data to Monitor Progress at Lindsay
Teacher Marla Earnest explains how Empower helps her manage her own class as well as see how other instructors are managing theirs. Transcript: Marla Earnest: Since we started with Empower – we've used Educate for years, and Educate is a...
Advisory Class
Students participate in a weekly class called Advisory where they set goals towards and work on personal growth.
Developing Academic Competencies
Creating district-level competencies that help clarify learning expectations for educators, students, and families.
Piloting Three to Six Week Inquiry Projects
To boost student engagement during remote learning, D11 provided teachers with targeted grade level relevant guidance to support students in the creation of cross-content inquiry projects that spanned three to six weeks.