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Implementing OER: A History Teacher's Perspective
Dr. Eric Langhorst, OER coordinator and middle school U.S. history teacher from Liberty Public Schools, provides an overview of his journey to implementing OER. He shares his process of restructuring his planning by starting with the standards and...
Tanner Elementary - I Am Black History
A video from Tanner Elementary’s virtual Black History month assembly, which includes a read aloud, celebrations of Black social justice activists and celebrities, and identity stories from students.
Schoolwide Student Identity Day
Students were guided to explore their individual identities and reflect on how their identities influenced their ability to learn and leverage their strengths. To celebrate this work, the school held an Identity Day assembly.
Building With Standards
Learn how Liberty Public Schools created three main domains to build their professional development to support effective OER.
Daily Agenda
West Belden creates daily agendas to help organize the different learning activities taking place during a class period.
Student Choice of Mastery Projects at Lindsay
Teacher Marla Earnest explains how students get choice over how to demonstrate higher levels of mastery.Transcript: Marla Earnest: [...] they get to choose. There's a lot of voice and choice, so within a class period you might see kids presenting on...
Knowing the Community: How do leaders ensure new teachers understand and engage with the communities they serve?
When designing onboarding for new teachers (new to the school or to teaching in that school), it’s important to ensure they not only understand the school from an instructional standpoint but also get to know and understand the community they will...
Today’s One Thing for Leaders: Hiring Teachers in a Remote Setting, Part 2 – Teacher Onboarding
This installment of Today's One Thing for Leaders explores the process of onboarding new teachers in a remote environment.
Today's One Thing for Teachers: Summer Learning – How to Continue Engagement and Fill Gaps
This week’s edition of Today’s One Thing addresses how to keep students engaged with learning during the summer months.
How can I integrate specific blended learning practices to meet individual needs during remote instruction?
Looking for ways to implement powerful instructional practices within remote instruction? This guide explores specific strategies that leverage varied modalities to effectively collect and use data, offer personalization points, and enable progress...
Know Your District Reflection Activity
When designing change, teams start with an in-depth analysis of what is currently working well in the district and where the district’s primary pain points are. This template is designed to help districts explore the community’s history – including...