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Defaulting to Individual Playlists
In order to keep young students on-task and focused, scholars learn to follow their independent learning time calendar tasks when not told otherwise.
Verifying Student Learning Locations through QR Codes
Roots uses QR codes to allow student to "check in" at learning locations.
Rotation Time Allocation
Limiting the amount of time spent on any learning task based on developmental research.
Model, Model, Model
The teacher uses a variety of teaching styles during a “think aloud” to explicitly model for students what they will be doing during their independent practice. This modeling process eventually moves from the teacher modeling to the teacher modeling...
Problem of Practice: “Prix Fixe” vs. “A-la-Carte”
This guide unpacks the relative benefits of creating a central “prix fixe” implementation model vs offering more flexible “a la carte” options and offers examples of the way systems across the county have managed this tension.
CICS WB Master Schedule
CICS West Belden has developed a master schedule to maximize allocation of student and staff time. Core blocks are lengthened to allow for rotations and additional independent practice, conferencing, and instruction time. Lunch and enrichment have...
Pleasant View Elementary School
Pleasant View is a school serving students in pre-K through 5th grade in Providence, Rhode Island. The school partners with Summit Public Schools to implement personalized learning in the 5th grade.
Teacher Discusses How She Modifies Her Time to Meet Students' Needs at Roots
Roots teacher, Lecksy Wolk, shares how she prioritizes small-group instruction time given competing needs and demands within a personalized learning environment. Transcript: Lecksy Wolk: I divide based on what I think kids need the most. So,...
Shifting to self-directed learning: Setting a "default" mode
Blended and personalized learning models attempt to put students into greater control of their learning. Teachers need to build in explicit supports and structures to support students as they exercise greater choice and control. One structure we...
What Student Choice and Agency Actually Look Like
Snapshots from six schools using blended learning to put students in control. (Originally published in eSchoolNews on November 14, 2016)
Innovative Approaches to Mastery-Based Grading
Springpoint's paper, Inside Mastery Based High Schools: Profiles and Conversations, includes several innovative approaches to the challenge of mastery-based grading.