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10 Tips for planning team-based deeper learning
The educator team at Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy co-plans project-based units that support deeper learning. The 10 tips appearing in this document are drawn from their approach to […]
5 tips for creating an inclusive secondary school learning model
Leverage special educators’ knowledge and skills to increase the effectiveness of educator teams.
Bringing mindfulness into the learning space
Educators at SPARK School at Kyrene de las Manitas give students the opportunity to practice intentional mindfulness each day during Student-Selected Mindfulness Time.
Community culture questionnaire
Educators at Elm Street Academy created a community culture questionnaire out of their desire to ensure students had a voice in decision-making about community building, rules, policies and student leadership.
Dynamic student groupings at Kyrene de las Manitas
At Kyrene de las Manitas, teams of educators incorporate dynamic student groupings into a shared roster of students.
Dynamic student groupings at Mountain View High School
Explore how 100 ninth grade students are supported by a core educator team that includes a Spanish teacher, biology teacher and a dual-certified English and world history teacher.
Dynamic student groupings at Paulo Freire
How Paulo Freire’s team of educators grouped and regrouped 68 middle school students over the course of a day.
Dynamic student groupings at Skyline High School
Explore some of the ways an educator team grouped and regrouped 100 students over the course of a single day.
Dynamic student groupings at Stevenson Elementary (5-6th)
Explore some of the ways an educator team grouped and regrouped 100 students over the course of a single day.
Dynamic student groupings at Stevenson Elementary (Kindergarten)
Explore some of the ways an educator team grouped and regrouped 100 students over the course of a single day.
Family interviews
Big Picture Learning educators hear multiple perspectives on students’ interests, assets and challenges at the beginning of the year through a process they call family interviews. This is a key first step in meaningfully deepening and personalizing student learning.
Self-organized learning environments
Learn to implement self-organized learning environments, an instructional approach in which students explore complex questions in self-organized peer groups.
Topics:
Team-based practices
Grade:
Secondary