Sample Middle School Remote Learning Schedule
This is a sample schedule that middle schoolers at Cedar Rapids Community School District used for remote learning.
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Middle School Cohort Model for In-Person Learning During COVID-19
Cedar Rapids recognizes that instruction would likely be stronger if content teachers rotated classrooms, but district leaders had to accept the tradeoffs of synchronous online learning to reduce teachers’ interactions with multiple cohorts of students throughout the day. To mitigate this somewhat, Cedar Rapids is allowing teachers to rotate advisory classrooms on three-week intervals, allowing students to have in-person connections with each core subject teacher for three weeks during a twelve-week timespan.
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Sample Staff Schedule for In-Person Learning
This is a sample staff schedule Cedar Rapids Community School District used. Students stayed in the same physical classroom throughout the day and would receive instruction virtually and synchronously.
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Practitioner Toolkit: Starting Points for Identifying and Supporting Individual Student Needs
This resource includes suggestions on how to assess key strengths and gaps in both academic and non-academic areas and offers practical ideas for providing targeted support during the pandemic with a focus on two key domains: social-emotional learning and academics.
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Elementary School Badge Plan
At The Forest School, students create a badge plan each year and work backwards to complete additional badges and “level up.”
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Badges and Pathways
Students at VLACS use Badgr to track their badges and find information related to specific career pathways.v
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VLACS Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric
VLACS created a rubric that explains the goals of discussion-based assessments along with details of how students can demonstrate mastery and meet articulated expectations.
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ASU Prep Digital’s Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric
ASU Prep Digital created a scoring rubric that instructors can use when administering discussion-based assessments. The rubric details the points students can earn along with an explanation of each.
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Taos Academy “Bearhug” Protocol
Administrators at Taos Academy work closely with students and families to support students from a 360-degree view. If a student’s data indicates they need additional support, the staff does a “Taos Academy Bearhug” by meeting with the student and family to reflect upon their strengths and create an action plan to help them develop academically and/or socially.
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My Tech High Student Clubs
My Tech High offers student interest-based clubs led by club advisors and parents, held either by semester or in six-week mini-clubs. This resource offers a closer look at each of these clubs and what they entail for students in grades K-12.
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