Real-Time Redesign – Empathy interview planner
A simple spreadsheet to support school and system leaders as they plan to conduct empathy interviews. See the Real-Time Redesign toolkit for more information.
March 4, 2021
Craft Category: Artifacts
Strategy Lab Published Work
Resources, blogs, and other learnings from the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab.
March 3, 2021
Monterey Empathy Interview Board Meeting
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District used the empathy interview protocol as part of a board meeting.
March 3, 2021
Listening Circle Community Forum Protocol
Listening Circle Community Forum protocol from Epoch Education.
March 3, 2021
Key Terms & Definitions for Redesign
The following terms are used in the Real-Time Redesign toolkit developed through the Strategy Lab.
March 3, 2021
What We Learned from the Strategy Lab
In our work to support seven school systems from the Strategy Lab through the Real-Time Redesign process, we encountered three powerful takeaways about what it means to advance equity and resiliency in teaching and learning in a school system context.
March 3, 2021
Questions for the Field on School & System Redesign
We created the Real-Time Redesign process through our work with school systems facing increased pressure to adapt teaching and learning to meet individual students’ diverse needs as well as the changing needs of the world around them.
For school sites, school systems, and the organizations supporting them, we propose the following questions aligned to emerging themes from this redesign work.
March 3, 2021
Where Real-Time Redesign Originated: Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Learning Accelerator, along with Bellwether Education Partners, created a new networked learning community focused on equity and resiliency called the Strategy Lab. The nine-month, pro bono, cohort-based learning experience supported seven school systems in their reopening planning in the fall and winter of 2020 through expert support and targeted coaching before engaging in a process to make real-time, meaningful, and lasting improvements to teaching and learning.
March 3, 2021
Advice: Common Pitfalls & Tips for Success in Design Work
The design process is transformational and thrilling – but not without its challenges. Here, we surface six common pitfalls, along with potential ways to avoid these same pitfalls, captured from school systems that completed our Real-Time Redesign process as part of the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab cohort in the 2020-21 school year.
March 3, 2021
Real-Time Redesign: Approaches to Broader Change
Where do you go after completing the Real-Time Redesign process?
We see two primary pathways for working toward more equitable, resilient teaching and learning across a school system. It is important to note these are not mutually exclusive. Highly effective school systems often use both processes in complementary ways.
March 2, 2021