Craft Category: Strategies

West Belden uses coaches to look at data both deeply and broadly, to identify helpful practices and areas for improvement.

At West Belden, students are able to pick what they work on, and track their own progress.

West Belden students increase agency and ownership of their learning through goal setting and tracking their own progress.

West Belden has a range of learning resources and in-person support when building students’ PLPs.

West Belden teachers often seek student input when redesigning classrooms.

West Belden uses flexible grouping to group students based on need.

West Belden creatively uses existing facilities and unique furnishing to ensure students have access to a variety of learning spaces when they need them.

West Belden sets the expectation with students that independent time is also learning time.

West Belden surveys students annually to learn about their interests.

West Belden creates daily agendas to help organize the different learning activities taking place during a class period.