Teachers at ASU Prep Digital have their fifth-grade students join a live synchronous class huddle each morning to review the weekly plan, ask students to set goals, and incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) activities such as icebreakers, emotion check-ins, spotlight student achievements, and more.
This template from The Forest School Online demonstrates how students lead a daily 15-minute morning launch which covers learner outcomes, questions of the day, and a call to action. The morning launch kicks off each day by building culture among the students and setting the tone for the day.
Students at Mission Grammar School (Roxbury, MA) in Michael Morris’ second grade classroom incorporated a twist on their self-portraits this school year by drawing their self-portraits wearing masks. This engaging and fun activity helps to normalize mask-wearing and also helps to develop a positive, fun perception of masks.
At The Forest School, students create a badge plan each year and work backwards to complete additional badges and “level up.”
Students at VLACS use Badgr to track their badges and find information related to specific career pathways.v
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.
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.
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.
ASU Prep Digital offers a variety of social activities for their community, including clubs, family events, special interest groups, and more. This resource shares some examples of various types of activities including movie nights, science fairs, virtual yoga, coffee chats with the principal, and more.
Laurel Springs School has developed a robust social community for students to connect with each other and share interests, talents, and passions. This resource outlines clubs, virtual field trips, and the monthly social community calendar.
