Students at Laurel Springs School can see their teacher’s office hours each time they log into their courses. They can click directly on the link to enter the room and interact with their teacher. Office hour information is also available for students in LSS Live (a virtual help room). If a teacher is not available in the live room, students can see options for when to come back and ask for help.
Taos Academy offers a virtual homework hotline every Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM during the school year to support students with their questions and needs.
LSS Live is a synchronous academic support room at Laurel Springs School which is open for 15 hours each day and held in an Adobe Connect room set up specifically for student support. They offer general academic support as well as topic-specific labs for help in math, world languages, and writing. They also offer specific times for Lower School and Middle School students to receive support. The screenshot above is what students see when they enter the room. There is also a resources pod at the bottom of the room that students have access to as well.
This video from the Unversity of Queensland shows how instructors can use the reactions feature to engage students during a lesson.
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized surveys to solicit input and feedback from students and to better understand their process. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA’s Strategy Lab.
This Getting Smart article tells more of the story behind MPUSD’s switch to mastery grading during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristen Watkins, Director, Personalized Learning at Dallas ISD explains how and why Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy launched student-led conferences.
Example video of a student-led conference at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy of Dallas Independent School District.
Teacher guide on how to structure and hold a one-to-one student conference with options for three different structures:
An advice-based conference with a focus on relationship building
An assessment-based conference with a focus on designing instruction
A reflection-based conference with a focus on setting and monitoring goals
A professional development slide deck on how to self-assess the quality of a student conference.
