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In this introductory episode, find out what you can expect from TLA Stories of Learning, and discover what’s in store as we release our first series, “What Will We Take With Us?” featuring education leaders who rose to the challenge of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first batch of episodes, you’ll hear from education leaders across the country about what they tried in 2020-2021, what they learned, and what they’re taking with them into the school year ahead.
As part of their pilot of grade interviews with students, Austin ISD teachers utilized a centralized notetaking space to support their collaboration on the pilot. Their team followed the Real-Time Redesign process as part of TLA’s Strategy Lab.
This final phase of IDEO’s Co-Designing Schools Toolkit helps teams synthesize, reflect upon, and celebrate their work. Activities include storytelling to share insights and learnings as well as tools for engaging the broader community in conversation.
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools describes the district’s shift to providing school leaders with increased autonomy around school-based budgets.
Kristen Watkins, Director, Personalized Learning at Dallas ISD discusses the Personalized Learning Department’s process for choosing a driving question to serve as the focal point of innovation for the school year.
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11 describes what resources and guidance the district provided to support teachers and increase quality as they created their own professional development sessions for other teachers within the region.
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11 describes how providing immersive professional learning experiences for teachers helps to model and encourage the same types of experiences to be provided to students.
Four examples of different virtual learning workshop session slide decks prepared by the Department of Personalized Learning at Chicago Public Schools. Session topics include:
Providing Students Choice in Giving and Receiving Feedback
Best Practices in Grading for Equity
Including Students in the Feedback Process
Learner Profiles & Data Tracking
Following the rollout of curriculum blueprints for remote instruction, Austin ISD’s academic team sought feedback. The team surveyed teachers and students in October of 2020 and then again in December of 2020, helping to surface trends in usage, as well as problems and opportunities for improvement.
