South Elementary’s Professional Learning Community Planning Templates
South Elementary in West Fargo, ND uses Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to collaborate around student needs and support.
May 28, 2026
Tag: Professional Development & Learning
South Elementary’s Model of Instruction
South Elementary in West Fargo, ND has developed a model of instruction to integrate research strategies across the entire school community.
May 28, 2026
Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for Local Education Agency (LEA) Leaders
This quick guide supports district and system leaders in embedding learning acceleration into the instructional core by aligning strategy, professional learning, and system conditions. Organized around five foundational questions, it offers Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions to help LEA leaders strengthen instructional coherence, support schools, and sustain acceleration efforts over time. The guide includes curated resources and district examples to translate vision into actionable, context-specific steps.
October 21, 2025
Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for School Leaders
This guide equips principals and school-based leaders to make learning acceleration part of daily teaching and learning. Organized around five foundational questions, it provides Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions that help leaders align vision, structures, and instructional practices. With concrete examples and curated resources, the guide supports school teams in integrating learning acceleration strategies into lesson design, professional collaboration, and observation cycles.
October 21, 2025
United Charter High School for the Humanities II AI Playbook for Teachers
This practical guide helps teachers integrate AI into instruction with specific strategies, prompt starters, and tool overviews organized by classroom challenges such as differentiation, engagement, and feedback. Designed for everyday use, the playbook emphasizes instructional alignment, ease of use, and teacher autonomy.
July 7, 2025
The Eliot Innovation School’s Staff Culture Foundational Reading: Good Seeds Grow in Strong Cultures
This foundational article by Jon Saphier and Matthew King outlines 12 key cultural norms that drive sustained instructional improvement. The Eliot team cites this research as a guiding force in their AI strategy, intentionally sequencing their innovation work after building strong data practices, peer collaboration routines, and shared norms around experimentation and growth.
June 23, 2025
The Eliot Innovation School’s January 2025 AI & Instruction PD Slides
This professional development session supported educators in deepening their understanding of AI tools and integrating them into data-informed planning. It reflects Eliot’s commitment to building system wide instructional capacity, ensuring AI supports—not replaces—educator expertise in improving student learning.
June 23, 2025
The Eliot Innovation School’s AI Text Club Padlet
This Padlet board captured collaborative learning from Eliot’s AI-focused text club, where educators explored foundational questions about AI’s role in teaching and learning. The forum offered a supportive, low-pressure space for teachers to develop shared understanding, raise implementation questions, and connect AI to instructional goals, laying the cultural groundwork for future innovation.
June 23, 2025
Agua Fria’s AI Ambassador Engagement Opportunities Slide Deck
This slide deck details deeper engagement and leadership opportunities that Agua Fria’s AI Ambassadors can choose from to further the school district’s AI initiatives.
May 27, 2025
Agua Fria’s AI Ambassadors Progress Sharing Slide Deck
This slide deck features examples of AI integration from Agua Fria’s AI ambassadors and provides collaborative time for designing and planning AI-enabled teaching and learning practices.
May 27, 2025