RBL Learning Community Map

RBL Implementation Continuum (RBL-IC)

The RBL initiative is bound together through the use of a common framework which describes the core elements of a blended student experience and makes learning from one another more actionable. The RBL-IC comprises five core elements of blended learning and provides a progression of instructional strategies to support practitioners as they put blended learning into practice. Utilizing the RBL-IC and consistent terminology across RBL districts makes learning more efficient and transferable, and strengthens the learning community.

RBL Case Studies

Venus ISD RBL Case Study Featuring Secondary Flex Reading Block (November 2023).  This case study provides insights about Venus ISD's effort to dramatically improve low reading proficiency skills in secondary students. The district created a reading block elective course, which meets daily in addition to ELA.  During reading class, students use a high-quality digital tool for core learning and to fill reading proficiency gaps. Students also complete off-line reading-related tasks and receive support from reading instructors.  In case study sections, leaders share specifics about the reading block class design including staffing and  teacher support, and provide insights and examples of classroom implementation. Particularly compelling are the "Student Voice: Stories of Impact" and "Outcomes" sections which feature student sharing their experiences with the reading class and leaders reflecting on results. 

Tomball ISD RBL Case Study Featuring K-2  Reading at Wildwood & Rosehill Elementary Schools (June 2023). This case study shares insights about a large-scale effort to transform K-2 reading classrooms to blended learning across five campuses. It highlights the strong partnership developed between the Digital Learning, and Curriculum and Instruction Departments to lead the effort and build specific district supports to onboard hundreds of educators and additional new campuses. Further, the case study presents interviews with principals, campus leaders and teachers who share key learnings related to shifts in mindsets, instructional materials and practices to a blended learning approach as they deliberately pursue improvements in reading outcomes. Two elementary schools are spotlighted, one of which is a two way dual-language campus.

Stephenville ISD RBL Case Study Featuring 4th Grade Math & ELA at Hook Elementary (January 2023) . This case study presents interviews with district and campus leaders along with valuable insights from 4th grade pilot teachers. Significant shifts in assessment tools and instructional materials, and the development of strong data literacy skills and improved data practices are evident in the comments from district leaders to students. In addition, the section "Blended Classroom Deep Dive - 4th grade" describes how one teacher pivoted from traditional to blended instruction. The teacher reflects on new classroom structures, student onboarding and classroom culture shifts, and each instructional component. Short snapshots of two 4th grade ELA classrooms are also informative.

Harlingen CISD RBL Case Study Featuring 2nd Grade Reading at Bowie Elementary  (July 2022). This case study provides an overview of a district and campus focused on improving K-2 reading outcomes and progress made working at the intersection of the science of teaching reading (STR) and blended learning pedagogy. The principal credits a combination of implementing district curricula on foundational reading skills with fidelity, and offering personalized practice activities as "game changing" for student outcomes. Further, the teachers and principal speak about shifts in data tools and practices, and the power of leveraging student goal setting and progress monitoring to create student-driven classroom cultures. The "Instructional Elements of the Student Experience" and "Blended Zones in Action" sections provide insights on core instructional elements and present a short student interview about the work undertaken in each "Blended Zone" (station).

RBL Showcase Visits

RBL participants are invited to visit blended learning campuses to "see" blended learning strategies in action. Showcase visits offered throughout the year provide an opportunity to see blended learning strategies in action and reflect on how these strategies may be implemented in your own context. Here is a link to the 2023-24 Showcase Visit registration page. 

RBL Birds of a Feather Sessions

RBL Birds of a Feather Sessions are opportunities for RBL team members in like roles across the cohort to connect virtually to share experiences and develop a collective brain trust on topics related to blended learning implementation, sustainability and scale. 

RBL Featured on the Charles Butt Foundation Website (formerly Raise Your Hand Texas)

The Charles Butt Foundation showcases the amazing work of RBL districts as state leaders in blended learning innovation. RBL participants will be invited to contribute to the expanding array of features on the Raise Your Hand Texas website. The features present key learnings and help other RBL and Texas districts learn from our collective experience. 

TCBL - ESC Workshop | 3/4/24 |Team Activity Files 

TCBL - ESC - RBL Celebration & Strategy Workshop  | 1/9-10/23 |Team Activity Files

Harlingen CISD Showcase | 1/25/23 |Team Activity Files

TCBL - ESC Workshop | 9/13/23 |Team Activity Files 

TCBL - ESC Workshop | 1/11/23 |Team Activity Files