• District leaders share views on the pillars which most impacted outcomes including Data Driven Instruction & Assessment, Personalization  and Student Agency.

• PM shares her view about changes in instruction leading to improved learning. 

• Educators discover that K-2 students have the maturity to figure out how to set goals and insights into how they learn best. 

• Wildwood Principal describes blended learning students demonstrating stronger intrinsic motivation and pride in their accomplishments.

• K-2 teachers hope students benefit from multiple, consecutive years of BL instruction. 

• Director of Early Elementary ELA describes benefits of blended learning and STR-aligned instruction offered in tandem.

• Wildwood Principal explains that blended learning affords teachers the opportunity to shift reading instruction toward STR-aligned practices.

• Wildwood Reading Specialist reflects on the benefit of blended learning for taking action on STR learnings from the TEA Reading Academies. 

Strong Increases in Growth Observed

• District leader describe improvements in K-2 academic growth.

• K-2 teachers describe BL better allowing all students to grow... "Everybody grows in some way, no matter where they started, there is growth." 

Kindergarten Students Building Language Comprehension Skills 

• • The Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools celebrates the effort of K-2 pilot teachers at Rosehill Elementary and shares his impressions of positive student engagement observed during classroom walkthroughs.

  • District leaders describe evidence of enhanced students agency including strong student engagement and motivation, and developing skills to articulate progress. 

  • Wildwood's Reading Specialist notices significant shifts in students' understanding their learning goals and how to progress.  She also shares a story about a 1st grade communicating specific reading behaviors on which he is working.

  • Teachers agree that BL students demonstrate stronger ownership and responsibility for the learning process. 

    • Wildwood K-2 teachers describe students learning to set, track and achieve goals, and becoming increasingly proficient with student agency skills as they advance through grade levels. 

    • Rosehill K-2 teachers share that students who are self driven learn better and more.