The most frequently asked question that we hear at MBLC events is, ‘What are the steps to transforming a school? Where do we start?”
The graphic below represents the implementation steps being used by schools in the Washington Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative to develop strong Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Mastery-Based systems of teaching and learning.
Click the image above to download a PDF version of the Implementation Steps.
The key indicators of the Implementation Steps and should be used as a companion guide. If you are a Cohort 1 or Cohort 2 school, take the self-assessment to monitor your progress. In order to see your results, be sure to email a GSP coach and let them know the date of your assessment.
Step One: Conditions for Success
Competency Collaborative Implementation Framework & 5 Key Shifts LIVE
Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework from the New York State Education Department
Cultural Competency, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CCDEI) Standards for Educators from the WA Professional Educators Standards Board
NYSED - Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework
5-minute film festival: Culturally Responsive Teaching – Edutopia
Note: The books listed in the MBL and CRSE resource sections would all be good resources for building a schoolwide understanding of MBL, CRSE, and Educational equity.
Center Accuracy and Equity in Grading Systems
Foster responsive, youth-centered school culture
Professional Learning Series November: What are practical steps that we can take to uplift student voices in our school? How can the practices of mastery-based learning help us uplift student voices? How can we engage with students/and/or community members when designing/revising school systems?
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