Teaching Principles

Our teachers have been busy learning how to incorporate these seven signature practices into their lesson planning and teaching. We have organized by these same principles some helpful information for you:

Simple is better Provide meaningful feedback

Consider cognitive load Establish strong lines of communication

Support student agency Build a positive community of learners

Embed formative assessment

Simple is Better: Organization and Time Management

Simple is Better

Teachers are using fewer tools with greater ease and comfort, which is translating to student success. Even so, students need support with basic skills such as time and tool management. You can help.

Cognitive Load--parents

Consider Cognitive Load

Find out why student learning doesn't stop when the school day ends and how you can work with your students to increase their understanding of new ideas and their proficiency at new skills.

Student Agency - Parent Workshop

Support Student Agency

Students are being offered more choices in their learning: both when to learn and how to show what they know. Here's how you can help.

Supporting Student Self-Advocacy

Embed Formative Assessment

Teachers are offering students more opportunities to test themselves and check their learning, and students are learning how to ask for support when they need it.

Parent Workshop

Provide Meaningful Feedback

Students need to receive feedback from school and home in this new learning environment.

Parents - Keeping Lines of Communication Open

Establish strong lines of communication

The ways we communicate at school and from school-to-home are changing.

Building Positive Relationships-Parent Workshop

Build a positive community of learners

Making connections and building relationships at school has never been more challenging, but it is more important than ever.

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