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Increased Learning Time > Maximize Attendance > See How It Works
Expanded learning time schools can offer special events and enrichment programs to reward students for spending extra time in the classroom during the school year, weekend, and summer. The...
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Increased Learning Time > Evaluate Program > See How It Works
Watch an interview with the director of an after-school program about tailoring instruction to students' needs. Program staff group students by English proficiency level and ability level. To learn...
Watch a video with an after-school program director describing the use of program data. The school district used the results to guide program improvement and design. To learn more about the data...
A school principal describes efforts to increase attendance in an after-school program by providing supports and incentives. Refer to the sample materials, Attendance Record Forms, Quarterly Parent...
Parents describe communications with school staff about an after-school program. Having a point of contact during school and after-school hours increased their buy-in and participation in the...
Increased Learning Time > Organize Instruction > See How It Works
Watch an intervention specialist describe planning for effective instruction in an after-school program. The curriculum in this program focuses on individualized instruction to strengthen student...
Organize Your Teaching > Higher-Order Questions > See How It Works
Watch how this fourth-grade teacher uses a line of questioning in a structured, text-based discussion to help students recognize important elements and themes in a piece of art. Related...
Administrators at one school describe how they support the use of higher-order questions through professional development that focuses on curriculum planning and effective instructional...
In this video interview, a district curriculum director shares lessons learned about successfully implementing instructional strategies, like the use of higher-order questions, across many schools...
History teacher Matt Moorman describes how he uses higher-order questions to engage students in critical thinking about important historical concepts and to help students to internalize the...
A physics teacher describes how he organizes whiteboard presentations to give his students an authentic forum for explaining their problem solving and answering higher-order questions. Related...
In this video students share the culminating project of a curriculum unit: museum exhibits designed to answer "essential questions." Students practice giving explanations that demonstrate their...
