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Organize Your Teaching > Examples With Practice > Overview & Tools
This in-service plan can be used to convene a school in-service session for teachers to learn why and how to alternate worked examples with practice. Related Media and Files: Alternating...
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Dropout Prevention > Learning Environment > Overview & Tools
Use this planner to develop schoolwide organizational strategies that would contribute to a personalized learning environment.
Principals, administrators and school leaders may wish to use this observation tool to conduct an assessment of the school’s learning environment across four categories: organization; school...
Use this workshop plan to learn about key features of schools that have established personalized learning environments. Related Media and Files: Personalizing the Learning Environment...
Dropout Prevention > Social/Behavior Programs > Overview & Tools
Use this reflection tool to reflect on current school-level practices aimed at promoting positive behavior in students at risk of dropping out of school.
Use this tool to reflect on current classroom practices aimed at promoting positive behavior in all students, including students at risk of dropping out of school.
Use the framework in this tool for in-service about promoting social skills and positive behavior of students at risk of dropping out of school. Related Media and Files: Dropout...
Dropout Prevention > Academic Supports > Overview & Tools
Use this planner to begin the collaboration and planning process for creating academic supports to aid/facilitate dropout prevention at your school. Related Media and Files: Learning...
Use this assessment table to identify the academic supports that are currently in place to aid/facilitate dropout prevention goals at your school.
The activities in this tool can be used to facilitate authentic discussions about dropout prevention efforts at your school. Related Media and Files: Providing Academic Support and Enrichment...
Dropout Prevention > Rigorous/Relevant Instruction > Overview & Tools
This planning tool can be used to reflect on past and current professional development opportunities for teachers.
This self-assessment can be used to focus on improvement in teaching and learning by making teachers aware of the strengths and weaknesses of their practice. It can be used to reflect on their...
