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Organizing Instruction in Expanded Learning Time Schools
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This overview describes research-based strategies for organizing instruction in schools operating a longer school day or year. The overview covers instructional and organizational strategies to...
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Learning Together: Organizing Instruction in Expanded Learning Time Schools
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Use this tool to provide a two-session workshop on instructional strategies to individualize instruction and engage students. Related Media and Files: Providing Innovative Learning...
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Resources for Improving Instructional Quality
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This tool introduces resources from across the Doing What Works website that align to key concepts of delivering engaging instruction tailored to students' needs.
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Planner: Collaborating With Community-Based Organizations
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Schools are encouraged to use these worksheets to identify possible community-based partners for expanded learning time initiatives and setting goals and expectations.
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Providing Innovative Learning Opportunities in Expanded Learning Time Schools
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This tool can help school and district administrators plan three levels of support for learning opportunities in expanded learning time schools.
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Self-Evaluation Tool: Providing Individualized and Engaging Instruction in Expanded Learning Time Schools
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Use this tool to self-reflect on instructional practices and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Planner: Instructional Innovation During the Longer School Day
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This tool shows a model of a cycle of instructional improvement that can be used to inform processes of instructional planning in expanded learning time schools.
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