Jill & Colleen

If you can get 8th graders to do it, everyone will do it

September 6, 2023 Jill & Colleen School Culture 0:11:39 Comments Off on If you can get 8th graders to do it, everyone will do it

The 8th grade class in a school from Dallas, Texas took their reigns of their destiny by self-identifying what they think an ideal 8th grade student should look like and how they should behave. This student led, backward design moment was made possible by an evironment of trust and empowerment for the students to step…

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Planning Makes Perfect

September 5, 2023 Jill & Colleen School Culture 0:11:22 Comments Off on Planning Makes Perfect

Teachers already know the benefits of data and measurements, but empowering students of all ages on the benefits of executive functions is a lifelong skill. Hear what a principal did with a custom made daily planner to help students track sleep, mood, stress, water consumption, movement and much more to help them own their daily…

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Lessons Learned

August 31, 2023 Jill & Colleen Curriculum & Instruction 0:11:00 Comments Off on Lessons Learned

Building on outcomes and evidence of learning, now you can start mapping out instruction time and lesson plans. Like little clocks, kids love patterns of consistent and predictable learning systems.

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