How can educator teams maximize their planning time? This educator team at Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy in Tempe, Arizona has protected daily team planning time during which they analyze student learning data, co-plan upcoming deeper and personalized learning opportunities and strategize how best to distribute their expertise.
About Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy
Kyrene School District in Tempe, Arizona
~450 students in grades PK–8
Launched team-based models in 2019
How do members of educator teams plan and enact the elements of team-based models? At Westwood High School in Mesa, Arizona, members of this educator team engage in daily co-planning time during which they sharpen each other's ideas for interdisciplinary projects, use formative data to determine how best to group and regroup students and plan how they will adjust the schedule to support students' needs, strengths and interests.
About Westwood High School
Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, Arizona
3,500 students in grades 9–12
Launched team-based models in 2018
How do educator teams meet each learner where they are? At Stevenson Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona, dynamic student grouping plays a critical role. Educators collaboratively analyze student learning data, create student groupings, and work as a team to ensure all needs are addressed.
About Stevenson Elementary School
Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, Arizona
~720 students in grades PK6
Launched team-based models in 2020
Learn more: Literacy Accelerators, Dynamic student groupings at Stevenson Elementary (Kindergarten)