Inclusive Practices Archives – Page 15 of 16

Diverse group of four high school students have a lively conversation while other small groups of students in the background do the same.

Student Engagement Through Relevant Discussion: Link Real-World Current Challenges to the Classroom

Give students the opportunity in classrooms, or a common area, to identify a current challenge (either in or out of school), and have them connect two…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Two teens wearing coveralls and hardhats discuss plans while the construction teacher talks with another students; unfinished construction frame in the background.

Create a Career Pathway Experience: Making Learning Relevant for All Students

Create CTE or career pathways schoolwide so that every student experiences project-based learning throughout their school experience. Check out Valley…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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White male and Black female elementary students look through a magnifying glass to examine an object not shown in the image.

Critical Thinking Skill Development: Embed THINK Skills into Lesson Plans

Have teachers in a specific grade, subject, or PLC focus on embedding THINK skills or behaviors in their lesson planning for the next 6 months to a ye…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Asian female teacher with smiling look of surprise and pride as she observes her young students raising their hands eagerly.

Foster Problem-Solving & Creativity: Apply Divergent Thinking Strategies in Lesson Plans

Include divergent thinking strategies in your lesson plans using instructional strategies. Divergent thinking is the process of generating multiple id…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Case Study: Merced Union High School District

Through its work with Inflexion, MUHSD is seeing strong results in student outcomes and in closing the opportunity gap for underserved students. Calif…

Inflexion June 9, 2020

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Snapshot of What’s Working: Multi-Tiered System of Support

Few large-scale policy initiatives speak to the potential of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) more so than the California Scale-Up Multi-Tiere…

Inflexion February 15, 2019

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Loara High School: Providing Family Learning Walks to Help Families Better Understand Student Outcomes

How do you ensure that the perspectives of all families are incorporated into decisions at the schoolwide level as well as at the individual student l…

Inflexion July 30, 2018

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Roosevelt Middle School: Using Artful Learning and Community PRIDE Statements to Define Student Readiness Outcomes for All Students and Staff

Roosevelt’s leadership team identified two opportunities that were already part of their community that they would be able to leverage to create a m…

Inflexion July 26, 2018

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Three Strategies to Empower Students

What’s the secret to empowering students? How can we unleash their hidden potential? While I’m not sure I’m qualified to answer this question fu…

Curt Sell March 26, 2018

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Your School’s Identity is More Important Than You Think

Like it or not, the cultural identity of your school drives everything else you do. Who you truly are and what you believe about yourself at the core …

Rachel Phillips March 16, 2018

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