Understanding & Evaluating The Four Pillars of Community Schools
What are community schools? Why should I consider this model? This resource provides an overview of the Four Pillars of Community Schools framework, s…
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Understanding Community Schools
What are community schools? Why should I consider this model? This resource provides an overview, so you can start reflecting on your own school's app…
Evaluate Systems & Structures That Support School Communities
During a Crowdsource on March 16, 2023, Anaheim Union High School District shared strategies for effectively engaging parents and family members. How …
The Literacy Playbook: Integrate Literacy Into Every Period, Every Day
When students are struggling with literacy, consider teaching it schoolwide during every period of every day. This is what Valley High School implemen…
Develop Literacy Skills and Civic Competency: Plan an Identity Artifact Museum Activity
Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justic…
Develop Literacy Skills and Civic Competency: Plan the ‘Writing Letters for Change’ Activity
Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justic…
Liberatory Design Cards: Engage Your Students in Equity Center Design
Create opportunities for the human-centered designer to notice and reflect on the identities, experiences and biases they bring to a design opportunit…
Foster Relationships and Cooperative Learning: Adopt Block Scheduling At Your School
Block scheduling is better for fostering and nurturing relationships for both teacher to student, as well as student to student relationships.
SEL Aligned With Your School Community: Select an Evidence-Based SEL Program
Your SEL team will need to consider several factors prior to the adoption of an evidence-based program for SEL. This activity will assist your team t…
Student-Led SEL Implementation: Develop Schoolwide SEL Norms
Schoolwide norms are a set of agreed-upon expectations of how all students and staff will behave and interact to contribute to a positive school clima…