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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

During a recent coaching visit as part of ongoing work with Quest Academy Junior High School, I witnessed a co-taught experience that was implemented exceptionally well. The key considerations are for the adults to use available data and evidence to meet the needs of all learners, with a particular focus on those who are classified.

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#EDvice: Practical Strategies in 90 Seconds or Less

A Principal's Reflections

During a recent coaching visit with Quest Academy Junior High School, l I observed teachers readily implementing strategies that we’d collaborated on over the course of the year. For my first clip, I decided to share some advice on developing choice boards.

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Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

The above paragraph sets Quest Junior High School apart from many other, if not all, schools across the country and the world. This means looking at key practices such as Tier 1 instruction, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, differentiation, RTI , real co-teaching , and professional learning to see where there is an opportunity to grow.

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Why Choice in Learning Matters

A Principal's Reflections

In my work with principal Nicki Slaugh and her Quest Academy Junior High School staff, student choice as a high-agency strategy has begun to flourish. Pace by setting their own deadlines for completing assignments, projects, or when working on a personalized task. Below you can see a few examples.

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Self-Regulation in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

In Shawn Berry’s 8th-grade math class, I observed students writing down individual learning goals for the lesson based on unpacked standards in the form of learning targets.

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Improvement is a Never-Ending Process

A Principal's Reflections

My work with Quest Academy Junior High School (UT) validates why change succeeds or fails. While you can read specifics by clicking on the hyperlinks above, the one common thread has been a collective belief held by all educators that improvement was and always will be a natural component of teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Your Ticket to More Effective Lessons

A Principal's Reflections

A recent visit to Quest Academy Junior High School, where I began longitudinal work on personalized competency-based learning (PCBL), got me thinking more deeply about this strategy.