We are heading toward the end of March, almost eight months since the onset of our goal around Blackboard, so we wanted to take a minute to celebrate our success!
19 of our 24 buildings have 80% or more of staff in the implementation phase of the Adult Learning Framework for Blackboard!
Nine of our buildings have staff identified in the institutionalization phase!
In addition, we have some anecdotal feedback to celebrate.
Weekly agendas have been incredibly beneficial to students and families as evidenced by the family and student perception surveys and focus group feedback collected in February.
Staff who co-serve groups of students (Special Education teachers, Speech Pathologists, Specialists, etc.) have a common platform to access lesson plans, agendas, and curricular materials. This has supported the work around inclusive practices.
“As an administrator, when I go into a classroom for a quick walkthrough, I can log onto Blackboard to see where the lesson is going, where it started, and how it fits into the bigger scope of the unit. This makes my feedback and my conversations with staff much more meaningful.”
“As a teacher, I’ve been added onto my colleagues Blackboard courses, and we share materials and resources. I’m also able to see how they format their courses, and we learn from one another this way. It’s hard to get into each other’s classrooms during the day, so being a part of one another’s Blackboard courses is a way to learn more about what is happening in classrooms.”
We’ve kept a narrowed focus on Blackboard this year, and we are so proud of our students and staff as they’ve utilized this platform to enhance student learning! As staff continue to develop their expertise, we’ve seen an increase in the number of teachers using discussion boards, the assignment tracker, the adaptive release feature, and so much more. This tool has the power to enhance our instruction, which in turn, enhances student learning and achievement. Keep up the great work!
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