Awards

This award goes to teachers who have best implemented personalized learning strategies and created a learner-centered culture.

Finalists and a winner will be honored in the following grade bands:

• Primary (PreK-2)

• Intermediate (3-5)

• Middle (6-8)

• High School (9-12)

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Transition to a student-centered classroom is evident with the culture of the classroom (shared vision, classroom code, sops, goal setting etc.)

• Students own their learning (roadmaps, proficiency scales, learning plans/choice boards, data notebooks etc.)

• Students have multiple pathways to learn (learning plans/choice boards)

• The teacher uses data to organize small group instruction based on student needs

This award goes to the instructional coach who best embodies innovation, fosters a culture of growth among staff, and supports teachers in bringing the instructional model to life.

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Exercises and models a growth mindset

• Takes risks in the pursuit of personalization

• Seamlessly adapts or adjusts to challenges

• Supports and empowers teachers to innovate

• Facilitates sharing of emerging strategies among colleagues

This award goes to the principal who best demonstrates effective leadership to bring the district Instructional Model to life in classrooms school wide.

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Strives to make the instructional model come alive in classrooms

• Leads second-order change at the school level

• Facilitates innovation and collaboration at the school level

• Coaches teachers towards having a student-centered classroom where there are multiple pathways for learning

• Collaborates with other school-based leaders to share best practices

This award goes to the district leader who has demonstrated effective leadership through second-order change using the Digital Convergence Framework.

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Strives to make the instructional model come alive in classrooms

• Leads second-order change at the district level

• Facilitates innovation and collaboration at the district level

• Ensures Digital Convergence is an integral part of the day to day work in his or her district

• Collaborates with other district leaders to share best practices

This award goes to the district who has developed a curriculum that reflects student competencies to enhance personalized learning, 21st century rigor, and authentic learning experiences.

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Inventory of content is analyzed and gaps are filled

• Continuum of learning is created

• Progressions of learning/proficiency scales/target browser are built

• Learning plans provide personalized pathways

• Unit plans bring together learning plans

• Teachers and students can access digitally

• Students demonstrate mastery

This award goes to the district who has designed, developed, & deployed a digital ecosystem that reflects the integration of hardware, software, & content to enhance personalized learning.

Finalist Selection Criteria:

• Purpose, users, systems, subsystems, functions are identified with a clear understanding of how it is aligned and supports the instructional model

• An LMS is an integral part of the digital ecosystem to deliver learning plans to students (canvas, schoology, empower, google etc.)

• There is a name/brand to the digital ecosystem

• Inventories have been conducted and analyzed for digital tools; single sign on (sso) has been implemented

• Students access learning plans through the digital ecosystem

• The districts modern curriculum is housed within the digital ecosystem (continuum of learning, proficiency scales/learning plans, units)