ASCEND, Education for Change Public Schools

1. NGLCPilotPictures
School Year 2015-2016

2. TeachToOneMath:MiddleSchoolPilot
Competency-Based Progression - Students
complete daily exit slips to assess their
mastery of skills and plan individualized
instruction for the following day.
Multi-Age Math Tasks - Students in 7th
and 8th grade learn collaboratively
during task instruction.

3. TeachToOneMath:MiddleSchoolPilot
Students take pride in their learning through sharing their playlists and with local
educators and Silicon Valley leaders.

4. WeeklyRestorativeJusticeCircles:MiddleSchool
Social-Emotional Learning
Middle School students meet
weekly to build community and
repair harm in their “RJ” circles.
Pictured here is the entire 7th grade
class running a circle.

5. Multi-AgePilotClasses
130 first through fifth grade students have flexible learning
environments where they can pick furniture that works best for
them. Traditional desks and chairs have been replaced with ball
chairs, wiggle pads, coffee tables, and the most popular: stadium
seats! Classroom layout changes from day to day to meet the
needs of students and group work. Stadium seats fold out into a stage for students to
act out a skit during Community Time.

6. 5thgradefamilyworkshop
Click this link to watch 5th grade students teach their
families about “wiggle pads” and other new additions to
their classroom furniture in Spanish and English.
Student Agency in Action
5th grade pilot students hosted a family workshop
in the fall to teach their parents about the choice
and voice they have in their class. Students led
stations in English and Spanish on blended learning,
Creation Time, goal setting, and flexible learning
spaces.

7. EXPODay:January23,2016
ASCEND has a rich history of expeditionary learning. At our most
recent EXPO Day, 5th grade students demonstrated student agency
and linked learning as they guided ASCEND community members
through their student-made and student-run “Global Warming
Museum.” 5th grade docents led guests through interactive exhibits
on global warming to inform them of the causes as well as speak to
the impact and responsibility we have as individuals.

8. StudentAgencyPD
Flexible Learning Environment for Adult
Learners
All staff participated in an 8 week Student Agency PD series,
grounded in the Expeditionary Learning book, Leaders of Their Own
Learning, by Ron Berger. Teachers were able to personalize their PD
path by picking from two focal strands:
A) Student Agency through Goal Setting and Flexible Grouping
B) Agency through Academic Discourse

9. PersonalizationParentWorkshops
Throughout our NGLC journey, we have
shared our learnings and asked for input
from key stakeholders. Parents participated
in a Personalization workshop series this fall
to read research, walk through pilot
classrooms, and collaboratively problem-
solve around what our students need.
Want to learn more? Visit our Stakeholder Engagement document in
our application folder.

10. NGLCshowcase
Middle school students walk guests through the TTO portal and share
why they love their personal learning paths more than traditional
middle school math instruction.
Pilot teachers share about successes in
social-emotional learning in Community
Time and how they cultivated student
agency with student-made work plans in
Guided Reading.