We crunched the numbers (well, sort of), and here’s what your answers say about where your school is and where you might go next.
YOUR SCHOOL is ready for…
Choosing a Shared Path Forward
Congratulations! Your school has been laying the groundwork, and now it’s time to make purposeful decisions about what comes next. Whether you're rethinking the workshop model, exploring knowledge-building curricula, or blending approaches, you're entering a season of alignment. This is where leadership matters most.
You’ll want to start tackling high-leverage questions:
What do we want literacy instruction to look like across classrooms?
How do we balance structure with flexibility?
What systems will support sustainable, high-quality teaching?
Now is the moment to bring your staff together around shared values and clear instructional priorities. Many schools at this stage begin by examining how time is used, surfacing bright spots in practice, and identifying which frameworks and routines will anchor consistent, research-aligned instruction.
You’re not just choosing a direction. You’re creating coherence and setting the conditions for strong instruction in every classroom, for every child.
Let’s get started.
Start here.
Course Taster: Phonics 101
Watch the video clip on “What Do We Do With Our Time?” with your leadership team. Use it to spark conversation about how your current schedule supports (or hinders) your literacy priorities.
What values are reflected in your use of time?
Where do you see opportunities to shift structures to better support teaching and learning?
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Next…
Try using this “Developing Systemness” action plan template at your next leadership or curriculum team meeting. Invite the group to start with shared beliefs, then explore each focus area one at a time.
What’s worth keeping in your current system?
What needs to shift, evolve, or get more aligned?
Use the final two columns to get concrete: What will success actually look like and what will it take to get there?
Finally…
Plan and facilitate a Demonstration Learning Lab using a new evidence-based teaching practice.
What instructional moves are yielding results?
What shared insights can inform next steps across classrooms?
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Like what you’ve unlocked?
These tasters are just the beginning.
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