Burlington High School in Vermont had a big challenge: Build capacity for deeper learning across 83 teachers and a new leadership team – virtually.
We partnered with BHS’ instructional coach to design a multi-year approach to infusing deeper learning into all aspects of the professional learning program.
Our work included:
- Designing three summer institutes to invest in teachers’ agency and skill in teching for deeper learning
- Producing a set of teaching provocations, in the form of a deck of cards, that anchored BHS’ professional learning days and were designed to extend learning beyond the PD calendar
- Partnering with the Deeper Learning Dozen, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Producing 13 project-in-a-box kits, including custom how-to guides and exemplars
- Curating a set of physical gifts, including discipline-specific books and materials, for department teams seeking inspiration
- Weekly coaching meetings with the instructional coach and members of the leadership team
- Building a digital home for our materials: www.deeperlearningatBHS.com