Co-develop the toolkit with districts and refine it iteratively across cohorts¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The partnership builds the toolkit through joint development with participating districts rather than delivering a fixed product. Activities listed include "Co-develop the TFT" and "Refine the TFT", and the document notes that "REL Midwest employs an iterative research and development model, across several cohorts, in the development and refinement work".

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Coordination of partnership activities with participating districts and schools
• Study of short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes to inform refinement

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Grade 6 math teachers and their students in participating Illinois districts

Target Learning Goals¶

• Evidence-based fraction instruction aligned with practice guide recommendations

Related Strategies¶

• Plan-Build-Implement co-design process for developing Integrated Learning Pathways
• Engage teachers, families, and designers in participatory, iterative co-design of CT learning activities rather than adopting packaged solutions
• Ensure communication and co-development with school leaders throughout edtech process rollout
• Phase the intervention through cohorts that move from development to usability/feasibility testing to efficacy testing
• Pair rapid evidence synthesis with community co-development to speed usable implementation plans
• Use design-based implementation research with educator co-design and iterative pre-post testing cycles to develop a usable, feasible classroom intervention.

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• REL Midwest. (2023). REL Midwest Teaching Fractions Toolkit Partnership. Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midwest/