08/12/2026
How do you make learning visible?
One thing we really focus on during our Louisiana A+ Schools professional development is the art of documenting student learning.
Documentation can be student artwork on the wall, photos of students creating or performing, or videos that capture learning in action. The key is making sure it tells the story of the learning and clearly shows what students are doing to meet the objectives.
And, of course, it connects right back to our A+ Essentials! Documenting student work is a great example of Enriched Assessment because it provides evidence of how students are learning and demonstrating understanding. It also supports Climate by intentionally sharing and celebrating students and their learning.
Whether you’re displaying work, photos, or videos, don’t forget the academic AND arts objectives! Those objectives help everyone who sees the documentation understand the intentional connection between the arts and academic learning.
Here are a few ways we’ve modeled this with teachers in our professional development work as well as how teachers in our network have celebrated their students' work in the classroom.
How are your A+ schools making student learning visible? We encourage you to share your ideas and examples below!
