Explain the sprint rhythm
Show how the five routines fit together as one repeatable learning cycle.
Infographic
Learning Sprint Infographic For Educators
A visual overview of the five-routine Learning Sprint cycle that helps students and teachers plan, check progress, review learning, and improve how they work together.
Best for
- Classroom
- Learning Sprints
- Visible Learning
- Student Ownership
- Reflection
Use During
- Refine
- Plan
- Check-In
- Review
- Retrospect
What it helps with
Make self-direction teachable
Give students a visible process for planning, adapting, reviewing, and improving.
Connect feedback to action
Help the classroom use check-ins, reviews, and retrospects to make learning stronger.
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When to use it
- Introducing Learning Sprints to a class or educator team.
- Launching a project, unit, inquiry cycle, or CTE challenge.
- Helping students see where each routine fits in the learning cycle.
- Coaching teachers who need a simple visual explanation of Agile Classrooms.
How it works
Refine.
Clarify, prioritize, and break learning goals or deliverables into smaller pieces.
Plan.
Decide what will be accomplished during the sprint and how the work will happen.
Check-In.
Use short conversations to align, adapt, remove roadblocks, and support progress.
Review.
Assess, validate, and gather feedback on the learning or work produced in the sprint.
Retrospect.
Reflect on how the sprint went and choose specific commitments to improve the next cycle.
Why the Learning Sprint works
The Learning Sprint gives a classroom a repeatable rhythm. Students do not just receive assignments and turn them in. They learn to clarify the work, plan the work, inspect progress, use feedback, and improve how they learn together. The cycle is short enough for frequent adjustment and long enough to produce meaningful work.
Visible artifacts that support the sprint
The Learning Sprint works best when the work is visible. Pair the infographic with shared classroom artifacts that help students see the goals, organize the work, track progress, and reflect on what changed.
Agile Learning Canvas
Helps students see the focus, goals, feedback, skills, and roadblocks for the sprint.
View resourceAgile Learning Backlog
Helps students organize tasks, learning needs, and next steps during the sprint.
View resourceRoutine #4 — Review Guide
Helps students inspect the work, gather feedback, and decide what should change next.
View resourceRoutine #5 — Retrospect Guide
Helps students reflect on how the team worked and improve the next sprint.
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Skills & Alignment
This resource supports communication, collaboration, thinking, self-management, and reflection. These are suggested connections, not a formal standards alignment.
IB Learner Profile
- Communicators
- Thinkers
- Reflective
- Principled
IB Approaches to Learning
- Communication skills
- Social skills
- Thinking skills
- Self-management skills
21st Century Skills
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability
Inquiry Practices
- Planning
- Reflection
- Revision
- Feedback cycles
- Evidence-informed improvement
What's included
- A downloadable Learning Sprint infographic package with 2 files.
Related resources
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