Personalized Learning

Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.

Future of Learning

Strengthening K-3 Distance Learning

Guest Author

Jul 11, 2020

By: Jennifer Poon. Jennifer speaks with Kindergarten teachers from several states about the challenges and solutions they came up with to handle distance learning.

EdTech

A Blueprint For Change Amidst Pandemic

Guest Author

Jul 8, 2020

By: Karine Veldhoen. Karine shares her school’s journey through the pandemic and into eLearning.

EdTech

Respondus LockDown: Is This the Answer to Prevent Students Cheating on Exams?

Guest Author

Jul 1, 2020

By: Sam Bocetta. The migration to online learning has led to a rise in electronic test tracking and proctoring services such as Respondus LockDown - raising significant concerns about student privacy.

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Students Earn AA Degrees and Job Offers as Grads from IBM Supported High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 22, 2020

IBM has long been a supporter of early-college and dual enrollment schools. Tom discusses how these opportunities provide work experiences while gaining accelerated and affordable access to college.

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One School’s Experience with Distance Learning: Why Personalized Learning Is The Way Forward

Guest Author

Jun 21, 2020

By: Zach Varnell. After eight weeks of being thrown into the unknown of distance learning, Zach explains how IDEA High School is moving forward with a personalized approach to learning.

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Lessons from the Spring: Tips to Inform Future Distance Learning

Erin Gohl

Jun 19, 2020

With dramatic shifts to learning circumstances, educators are working to translate the physical classroom to the virtual environment. Erin and Kristen share lessons inform practices for any future distance learning.

Future of Learning

On Spreading Learning Innovations: Pandemic Update

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 14, 2020

Innovations in learning is one of the most important change forces for good, and developing new ways to scale quality will be as important as new approaches to learning in the future.

EdTech

Camera-Ready Educators: Video As a Learning Staple

Guest Author

Jun 13, 2020

By: Paul Teske and Sarah Brown Wessling. Video can enhance learning in a variety of ways including teaching new content, differentiation, scaffolds and support, and management.

Getting Through

We Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle: Designing Next-Generation Education in the Time of Crisis

Guest Author

Jun 12, 2020

By: Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D.. Dr. Hiller shares her takeaways from the Friday Institute's Next Generation Education webinar series to provide guidance for the future of education.

Personalized Learning

Successful Play-Based Learning in Virtual Environments

Michael Niehoff

Jun 8, 2020

Michael shares how play-based learning can be facilitated successfully in virtual learning environments.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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