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

T3 Alliance: Turning a Crisis into an Educational Opportunity

Guest Author

May 6, 2020

By: Adam Low. Adam discusses how the T3 Alliance curriculum provides design thinking guidance and new structures that empower students to make a difference during times of crisis.

Getting Through

How Can Schools Grow from Coronavirus?

Guest Author

May 3, 2020

By: Ross Wehner and Dr. Kirk Wheeler. There are many silver linings to this unplanned shift to remote teaching and learning. Schools and teachers are seizing the opportunity to adopt new and improved practices around preparation, communication, engagement and personalization.

Getting Through

SEL in the Era of COVID-19

Guest Author

May 1, 2020

By: Lori Jackson. During this time of school closure and distance learning, SEL is more important than ever. Everyone—parents, teachers, and students—can practice identifying, understanding, and managing their emotions.

Getting Through

How To Know What Your Teenager Is Doing In School

Guest Author

Apr 30, 2020

By: Jamie Steckart. Head of School at THINK Global School shares a simple, yet effective process to use in home to not only build upon the parent-student relationship, but relieve some of the anxiety and stress brought on by the shift to distance learning.

Getting Through

Adapting Test Design to Make It Work in a Distance Setting

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2020

By: Eric Kalenze. The recent adjustment to distance learning has required teachers to manage curriculum differently, redistribute expectations, and plan accordingly under the circumstances. Online testing is no exception.

Getting Through

How to Not “Just Get By” With Remote Learning

Guest Author

Apr 27, 2020

By: Chad Dorsey. Chad talks about how distance learning has forced to rethink and reimagine how to engage students in a meaningful way.

Getting Through

Resources to Supplement and Enhance Distance Learning in the Elementary Grades

Erin Gohl

Apr 25, 2020

By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. In response to the transition to online learning, many individuals, organizations, and institutions are making distance learning resources and opportunities available for pre-school to elementary age students.

Early Learning

How a Montessori Classroom, Online Learning, and Family Engagement Can Work Together

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2020

By: Lisa Evans. The Lexington Four Early Childhood Center has discovered an at-home program called Waterford UPSTART that not only supplements classroom teaching and student learning, but empowers parents to authentically engage in their child’s education.

Getting Through

Keep America’s Students Learning At Home

Guest Author

Apr 21, 2020

By: Keith Krueger. During COVID-19, Keith provides steps that can be taken to keep children learning at home.

Getting Through

Out with the Test, in With PBL: How Project- Based Learning is Transforming Remote Learning

Guest Author

Apr 20, 2020

By: Kyle Wagner. Kyle shares stories captured from students about the projects that they are building during this unprecedented time.

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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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